ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN - MARCH 21: People in traditional costumes participate Nowruz celebrations in Astana, Kazakhstan on March 21, 2017. International Nowruz Day, which marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the new year in the Turkic populated areas, continues since seven centuries. About 300 million people worldwide celebrate Nowruz, with traditions and rituals particularly prevalent in the Balkans, the Black Sea and Caspian Sea regions, the Caucasus, Central and South Asia, and the Middle East. Nowruz Day is celebrated in Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey and Turkmenistan. It is a public holiday in Iran, Iraq, Georgia, Armenia, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. (Photo by Aliia Raimbekova/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
