

An artist wearing a mask performs during celebrations of Nowruz Day, a festival marking the first day of spring and Persian New Year, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Nowruz is a historic rite observed annually on 21 March in many countries along the Silk Roads, including Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Iran, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, as well as among Tatars and Bashkirs.
- Package: Kazakhstan Nowruz Celebrations
- Categories: Arts, Culture & Entertainment
- Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 21.03.2026
- Date published: 21.03.2026
- Author: Yertay Sarbasov
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3987x2658px, 6.5Mb
- Job-ID: 328d3dd178ae8545