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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,...
Parsis – The People from Pars — and the ancient tradition of Jamshedi Navroze
Niloufer is a cookbook author and cooking instructor with a great passion for food and a love of world travel.The people from Pars – a province in the Persian Empire — migrated to Gujarat, India,...
Navroze or Vernal Equinox in Pisces ? – How & Why !
Our dear friend E. Kanga sends us an interesting article on the How and Why of Navroze in the Pisces constellation.Sunrise, in Constellation ‘Pisces’ in Northern hemisphere, March 21stConstellations...
Kolkata: Zoroastrian community rings in the new year on virtual platform in Covid times
From little Anush Parsi Subbawala, who is under two, to nonagenarian Roshan Burge, better known as the “21 plus” among themselves, everyone was roped in as the Zoroastrian community celebrated its...
Quiet Navroze celebrations observed in Karachi
KARACHI: “Yes, we are celebrating Navroze, but quietly in our homes, no functions, no gatherings,” said well-known rally driver Tushna Patel, who also happens to be a proud member of Karachi’s Parsi...
COVID-19 hits Navroz celebrations in Mumbai
This year, the traditional festivities, which include a lavish bhonu of Parsi delicacies and a visit to the agiary, were toned down, in keeping with advisories to tackle the spread of COVID-19 in...
ZAC-LA Religion Class Hosts 2nd Annual Gratitude Gahambar
On November 17th, the students of the ZAC-LA Religion Class, ranging in age from 3 to 15, hosted a Gratitude Gahambar. The event allows each student's family to invite guests to whom they wish...
Celebrating the Persian New Year in Mumbai
Every year in the third week of March, Manijeh Irani, 64, makes a tour of the markets of her adopted city, Mumbai—grocery stores, stalls of fresh and dried fruit, sweet shops, even an aquarium—for...
Meherangan Celebrated with a Great Gusto by the ZAC Community
On Thursday, 28th February in the evening the Zoroastrian Association of California celebrated the Meherangan festival, sponsored by Hootoxi and Ervad Dr. Ardaeviraf Minocherhomji, and well attended...
Navroze with the San Francisco Bay Area’s Zoroastrian Community
Zoroastrianism is a monotheistic faith that began in ancient Iran over 3,000 years ago. The Bay Area happens to be a hub for the Zoroastrian community, whose global population has dwindled to just...
The Promise of Inclusion, the Power of Love: NoRuz, the Zoroastrian New Year
Zoroastrian New Year NoRuz Observations Highlight Parliament Themes of Love and Inclusion What started over 3000 years ago in Iran during the height of the great Achaemenian Zoroastrian kings— the...
Jashne Sadeh – A Historic Celebration at Zoroastrian Association of California
Our dear friend Meher Amalsad sent us this beautiful write up of the Jashne Sadeh in Los Angeles, California Meher Amalsad writes … On February 18, 2018, under the esteemed guidance of our ...
Ajmalgadh Witnesses A Seminal Samast Anjuman Jashan
The caves at Ajmalgadh a small mountain in Vansda, Gujarat, India. For over 14 years this place provided a safe refuge for The Iranshah, the holiest of our holy fires, 700 years ago. Today it was...
Arun Jaitley, Mukesh Ambani spotted at the Karanjawala wedding in Delhi
"It was a wedding laced with affection and not with power. Everyone who walked into the various functions was treated with equal affection and love, and that's what set it apart," says Suhel Seth...
Navroze Celebrations at Dadar Parsee Colony
The Dadar Parsee colony celebrated Jamshedi Navroze with great enthusiasm and festivities. This program was organized by the Mancherji Edulji Joshi memorial trust at the Dadar Parsee colony...
NoRuz Celebrations Usher in New Day for Zoroastrians at Spring Equinox
Zoroastrians Throughout North America Celebrate Ancient Tradition of NoRuz, Ushering in a “New Day” to Mark the Turn of the Spring Equinox Zoroastrians throughout North America will mark the...
Persian New Year, or Nowruz, explained for non-Persians
In Iran, the idea of "spring cleaning" isn’t just a seasonal excuse to gut your closet; it’s the basis of a national holiday dating back millennia. Every year, millions of Iranians celebrate Persian...
The Verdant Food of Iran Entices at Persian New Year
Pardis Stitt still remembers the grocery shopping trips of her childhood in Birmingham, Ala.: loading into the family car, a silver Oldsmobile station wagon with a maroon interior and an eight-track...
Nowruz: Persian New Year’s Table Celebrates Spring Deliciously
The first day of spring is cause for a celebration, especially after the winter many of us have been having. But it's hard to top the 13-day festivities of the Persian New Year, Nowruz. Nowruz, or...
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...
Melbourne Parsis Celebrate New Year in Style
The enduring legacy of Zoroastrianism: Parsi community gathers to celebrate Nowruz Who would have thought that anyone could get a comprehensive taste of Zoroastrian culture in one day, in Melbourne?...
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...
Navroz Mubarak 2016
On behalf of all of us at Parsi Khabar we wish you a very Happy Navroze 2016.
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...
