Last weekend millions of Persians around the world were celebrating the year 1388 by painting their faces black and pretending to be this guy. Oh, and also eating lots of food and dancing until the early hours to banging Persian pop songs. To celebrate a year closer to the grave for my homeland, I attended a number of Iranian New Year parties where dinner wasn't served until 1 AM (so cruel) because the host wanted the guests to carry on dancing for longer. It was total torture--we had to perform for food like seals at an aquarium.
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