Norouz Celebrations Welcome Spring Across The Region

Tents are set up for the holiday of Amal Mayram, celebrated a few days before Norouz, in Kazakhstan's Mangystau region. 

Kazakhs in Mangystau share a festive meal for Amal Mayram. 

Food preparation in Mangystau

Pre-Norouz shopping at Shohmansur market in Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Shohmansur market

A fish seller at a market in the Afghan capital, Kabul

A stew at a market in Kabul

Sweets on sale in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent

Fruit, eggs, spices, and sweets make up a Norouz display in the Iranian capital, Tehran.

Goldfish, part of many Norouz displays, swim at a market in Tehran.

Norouz decorations on sale in Tehran