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The Deep Roots of Nowruz

How a Zoroastrian celebration of the Persian New Year grew into a broad symbol of cultural resilience and political resistanceChildren dance at a Nowruz celebration in Lafayette, ColoradoMaggie Phillips | TabletMark Leffingwell/Digital First...
Happy Jamshedi Navroz Mubarak 2023

Happy Jamshedi Navroz Mubarak 2023

Dear readers of Parsi KhabarWe wish you a very Happy Jamshedi Navroz. May this day and the new year usher in happiness, peace, health, and prosperity for all mankind. Below is the Haft Seen table...

Feasting marks Parsi Sanjan Day 2022

Feasting marks Parsi Sanjan Day 2022

There was particular excitement in the community as many got to go to Sanjan and visit the the Stambh [memorial] after the COVID-induced break of two years. Members of Parsi community attending a...

Happy Jamshedi Navroze 2021

Happy Jamshedi Navroze 2021

We wish all our readers a very Happy Jamshedi Navroze Mubarak. May this new spring bring about a new post-pandemic world. Below is a beautiful poem written by our dear reader Deenaz P....

Nowruz—Zoroastrian advent of Spring

Nowruz—Zoroastrian advent of Spring

This spring we have much to be hopeful about, as 2021 brings us closer to universal vaccination and normalcy. Nowruz, the festival of Spring is a joyful time for Zoroastrians, as the start of the...

The Mehergan Festival: Advent of autumn

The Mehergan Festival: Advent of autumn

Thursday, September 22, 2016 is the autumn equinox, the first day of fall.  The autumn equinox marks the moment the Sun crosses the celestial equator – the imaginary line in the sky above the...

Happy Parsi New Year 2016 Saal 1386 Y.Z.

Happy Parsi New Year 2016 Saal 1386 Y.Z.

Today marks the beginning of a new year according to the Shehenshahi Parsi calendar and we would like to take this opportunity to wish each and every single one of you a very Happy New Year….Navu...

Festivals: A Fond Memory

Festivals: A Fond Memory

India thrives on festivals. A time to rejoice, festivals are supposed to bind different people together. There are some common festivals celebrated all over the country and there are some which are...

Jamshedi Navroze Mubarak 2015

Jamshedi Navroze Mubarak 2015

On behalf of the entire team at Parsi Khabar we wish you all, our dear readers; and your families, loved ones and friends a Happy Jamshedi Navroze 2015. We thank you for your readership and support...

Navroze: Yesterday and today

Navroze: Yesterday and today

I remember celebrating Navroze since I was in Mama Parsi Girls’ Secondary School. All the Zarthosti children and teachers would put up the Navroze table on the eve of the New Year. Every girl would...

Jamshedi Navroze 2014

Jamshedi Navroze 2014

On the occasion of Jamshedi Navroze 2014, we would like to wish all our readers Navroze Mubarak !! The Haftseen table below is laid out at Mehernaaz, Shovir and Ava Irani’s home in Mumbai, India...

Navroze Around The World

Navroze Around The World

For most people across the world, March 20th signifies little more than early morning rush hours, household chores and office deadlines to meet. They go about their business as per usual which — if...

Navroze Mubarak 2013

Navroze Mubarak 2013

From all of us at Parsi Khabar, we take this opportunity to wish all our dear readers a very Happy Navroze, Norouz, Norooz mexican pharmacy online Pirooz. May the spring and the coming year be one...