The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the people on the occasion of Parsi New Year. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
“Greetings on Parsi New Year. May the coming year be filled with joy, prosperity and good health. Navroz Mubarak!”
The Parsi New Year which is also known as Navroz is celebrated to mark the beginning of the new Persian calendar.
In the Persian language ‘Nav’ means new, and ‘Roz’ stands for the day, i.e. the ‘new day’.
It begins at the stroke of the vernal equinox when the sun crosses the equator. Navroz or Nowruz is an Iranian and Persian New year, a day dedicated to the beginning of the spring and to promote peace, solidarity, and friendship among people and different communities.
The day is dedicated to the beginning of spring and the renewal of nature. Navroz is celebrated on the first day of the first month of the calendar followed by Zoroastrians.
