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A woman uses her smart phone to take pictures of people light bonfires as they watch a torch procession up a hill during celebrations of the Kurdish New Year Newroz in Akre, Aqrah, Kurdistan Region, northern Iraq, 20 March 2017. Newroz, or Nowruz, which means “new day” in Persian language, marks the arrival of spring and the first day in the Iranian calendar. It is widely celebrated in the Persian and neighouring regions and recognized on the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. (Photo by Gailan Haji/EPA)
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