The Parsi and Irani communities are observing their New Day Festival "Navroz" or "Jamshed-i-Navroz" to usher in the beginning of the New Year on August 16 this year as per Iranian Calendar.
The festival signifies a fresh start in life by cleansing mind from evil thoughts, resolve for good deed, vising temple and do charity and seek forgiveness. The festival is also marked by typical feasts and get-together with exchange of ' Navroz Mubarak!'; 'Happy Pateti!' and 'Happy and Blessed Navroz!'
Essentially, Navroz is a pagan pastoral event celebrated with a lot of enthusiasm and the celebrants wear new clothes along with caps and silver kurtis. The festivities on this day symbolize happiness, harmony and amity.
Here is my acrostic on NAVROZ that explains the underlying spiritual tenet of Zoroastrianism – the Persian spiritualism.
N: New beginning to rekindle the faith that
A: Ahura Mazda, Wise Lord or 'Illuminating Wisdom' is all good and nothing
V: Vile or no evil originates from Him and He will
R: Renovate the world to make it perfect
O: Once again as per
Z: Zoroastrianism that considers Ahura Mazda is the beginning and the end and cannot be seen, the Eternal, the Pure and the only Truth.
Greetings from Indian leaders:
Through their zeal for hard work and dedication, India’s Parsi community has made invaluable contribution to nation building. The Parsi New year which marks the beginning of spring, is a celebration of renewal and rejuvenation. Celebrating Navroz in its true sense means imbibing good thoughts, doing good deeds, living truthfully and walking on the path of righteousness...May this festival bring amity, prosperity and happiness in our lives!
~Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu
Greetings on Parsi New Year. India cherishes the outstanding contribution of the Parsi community, which has made a mark in a wide range of fields. May the coming year bring peace and prosperity in everyone’s lives!
~Prime Minster Narender Modi
Note: The inset visual of 'Navroz Acrostic' is describes significance of the festival
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