Syrian Kurds celebrate Newroz with song and dance

(22 Mar 2023)
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Qamishli - 21 March 2023
1. Wide of people lighting a huge torch in square
HEADLINE: Syrian Kurds celebrate New Year
2. Pan of participants in Newroz celebrations
3. Singer on stage
4. Various of people dancing Kurdish traditional dance
ANNOTATION: Hundreds of people celebrated Newroz, or the Kurdish new year, in northeast Syria on Tuesday.
5. Singer and band on stage
6. Mid of torch
ANNOTATION: Newroz in Kurdish, or Nowruz in Farsi, means "New Day" and marks the beginning of spring and a new year.
7. Wide of people gathered in field
ANNOTATION: The festivity is celebrated by various communities in Iraq, Iran, Turkey, and Syria.
8. Various of people picnicking in field
ANNOTATION: The holiday, dating back to at least 1700 B.C., symbolizes the passing of the dark season and the arrival of the season of light.
9. Various of people dancing
10. Close of torch
ANNOTATION: The festival holds political importance for the Kurds, as it symbolizes Kurdish culture.
11. Man selling iced drinks
STORYLINE:
Hundreds of people celebrated Newroz, or the Kurdish new year, in northeast Syria on Tuesday.

Newroz in Kurdish, or Nowruz in Farsi, is also known as Persian New Year.

Men and women in the Kurdish town of Qamishli welcomed their new year by lighting a giant torch, singing and dancing traditional Kurdish dances.

Newroz, which means New Day in Kurdish, marks the beginning of spring and a new year based on the Iranian Solar Hijri calendar.

The festivity is celebrated by various communities in Iraq, Iran, Turkey, and Syria.

It symbolizes the passing of the dark season, and the arrival of the season of light.

The holiday, which dates back to at least 1700 BC and incorporates ancient Zoroastrian traditions, is the most important event in the Iranian calendar and for Kurds in the region.

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