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Iranian woman poses by traditional items adorning a Haft Sin (Haft Seen) (an arrangement of seven symbolic items that all begin with the letter S in Farsi) during Nevruz celebrations in Toronto, Canada, on March 18, 2023. Nevruz (Norooz, Nourooz, Newroz, Nowruz) which means 'new day' marks the first day of Spring, and is also celebrated in Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Albania, Bashkortostan, 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. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)
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