Iraqi Kurds holding lit torches walk on a mountain during a procession to celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival in the town of Akre, about 100 kilometres north of Arbil, in Iraq s northern autonomous Kurdish region on March 20, 2024. AFP
Syrian Kurds light up a pyre with torches during the celebration of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in Syria s northeastern Hasakeh province, on March 20, 2024. AFP
Performers wearing traditional costumes take part in the celebrations of Nowruz (New Year) in Bishkek on March 20, 2024. AFP
People watch as fireworks light up the sky during celebrations for the Nowruz New Year festival in the town of Akre, about 100 kilometres north of Arbil, in Iraq s northern autonomous Kurdish region on March 20, 2024. AFP
Syrian Kurds march with torches during the celebration of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in Syria s northeastern Hasakeh province, on March 20, 2024. AFP
Iraqi Kurds holding lit torches walk up a mountain during a procession to celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival in the town of Akre, about 100 kilometres north of Arbil, in Iraq s northern autonomous Kurdish region on March 20, 2024. AFP
Performers wearing traditional costumes take part in the celebrations of Nowruz (New Year) in Bishkek on March 20, 2024. AFP
Participants cook the traditional dish Sumulyk during the celebrations of Nowruz (New Year) in Bishkek on March 20, 2024. AFP
Performers wearing traditional costumes take part in the celebrations of Nowruz (New Year) in Bishkek on March 20, 2024. AFP
Iranians light a lantern on the eve of Wednesday Fire feast, or Chaharshanbeh Soori, held annually on the last Wednesday eve before the Spring holiday of Nowruz, in Tehran on March 12, 2024. AFP
Iranians jump over a fire on the eve of Wednesday Fire feast, or Chaharshanbeh Soori, held annually on the last Wednesday eve before the Spring holiday of Nowruz, in Tehran on March 12, 2024. AFP
Iranians dance on the eve of Wednesday Fire feast, or Chaharshanbeh Soori, held annually on the last Wednesday eve before the Spring holiday of Nowruz, in Tehran on March 12, 2024. AFP
Joyful people dance around a bonfire as they celebrate Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, the Persian fire-jumping festival, on the eve of the last Wednesday of the solar Persian year in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 12, 2024. AP