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Nowruz, the Iranian or Persian New Year, has been celebrated for centuries by communities across Southwest Asia during the Spring Equinox. Magnum photographers have documented these vibrant celebrations by various ethnicities, capturing moments where, amid conflict, the light of a new year and new life shines through. 

Inge Morath 1956

IRAN. Tehran. 1956. Nowruz (Iranian New Year) reception in the... 

Inge Morath 1956

IRAN. Tehran. 1956. Men gathered for Pahlavani exercises in a... 

Inge Morath 1956

IRAN. Yazd. 1956. Offerings in a Zoroastrian chapel.

Inge Morath 1956

IRAN. 1958. 13th day of the Persian New Year. Dancer.

Inge Morath 1956

IRAN. Tehran. 1958. In a Zurkhana. The exercises are carried... 

Inge Morath 1956

IRAN. 1956. 13th day of the Persian New Year. Some divert themselves... 

Gueorgui Pinkhassov 1992

Urgut, near the town of Samarkand. "Navrouz" Festival (spring... 

Gueorgui Pinkhassov 1992

UZBEKISTAN. Urgut, near Samarkand. 1992. 

Paolo Pellegrin 1998

TURKEY. 1988. Diyarbakir. Turkish riot police attacked Kurdish... 

Paolo Pellegrin 1998

TURKEY. 1988. Diyarbakir. Turkish riot police attacked Kurdish... 

Paolo Pellegrin 1998

TURKEY. 1988. Diyarbakir. Turkish riot police attacked Kurdish... 

Jean Gaumy 2000

March 21, 2000. Central Square, in front of LENIN's monument.... 

Jean Gaumy 2000

March 21, 2000.

Thomas Dworzak 2003

IRAQ. Autonomous Region in Northern Iraq controlled by Kurdish... 

Carolyn Drake 2007

Uzbekistan. Fergana Valley. Kokand. 2007. City reflections in... 
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Carolyn Drake 2007

Uzbekistan. Fergana Valley. Kokand. 2007. Food stalls in front... 
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Carolyn Drake 2007

Uzbekistan. Fergana Valley. Kokand. 2007. Nowruz celebrations... 
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Carolyn Drake 2007

UZBEKISTAN. Tashkent. 2007. At the bazaar in Tashkent, a vendor... 

Carolyn Drake 2009

TURKMENISTAN. Kerki. 2009. Women burn pieces of cotton as part... 

Nikos Economopoulos 2010

Lebanon, Beirut. 

Nikos Economopoulos 2010

Lebanon, Beirut. 

Nikos Economopoulos 2010

Lebanon, Beirut. 

Thomas Dworzak 2012

GEORGIA. Nowruz festival. March 2012. 

Thomas Dworzak 2012

GEORGIA. Nowruz festival. March 2012. 

Thomas Dworzak 2012

GEORGIA. Nowruz festival. March 2012. 

Moises Saman 2015

TURKEY. Cucurca, March, 2015. 

Moises Saman 2015

TURKEY. Cizre. March, 2015.

Kurds celebrating Newrooz in Cizre,... 

Moises Saman 2015

TURKEY. Diyarbakir. March, 2015.

Kurds celebrating Newrooz in... 

Moises Saman 2015

TURKEY. Diyarbakir. March, 2015. 

Emin Ozmen 2015

TURKEY. Suruc. March 2015. Thousands of people from across Kurdistan... 

Emin Ozmen 2016

TURKEY. Diyarbakir. March 2016. Children climb a platform adorned... 

Emin Ozmen 2016

TURKEY. Diyarbakir. March 2016. Kurds chant slogans as they flash... 

Emin Ozmen 2016

TURKEY. Diyarbakir. March 2016. Kurds chant slogans as they flash... 

Emin Ozmen 2017

TURKEY. Diyarbakir. March 2016. A young Kurdish girl sits near... 
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