A teenager waves the Kurdistan flag during the celebration of Nowruz, the New Year of the Persian calendar in Al-Nairab, east of Idlib, Syria on March 20, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Bilal Alhammoud/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Three men participate in the celebration of Nowruz, the New Year of the Persian calendar in Al-Nairab, east of Idlib, Syria on March 20, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Bilal Alhammoud/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Syrian Kurds wave Kurdistan flags during the celebration of Nowruz, the New Year of the Persian calendar in Al-Nairab, east of Idlib, Syria on March 20, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Bilal Alhammoud/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Syrian Kurds gather to celebrate Nowruz, the New Year of the Persian calendar on March 20, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Bilal Alhammoud/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Syrian Kurds gather to celebrate Nowruz, the New Year of the Persian calendar on March 20, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Bilal Alhammoud/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Syrian Kurds hold torches during the celebration of Nowruz, the New Year of the Persian calendar in Al-Nairab, east of Idlib, Syria on March 20, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Bilal Alhammoud/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

A Syrian Kurdish woman holds a torch during the celebration of Nowruz, the New Year of the Persian calendar in Al-Nairab, east of Idlib, Syria on March 20, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Bilal Alhammoud/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Syrian Kurds hold torches during the celebration of Nowruz, the New Year of the Persian calendar in Al-Nairab, east of Idlib, Syria on March 20, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Bilal Alhammoud/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Syrian Kurds hold torches and Kurdistan flags during the celebration of Nowruz, the New Year of the Persian calendar in Al-Nairab, east of Idlib, Syria on March 20, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Bilal Alhammoud/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Syrian Kurds hold torches and Kurdistan flags during the celebration of Nowruz, the New Year of the Persian calendar in Al-Nairab, east of Idlib, Syria on March 20, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Bilal Alhammoud/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Syrian Kurds hold torches and Kurdistan and Syrian opposition flags during the celebration of Nowruz, the New Year of the Persian calendar in Al-Nairab, east of Idlib, Syria on March 20, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Bilal Alhammoud/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Syrian Kurds hold torches during the celebration of Nowruz, the New Year of the Persian calendar in Al-Nairab, east of Idlib, Syria on March 20, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Bilal Alhammoud/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Syrian Kurds hold torches and Kurdistan flags during the celebration of Nowruz, the New Year of the Persian calendar in Al-Nairab, east of Idlib, Syria on March 20, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Bilal Alhammoud/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Syrian Kurds hold torches and Kurdistan flags during the celebration of Nowruz, the New Year of the Persian calendar in Al-Nairab, east of Idlib, Syria on March 20, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Bilal Alhammoud/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Syrian Kurds hold torches and Kurdistan flags during the celebration of Nowruz, the New Year of the Persian calendar in Al-Nairab, east of Idlib, Syria on March 20, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Bilal Alhammoud/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Syrian Kurds hold torches and Kurdistan flags during the celebration of Nowruz, the New Year of the Persian calendar in Al-Nairab, east of Idlib, Syria on March 20, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Bilal Alhammoud/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Syrian Kurds hold torches during the celebration of Nowruz, the New Year of the Persian calendar in Al-Nairab, east of Idlib, Syria on March 20, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Bilal Alhammoud/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

A picture of a child during the celebration of Nowruz, the New Year of the Persian calendar in Al-Nairab, east of Idlib, Syria on March 20, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Bilal Alhammoud/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancers with traditional dresses performs on the stage during the celebrations. People gathered to celebrate the annual Nowruz in Vienna City, VA, USA on March 10, 2024. Near 300 million people celebrate the Nowruz New Year festival, which marks the start of spring and has been observed for 3,000 years in different regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo by Ali Khaligh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

General view of the city Akre on March 20, 2023 in Akre, Iraq. Nowruz, celebrated by the Kurdish community, is the Kurdish New Year and a joyous festival marking the arrival of spring. It is characterized by vibrant festivities, traditional Kurdish dances, and the Haft-Seen table adorned with symbolic items representing renewal and prosperity. Photo by Moamal Razaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kurdish people are marching with their torches to the highground of Akre, Iraq on 20 March 2023 while singing traditional songs. Nowruz, celebrated by the Kurdish community, is the Kurdish New Year and a joyous festival marking the arrival of spring. It is characterized by vibrant festivities, traditional Kurdish dances, and the Haft-Seen table adorned with symbolic items representing renewal and prosperity. Photo by Moamal Razaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

One Kurdish people are marching with their torches to the highground of Akre, Iraq on 20 March 2023 while singing traditional songs. Nowruz, celebrated by the Kurdish community, is the Kurdish New Year and a joyous festival marking the arrival of spring. It is characterized by vibrant festivities, traditional Kurdish dances, and the Haft-Seen table adorned with symbolic items representing renewal and prosperity. Photo by Moamal Razaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kurdish people are marching with their torches to the highground of Akre, Iraq on 20 March 2023 while singing traditional songs. Nowruz, celebrated by the Kurdish community, is the Kurdish New Year and a joyous festival marking the arrival of spring. It is characterized by vibrant festivities, traditional Kurdish dances, and the Haft-Seen table adorned with symbolic items representing renewal and prosperity. Photo by Moamal Razaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

General view of the city Akre on March 20, 2023 in Akre, Iraq. Nowruz, celebrated by the Kurdish community, is the Kurdish New Year and a joyous festival marking the arrival of spring. It is characterized by vibrant festivities, traditional Kurdish dances, and the Haft-Seen table adorned with symbolic items representing renewal and prosperity. Photo by Moamal Razaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

An Iraqi Kurdish girl dances on top of a hill to celebrate Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, on March 20, 2023 in the city of Akra, 500 km north of Baghdad. The Iranian New Year is an ancient Zoroastrian tradition that Iranians and Kurds celebrate at the same time as the vernal (spring) equinox and is calculated based on the solar calendar. Photo by Moamal Razaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

General view of the city Akre on March 20, 2023 in Akre, Iraq. Nowruz, celebrated by the Kurdish community, is the Kurdish New Year and a joyous festival marking the arrival of spring. It is characterized by vibrant festivities, traditional Kurdish dances, and the Haft-Seen table adorned with symbolic items representing renewal and prosperity. Photo by Moamal Razaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

An Iraqi Kurdish girl stands on top of a hill celebrating Nowruz, the Iranian new year, on March 20, 2023, in the city of Akra, 500 kilometers north of Baghdad. The Iranian New Year is an ancient Zoroastrian tradition that Iranians and Kurds celebrate at the same time as the vernal (vernal) equinox and is calculated according to the solar calendar. Photo by Moamal Razaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kurdish man holds Kurdistan flag during the nowruz celebrations in Akre, Iraq on 20 March 2023. Nowruz, celebrated by the Kurdish community, is the Kurdish New Year and a joyous festival marking the arrival of spring. It is characterized by vibrant festivities, traditional Kurdish dances, and the Haft-Seen table adorned with symbolic items representing renewal and prosperity. Photo by Moamal Razaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Iraqi Kurds watch the Nowruz celebration on March 20, 2023, in the city of Akra, 500 km north of Baghdad, during Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, on a hilltop. The Iranian New Year is an ancient Zoroastrian tradition celebrated by Iranians and Kurds that coincides with the vernal (vernal) equinox and is calculated according to the solar calendar. Photo by Moamal Razaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM