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Audience members make their way to Navruz festivities at the renovated hippodrome, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Navruz is a spring festival celebrated in Iranian cultures throughout the world, particularly in Central Asia.

Boys dancing in the streets of Dushanbe, Tajikistan, to celebrate Navruz day.
Navruz is a spring festival celebrated in Iranian cultures throughout the world, particularly in Central Asia.

Tajik audience members watch the Navruz festivities beneath a display of the Tajik flag at the renovated hippodrome, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Navruz is a spring festival celebrated in Iranian cultures throughout the world, particularly in Central Asia.

Tajik dancers prepare to take to the stage at Navruz festivities at the renovated hippodrome, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Navruz is a spring festival celebrated in Iranian cultures throughout the world, particularly in Central Asia.

Buzkashi fans often wander into the fray or find close vantage points to view the action. Prizes for Buzkashi matches range from new cars to flatscreen TVs, and thousands of dollars in victory money to carpets.