People take a group photo at a celebration of the Naurus Festival in a park in Tashkent, uzbekistan, on March 20. The Festival of Naurus is one of the most important traditional festivals in the Central Asian countries, marking the arrival of spring and the beginning of a new year. In 2009, the Festival of Naurus was inscribed on unesco's Intangible Cultural Heritage. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Cai Guodong
People wait to buy traditional food at a celebration of the Naurus Festival in a park in Tashkent, Uzbekistan's capital, on March 20. The Festival of Naurus is one of the most important traditional festivals in the Central Asian countries, marking the arrival of spring and the beginning of a new year. In 2009, the Festival of Naurus was inscribed on unesco's Intangible Cultural Heritage. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Cai Guodong
On March 19, at a secondary school in Tashkent, uzbekistan's capital, a local community celebrated the Naurus Festival. The Festival of Naurus is one of the most important traditional festivals in the Central Asian countries, marking the arrival of spring and the beginning of a new year. In 2009, the Festival of Naurus was inscribed on unesco's Intangible Cultural Heritage. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Cai Guodong
At a celebration of the Naurus Festival in a park in Tashkent, Uzbekistan's capital, on March 20, staff perform in traditional ethnic costumes. The Festival of Naurus is one of the most important traditional festivals in the Central Asian countries, marking the arrival of spring and the beginning of a new year. In 2009, the Festival of Naurus was inscribed on unesco's Intangible Cultural Heritage. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Cai Guodong
Children dressed in traditional national costumes perform at a school celebration of the Naurus Festival in Tashkent, uzbekistan, on March 19. The Festival of Naurus is one of the most important traditional festivals in the Central Asian countries, marking the arrival of spring and the beginning of a new year. In 2009, the Festival of Naurus was inscribed on unesco's Intangible Cultural Heritage. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Cai Guodong