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Nowruz, the Persian new year
Nowruz, the Persian new year
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Kurdish women, recat, during the Nowruz celebrations in southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, Friday, March 21, 2014. Nowruz, the Farsi-language word for "new year", is an ancient Persian festival, celebrated on the first day of spring, March 21, in Central Asian republics, Iraq, Turkey, Afghanistan and Iran. (AP Photo)
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