Taufiq Wahbi briefly mentions the now-extinct Kurdish custom of the Newroz ruler. The custom survived into the twentieth century and was claimed to be common throughout Kurdistan. The custom was very similar to the European Lord of Misrule festival.
A photo from Mahabad in 1895 shows Kurds celebrating the Newroz ruler, with the mock ruler seated on his throne and ministers/soldiers around him to carry out the mock ruler's directives.
Further reading: https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/mir-e-nowruzi/
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