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An Iranian man flies a kite during the ancient festival of Sizdeh Bedar, an annual public picnic day on the 13th day of the Iranian new year, at the Pardisan Park in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, April 2, 2015. Iranians flocked to parks and wilderness on Thursday to mark the ancient festival, a legacy from pre-Islamic era, in the last day of Persian New Year holidays. Sizdeh means 13 and Bedar means day out in Persian and it is believed unlucky to stay indoors on Sizdeh Bedar which means getting rid of number 13. Unlike other countries in the Middle East, Iranians follow the Persian solar year, which begins on the first day spring. On March 21 this year, Iran began the year 1394. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)
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