Iraq – Sulaymaniyah celebrates Nowruz, marking the beginning of spring

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Location: Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

Language: Kurdish

Duration: 00:03:41

Source: A24 News Agency

Restriction: A24 clients

Dateline: 21/3/2022

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Kurds in the Iraqi city of Sulaymaniyah celebrated the national Kurdish day of Newroz by the lighting of bonfires and torches, marking the beginning of spring. A large number of city residents and tourists who participated in the event extended their warm wishes to the Kurdish people. The celebration included Kurdish dances, songs, and folkloric costumes in Jabal Kuwayzah and Mama Yara Park. Nowruz, which falls on the 21st of March of each year, is a national holiday for the Kurds, in which people hold parties celebrating the beginning of the spring.

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– Soundbite (Naskeh Jalil – a resident of Horman Sulaymaniyah):

“We came to the celebration to commemorate the Kurdish National Day, and spend a nice time.”

– Soundbite (Amin Ahmed – Resident of Halabja):

“Nowruz is a Kurdish national holiday, which we celebrate every year by holding parties and artistic activities and lighting bonfires in all the mountains.”

– Soundbite (Shada Mahmoud – a resident of Sulaymaniyah):

“We came to celebrate Nowruz and congratulate all the Kurdish people. Hopefully, joy and peace prevail in all Iraqi cities, especially the Kurdistan region.”

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