NOWRUZ A REMINDER THAT HERITAGE HELPS MAKE RESILIENT, SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES — UN CULTURAL AGENCY

In Afghanistan, bakeries prepare a special type of cookie, called “Kulcha-e Nowrozi,” which is only baked for Nowruz. Other special dishes include “Haft Mewa,” a fruit salad made from seven different dried fruits, and “Samanak” made by women in a special ceremony that includes singing. Photo: UNAMA/Fardin Waezi