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A picture taken on March 19, 2017 shows young Tajik girls wearing traditional dresses celebrating the spring Nowruz festival in Dushanbe. Clothing factories in Tajikistan are churning out brightly coloured national dresses amid a surge in sales, and it's not just because of the arrival of spring. (Photo by Nozim Kalandarov/AFP Photo)

A picture taken on March 19, 2017 shows young Tajik girls wearing traditional dresses celebrating the spring Nowruz festival in Dushanbe. Clothing factories in Tajikistan are churning out brightly coloured national dresses amid a surge in sales, and it's not just because of the arrival of spring. (Photo by Nozim Kalandarov/AFP Photo)



People gesture during a gathering celebrating Newroz in Diyarbakir, Turkey on March 21, 2018. (Photo by Umit Bektas/Reuters)

People gesture during a gathering celebrating Newroz in Diyarbakir, Turkey on March 21, 2018. (Photo by Umit Bektas/Reuters)



Iraqi Kurdish people carry fire torches up a mountain, as they celebrate Newroz Day, a festival marking their spring and new year, in the town of Akra, Iraq March 20, 2018. (Photo by Ari Jalal/Reuters)

Iraqi Kurdish people carry fire torches up a mountain, as they celebrate Newroz Day, a festival marking their spring and new year, in the town of Akra, Iraq March 20, 2018. (Photo by Ari Jalal/Reuters)



Men hold balloons for sale during Afghan spring and new year celebrations in Kabul, Afghanistan March 21, 2018. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

Men hold balloons for sale during Afghan spring and new year celebrations in Kabul, Afghanistan March 21, 2018. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)



People gesture during a gathering celebrating Newroz, which marks the arrival of spring and the new year, in Diyarbakir, Turkey March 21, 2018. (Photo by Sertac Kayar/Reuters)

People gesture during a gathering celebrating Newroz, which marks the arrival of spring and the new year, in Diyarbakir, Turkey March 21, 2018. (Photo by Sertac Kayar/Reuters)



Traditional musicians and dancers entertain as Iranian-American volunteers cook and serve food for homeless and near-homeless people at Midnight Mission shelter on Skid Row to celebrate Nowruz in Los Angeles, California on March 16, 2018. (Photo by Monica Almeida/Reuters)

Traditional musicians and dancers entertain as Iranian-American volunteers cook and serve food for homeless and near-homeless people at Midnight Mission shelter on Skid Row to celebrate Nowruz in Los Angeles, California on March 16, 2018. (Photo by Monica Almeida/Reuters)



A man jumps over a bonfire during a gathering to celebrate Newroz in Istanbul, Turkey on March 21, 2018. (Photo by Murad Sezer/Reuters)

A man jumps over a bonfire during a gathering to celebrate Newroz in Istanbul, Turkey on March 21, 2018. (Photo by Murad Sezer/Reuters)



Children play on a swing during Afghan spring and new year celebrations in Kabul, Afghanistan on March 21, 2018. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

Children play on a swing during Afghan spring and new year celebrations in Kabul, Afghanistan on March 21, 2018. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)



A girl in traditional clothes attends a gathering celebrating Newroz in Diyarbakir, Turkey on March 21, 2018. (Photo by Sertac Kayar/Reuters)

A girl in traditional clothes attends a gathering celebrating Newroz in Diyarbakir, Turkey on March 21, 2018. (Photo by Sertac Kayar/Reuters)



A woman touches the wall of a Parsi fire temple featuring huge carvings of ancient priests on the occasion of the Persian New Year in Mumbai, India on March 21, 2018. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)

A woman touches the wall of a Parsi fire temple featuring huge carvings of ancient priests on the occasion of the Persian New Year in Mumbai, India on March 21, 2018. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)



Iraqi Kurdish people carry fire torches up a mountain, as they celebrate Newroz Day, a festival marking their spring and new year, in the town of Akra, Iraq on March 20, 2018. (Photo by Ari Jalal/Reuters)

Iraqi Kurdish people carry fire torches up a mountain, as they celebrate Newroz Day, a festival marking their spring and new year, in the town of Akra, Iraq on March 20, 2018. (Photo by Ari Jalal/Reuters)



Iraqi Kurdish men celebrate Newroz Day in Akra, Iraq on March 20, 2018. (Photo by Ari Jalal/Reuters)

Iraqi Kurdish men celebrate Newroz Day in Akra, Iraq on March 20, 2018. (Photo by Ari Jalal/Reuters)



A Kurdish man and woman sit on a mountain as they celebrate Newroz Day in Akra, Iraq on March 20, 2018. (Photo by Ari Jalal/Reuters)

A Kurdish man and woman sit on a mountain as they celebrate Newroz Day in Akra, Iraq on March 20, 2018. (Photo by Ari Jalal/Reuters)



Traditional musicians and dancers entertained as Iranian-American volunteers cook and serve food for homeless and near-homeless people at Midnight Mission shelter on Skid Row to celebrate Nowruz, Iranian New Year in Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 16, 2018. (Photo by Monica Almeida/Reuters)

Traditional musicians and dancers entertained as Iranian-American volunteers cook and serve food for homeless and near-homeless people at Midnight Mission shelter on Skid Row to celebrate Nowruz, Iranian New Year in Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 16, 2018. (Photo by Monica Almeida/Reuters)



A man jumps over a bonfire during a gathering to celebrate Newroz, which marks the arrival of spring and the new year, in Istanbul, Turkey March 21, 2018. (Photo by Murad Sezer/Reuters)

A man jumps over a bonfire during a gathering to celebrate Newroz, which marks the arrival of spring and the new year, in Istanbul, Turkey March 21, 2018. (Photo by Murad Sezer/Reuters)



A young woman flashes the victory sign in front of a bonfire as Turkish Kurds gather during Newroz celebrations for the new year in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey, on March 21, 2018. Newroz (also known as Nawroz or Nowruz) is an ancient Persian festival, which is also celebrated by Kurdish people, marking the first day of spring, which falls on March 21. (Photo by Ilyas Akengin/AFP Photo)

A young woman flashes the victory sign in front of a bonfire as Turkish Kurds gather during Newroz celebrations for the new year in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey, on March 21, 2018. Newroz (also known as Nawroz or Nowruz) is an ancient Persian festival, which is also celebrated by Kurdish people, marking the first day of spring, which falls on March 21. (Photo by Ilyas Akengin/AFP Photo)
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