An Iraqi Kurdish girl dances on top of a hill to celebrate Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, on March 20, 2023 in the city of Akra, 500 km north of Baghdad. The Iranian New Year is an ancient Zoroastrian tradition that Iranians and Kurds celebrate at the same time as the vernal (spring) equinox and is calculated based on the solar calendar. Photo by Moamal Razaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM