పారసీ నవ వర్ష (నవరోజ)

🙏 ఎందుకు జరుపుకుంటారు

Most Parsis in India follow the Shahenshahi calendar, whose New Year falls in August. Because the calendar has no leap day, Navroz moves one day earlier every four years.

📖 దీని వెనుక కథ

The Parsis descend from Zoroastrians who left Persia and landed at Sanjan in Gujarat around the 8th–10th century. Tradition says the local king, Jadi Rana, showed them a full glass of milk to say there was no room; their leader stirred in sugar to show they would sweeten the land without spilling over. On Navroz, families visit the fire temple (agiary), and the day begins with a rangoli (chalk) at the door and ends with a feast.

🪔 ఎలా జరుపుకోవాలి

• Visit the agiary or Atash Behram for the jashan prayer
• Draw chalk patterns at the door and hang a toran
• Wear new clothes; greet “Navroz Mubarak” or “Saal Mubarak”
• Cook sev, ravo, sali boti and dhan-dar; give to charity