Navroz 2020 : Parsi New Year : Jamshed-i-Nouroz

• The new Persian calendar begins with Navroz.. ‘Nav’ means new, and ‘Roz’ that stands for – New Day.

Navroz is celebrated by Parsis as the new year first day. On the first day of the Zoroastrian calendar’s first month, Farvardin, parsis start thier new year. The festival falls every year on Spring Equinox around 21^st March, but the Parsi community in India follows the Shahenshahi (imperial) calendar and thus celebrate their new year later in July or August. In 2020, the Parsi New Year will be observed on 16^th August (Sunday) in India.

On the first day, all parsis clean the house and decorate it with flowers and rangoli to make it look beautiful and welcoming for visitors. Dressed up in traditional attire, they visit the Fire Temple after breakfast and perform a prayer called Jashan to express gratitude to the Lord, pray for prosperity and seek His forgiveness. Milk, water, fruits, flowers and sandalwood are put into the sacred fire as offerings.

The Parsi community follows the religion Zoroastrianism, which was founded by Zarathustra in Persia. It is believed that king Jamshed introduced the Parsi calendar and hence the Parsi New Year is also known as Jamshed-i-Nouroz. The holy festival is marked by grand celebrations and the atmosphere is full of positivity and prayers.

The twelve months names of parsi calendar are :

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