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Azerbaijan: New Year

Categories: Central Asia & Caucasus, Azerbaijan, Arts & Culture, Ethnicity & Race, History

Azerbaijan might still be a predominantly Muslim country, but Scary Azeri in Suburbs says that many of the trappings of Christmas in the West can be observed in its New Year festivities. The blog details how the holiday is spent in much of the former Soviet world [1].