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Wow..thank you so much for sharing these beautiful pictures
Beautiful.
Note the man in the grey suit wearing the necktie forbidden in Iran, which could get him a rope one if push comes to shove.
What grim conditions under which to live and practice your beliefs. Reflects in faces of those shown and a bit uncomfortable at being photographed.
There should be a similar or more lavish ceremony on January 6th or 7th, the Armenian Christmas Day
BTW the photo posted on FR the other day on a shop in Tehran with Xmas decorations is an old one and at best from 2008 and probably from earlier than that. There are some who try to show that Christianity is tolerated in Islamic Iran.Less and less so with every passing year.
BTW they have also banned Valentine celebrations in 2012
The millions of Orthodox Armenians inside Iran are more of a force to be reckoned with so are given a bit more leeway.