Every year on the 21st March the Kurdish people celebrate Newroz. Photo: Newroz in Idil
Every year on the 21st March the Kurdish people celebrate Newroz. This is a Spring festival of ancient Persian origin, today a Middle Eastern tradition, that has become the symbol of liberation and ethnic pride for the Kurdish minority. It is also an opportunity for millions of people to shout out for peace, democracy, human rights and freedom. Newroz is a time to exhibit traditional costumes, music and dances, and of course to hold deep and meaningful political speeches. Newroz was severely repressed in the past and is still strongly opposed. Thus, not surprisingly, each year Western observers have to travel to the towns and villages where Newroz is held.
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