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Nowruz: Rite of spring - in pictures

Spring festivals: Afghans carry balloons to sell as they walk towards the Sakhi Shrine
Kabul, Afghanistan: Men carry balloons to sell as they walk towards the Sakhi shrine Photograph: Ahmad Nazar/AP
Spring festivals: Traditionally dressed Kyrgyz dance in the centre of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: Traditionally dressed Kyrgyz dance during the annual celebration Photograph: Vyacheslav Oseledko/AFP/Getty Images
Spring festivals: Folk dancers in national costumes perform in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Tashkent, Uzbekistan: Folk dancers in national costume perform during the festivities Photograph: Anvar Ilyasov/AP
Spring festivals: Herdsmen from the Kyrgyz ethnic group hold falcons to celebrate Nowruz
Akqi county, the Xinjiang Uighur autonomous region of China: Kyrgyz herdsmen hold falcons during a performance to celebrate Nowruz Photograph: China Daily/Reuters
Spring festivals: Afghans try to kiss a religious flag to celebrate Nowruz in Kabul
Kabul: Afghans compete to kiss a religious flag at a gathering to celebrate the new year Photograph: Ahmad Masood/Reuters
Spring festivals: Turkish Kurdish children celebrate Nowruz in Ankara, Turkey
Ankara, Turkey: Kurdish children celebrate Photograph: Burhan Ozbilici/AP
Spring festivals: Afghan women attend a gathering to celebrate Nowruz in Kabul
Kabul: Afghan women gather to celebrate the new year Photograph: Ahmad Masood/Reuters
Spring festivals: Afghans dance outside the Sakhi Shrine on Nowruz, in Kabul, Afghanistan
Kabul: Afghans dance outside the Sakhi shrine Photograph: Musadeq Sadeq/AP
Spring festivals: A Turkish Kurd jumps over a fire during a gathering to celebrate Nowruz
Istanbul, Turkey: A Turkish Kurd jumps over a fire during a gathering to celebrate Nowruz Photograph: Mustafa Ozer/AFP/Getty Images
Spring festivals: An Afghan girl poses for a photograph
Kabul: An Afghan girl poses for a photograph at the Sakhi shrine Photograph: Dar Yasin/AP
Spring festivals: People are reflected in the window of a shop selling goldfish in Tehran
Tehran, Iran: People are reflected in the window of a shop selling goldfish before the celebrations begin Photograph: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images
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