Parsi community in India follows the Shahenshahi calendar which does not account for leap years. Representational Image: Shutterstock. The Parsi New Year is a regional festival observed on the first day of Farvardin, the first month of the Zoroastrian calendar.
The celebration occurs around the Spring Equinox around March 21 each year. However, the Parsi community in India follows the Shahenshahi calendar which does not account for leap years. Hence, the celebration has now shifted by days from its original date of the spring equinox. Marking the beginning of the Iranian calendar, the festival of Navroz or Nowroz is celebrated by Parsi community around the world with great pomp and show.
Interestingly in India, people celebrate it twice a year - first according to the Iranian calendar and the second according to the Shahenshahi calendar which is followed by people here and in Pakistan. The festival falls between July and August. This year, Navroz is being celebrated in India on August As per the legend, Jamshed saved the world from an apocalypse that came in the form of a winter and destined to kill everyone.
King Jamshed used a throne studded with precious gems and rose to the heavens on the shoulders of demons where he shone brighter than the sun and hence a new day was born which was named as Navroz. The most prominent Navroz celebrations take place in Maharashtra and Gujarat in India on account of a sizeable Parsi population living in the two states.
On this day people pray for good health and prosperity as they spend the day cleaning out their homes and hearts of unnecessary items and thoughts.
The Parsis dress up in their traditional attire, decorate their homes with lights and rangoli and prepare delicious fare. Celebrating Nowruz means the affirmation of life in harmony with nature, awareness of the inseparable link between constructive labour and natural cycles of renewal and a solicitous and respectful attitude towards natural sources of life. Each year, Nowruz marks a new beginning. Last year, the Nowruz celebration coincided with the early days of an unprecedented and devastating global pandemic.
This year, the Nowruz spirit is more vital than ever. Solidarity between communities and generations is more crucial than ever. Today, we can start to see light at the end of the tunnel. I offer my best wishes to everyone marking Nowruz.
May this day advance happiness, health and harmony to all. It also recognized 21 March as the International Day of Nowruz, and invited interested Member States, the United Nations, in particular its relevant specialized agencies, funds and programmes, and mainly the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, and interested international and regional organizations, as well as non-governmental organizations, to participate in events organized by States where Nowruz is celebrated.
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