Mumbai Parsis hail upcoming New Year with food, fun and frolic
Who needs to travel around the world to experience different cultures when you live in a country where multiple cultures nestle together? India is truly blessed to taste the flavours a myriad of...
Navroz The New Day at the United Nations
This film from India was screened at the United Nations last month as part of the celebrations of the International Day of Navroze – Preserving an Intangible Heritage of Humanity. The film was...
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
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...
Kamran Dar e Mehr Opens in Washington D.C. USA
The birth of a new Dar-e-Mehr is a rare and momentous occasion. We were lucky to witness the inauguration of the newest Dar-e-Mehr in all of the Zoroastrian world on September 20th, 2014 in Boyds,...
Parsi New Year Celebrations in New Delhi and Hyderabad
Parsis in Delhi come together to ring in New Year There were 275 guests expected, with Minister for Minority Affairs Najma Heptulla as chief guest, and Rohinton Fali Nariman, newly appointed judge...
UK Zoroastrians Celebrate Noruz In Parliament
This week 200 Zoroastrians came together with a few lords, baronesses, sirs, ladies, MP's and friends of their community at the House of Parliament to celebrate their annual spring welcoming...
BBC Documentary: Noruz The Persian Spring
Comedian Shappi Khorsandi introduces her young son to the Iranian festival of NoRuz, or New Year's Day. It is the biggest festival of the year for millions from Iran to India. Spring begins on the...
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
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
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...
President Obama Greets Iran on Nowruz 2013
President Obama sends best wishes to the Iranian people as they celebrate Nowruz. In his video message, the President speaks directly to the people and leaders of Iran about the opportunity to begin...
Emirates Parsees Gahambar 2012
Come Festive Season and we have reason to celebrate. Every year in December, United Arab Emirates Parsees organise a Get Together Lunch, a Typical Parsi Gahambar. This event is sponsored by...
For Ahmedabad Parsis, festivities go on after a week after Pateti
So what if the Parsi New Year ‘Pateti’ was celebrated last Saturday (August 18)? The mood in the Parsi community is still continues to be that of celebration. Published in DNA India And as part of...
Bachi Karkaria: Navroz Mubarak
On this auspicious New Year’s day, I would like to wish my fellow Parsis ‘Navroz Mubarak’. Yes, that’s the correct form, and not ‘Pateti Mubarak’. That would translate into ‘Greetings for Sinning’....
In true Karachi Parsi style, new year heralded with charity mela
Teens sporting chain-link bags, fashionable young moms and dapper old men mingled at a mela organised to celebrate Navroz (also spelled Nauroz) at the Beach Luxury Hotel on Saturday evening,...
Parsis in the city gear up for new year
Navaz Master, a Napean Sea Road resident, will not eat any traditional Parsi food on Saturday. Master and her husband will instead eat at a regular restaurant to celebrate the Parsi New Year....
We join BACHI KARKARIA as she wishes members of her Parsi community a Happy Navroz and takes us through a typical Parsi New Year celebration in Mumbai and Kolkata The Parsis celebrated their...
Recipes for Parsi New Year
The Parsi New Year is tomorrow. Cook up these traditional Parsi dishes and join in the celebrations Parsi cuisine is influenced by many cultures; it has a mix of the Caspian, the coastal cuisines of...
Ghambar: Parsi-style Thanksgiving
Come summer and the Zoroastrian community is buzzing with excitement, in anticipation of ghambar, a Parsi thanksgiving feast. Everyone is eager to know which residential compound is going to host...
Of Garas and Patra Ni Machhi
Every year, in March, the Parsis, who are probably Delhi's smallest community, celebrate Navroze, their New Year, at the 62-year-old Parsi Dharamshala on Bahadurshah Zafar Marg, next to Delhi Gate....
Jamshedpur Parsis: Prayers at Fire Temple ring in Parsi New Year
It was a day of happiness and devotion at the Fire Temple here on Wednesday. Clad in traditional attire, members of the Parsee community celebrated Jamshed-e-Navroze, the Parsi New Year, by...
Nagpur Parsis: Wining & dining rings in Navroz
While festivals are all about loosening up, it was more so on Wednesday when the Parsi Gymkhana members decided to welcome their New Year with the Nagpur Wine Lovers' Club along with a whole lot of...
Navroze Mubarak 2012
Parsi Khabar takes this opportunity to wish all our readers a very Happy Jamshedi Navroze. May the festive season bring happiness and prosperity, peace and understanding, good health and long lives...
Noruz: The Definitive Primer on This Important Zarathushti Day
The below is an extensive article about all aspects of Noruz, or Navroz as the Parsis of India call it. This detailed primer has been put together by Mr. Jehangir M. Darabna. The content below is an...
When the epochal fire lit
A peek inside Delhi’s fire temple Dar-e-Mehr at the Delhi Parsi Anjuman is the only fire temple in the entire Northern belt of India. Its fire was consecrated on 31 December 1961. The history of...
Prince Philip ‘delighted’ to attend Harrow Zoroastrian association’s 150th anniversary
PRINCE Philip was wrapped in a shawl - the highest honour for a guest - while celebrating 150 years of the South Harrow-based Zoroastrian association. By Ian Proctor | Harrow Observer The Duke of...