Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ismael Adnan/SOPA Images/Shutterstock (11806513m) Kurds place a flag of Kurdistan over one of the mountains in the Old town of Akre. The town of Akre in the Duhok governorate is preparing to celebrate Nowruz (the Persian New Year or the Kurdish New Year) by hanging flags over the mountains. The Persian New Year or the Kurdish New Year is an old Zoroastrian tradition celebrated by Iranians and Kurds on the 20th of March of each year and coincides with the vernal equinox. Preparation of the Nowruz Celebration in Akre, Iraq - 18 Mar 2021