An Iranian girl takes pictures with a colorful decoration in the shape of an egg, a symbol of “Nowruz”, the Persian New Year, on display in a street ahead of Nowruz celebrations in Tehran, Iran, 18 March 2024. Nowruz, which this year falls on 20 March and has been celebrated for at least three thousand years, is the most revered celebration in the greater Persian world, which includes the countries of Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and portions of western China and northern Iraq. (Photo by Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA/EFE)
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