Kurds rally during Newroz celebrations marking the Kurdish New Year, on March 22, 2015 in Ankara. Newroz, which means "new day" in Kurdish and marks the first day of Spring, is also celebrated in Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Albania, Bahrain, Georgia, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, as well as among various other Iranian and Turkic peoples in Iraqi Kurdistan, Syria, Lebanon, Pakistan, India, northwestern China, the Caucasus, the Crimea, and the Balkans. AFP PHOTO /ADEM ALTAN (Photo credit should read ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)
