During Syria's war, Afrin — a majority-Kurdish area ... visit in March — of Kurdish people celebrating the springtime Nowruz festival with more fervor than in decades. What you can't see ...

Millions around the world are celebrating Nowruz this week. It's a 13-day secular festival, sometimes called Persian New Year. In Syria, it's celebrated mostly by Kurdish people. Many did so in ...

In Syria, the Syrian Democratic Forces ... Huge Kurdish rallies for Nowruz in Istanbul are an example of a sense of optimism. The Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party organized one of these ...

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces ... lit torches walk up a mountain during a procession to celebrate their Nowruz (Noruz), the Persian New Year, in the town of Akra, Iraq, Thursday ...

Nowruz, meaning “New Day” in Persian ... Additionally, the holiday is recognised by Kurdish communities in Iraq, Syria, and Turkiye, as well as by Parsi and Zoroastrian communities in India ...

Image Syrian Kurdish forces on patrol as Kurds gathered to celebrate Nowruz, the Persian new year, near the city of Qamishli. Image Internally displaced families sheltering in a school controlled ...

Syria's Islamist leaders opposed Kurdish calls ... A woman holds the flag of Kurdistan during the celebration of Nowruz Day, a festival marking the first day of spring and Persian New Year ...

Today is Nowruz. It marks the coming of the new year in some cultures. But what is Nowruz, and why do people celebrate it? Thursday, March 20, 2025, marks the Persian New Year, or Nowruz ...

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In Syria, many Kurds celebrated Nowruz in secret under Assad. With him gone, Kurdish people are throwing their biggest spring equinox party in decades. But some still fear for their safety.