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Pamiri girls in traditional dress watch the festivities during a Navroz festival in Rushon in the Gorno-Badakhshan region, with the Pamir Mountains towering in the background. Navroz, the Persian New Year, begins the first day of spring. The people celebrate this holiday for several days with festivals and other activities, hoping for a fruitful upcoming year.

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Collection: Central Asia, Cultural Traditions
Tags: celebration, central asia, cultural tradition, festival, holiday, islam, mountains, muslim, navroz, pamiri, persian new year, shiite, tajikistan, traditional dress
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