Kurdish Women Celebrate Hezar-Daf Festival - Iran

Kurdish Women Celebrate Hezar-Daf Festival - Iran

A woman in colorful Kurdish attire is reflected in a decorated mirror during the Hezar-Daf Festival in Kamyaran, Iran, on April 19, 2024. The inaugural Hezar-Daf Festival in Palangan is held on the last Friday of the very first month of the Persian calendar, with the participation of various drumming and artistic groups in the tourist village. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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