Jamshid Goshtasbi got the call at 1:25 p.m. Saturday from his younger brother in Kerman, a city in southeastern Iran. By Tara Bahrampour /Washington Post Were he and his family ready? Was the "haft-seen" table set up, with its mirror, its goldfish, its seven items starting with the letter S? Only seven minutes remained until… Continue reading Iranians celebrate spring equinox as their new year begins
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Parsis celebrate Navroze today
It’s a joyous morning at the Shapoorji Fakirji Jokhi Agiary at Malabar Hill, awashed with a fresh look on the morning of the most special day of the year – Jamshedi Navroze – the harbinger of spring, new spice and everything nice. And for its populace, the genteel Parsi community, today is an eagerly awaited… Continue reading Parsis celebrate Navroze today
Jamshedi Navroze Mubarak 2010
On the occasion of Jamshedi Navroze, Parsi Khabar wishes all our dear readers a very happy and prosperous Navroze Mubarak. We wish you and your families and loved ones the best in the coming year. Below is an article on Navroze published in the DNA India today. It’s the time for new beginnings, a new… Continue reading Jamshedi Navroze Mubarak 2010
Parsis in Bangalore gear up for their New Year
Though small numbers camouflage their presence, Parsis in Bangalore city are an active community.Come March 21, the city will feel their presence as they gear up to celebrate the most important day in the Parsi calendar — Jamshed-e-Navroze, the Parsi New Year. By Visy Valsan / DNA Falling on the same day every year, Jamshed-e-Navroze… Continue reading Parsis in Bangalore gear up for their New Year
Thousands gather to celebrate ancient Zoroastrian fire festival
CHAM, Iran – Thousands of Iranians gathered at dusk against a snowy mountain backdrop to light giant bonfires in an ancient midwinter festival dating back to Iran’s pre-Islamic past that is drawing new interest from Muslims. By Associated Press / Boston.com Saturday’s celebration was the first in which the dwindling remnants of Iran’s once plentiful… Continue reading Thousands gather to celebrate ancient Zoroastrian fire festival
For Homi Ghadiyali Every Day is Uttarayan
For almost the past eighty years he has been flying kites every day. There are very few people who manage to live their passions. By Yogesh Chawda / TNN Dada, happens to be one of them. Since he was seven years old at a Parsi orphanage in Surat, to this date, Homi Pestonji Ghadiyali, 86,… Continue reading For Homi Ghadiyali Every Day is Uttarayan
Parsi children return to their roots
A decade ago, karate champion Vispi Kapadia (52) lost his five-and-a-half-year-old daughter Fareena. Seven years ago, she appeared in his dreams and asked him to do "something for children" and the annual Zochild Day was born. By Anahita Mukherji, / TNN Every year, the Zoroastrian Children’s Foundation (of which Kapadia is a trustee) celebrates the… Continue reading Parsi children return to their roots
Jamva Chalo Ji at Zamu’s Place
The Guide drops in at Zamu’s Place to celebrate the Parsi New Year Today’s Special at the 22-year old Parsi eatery on DP Road is a mouth-watering spread of Kid Gosht, Sali Chicken, Mutton Pulao Dal and Chicken Farcha. The occasion is Pateti or the Parsi New Year and the restaurant is offering sumptuous dishes,… Continue reading Jamva Chalo Ji at Zamu’s Place
Swine flu se darna kya
Parsis plan to celebrate their New Year today with usual fervour despite the pandemic Swine flu and all the hype around the virus notwithstanding, Mumbai’s Parsi community is determined to celebrate their New Year today with the usual fervour. Said Dinshaw Mehta of the Bombay Parsi Panchayat (BPP), "The celebrations might be a little low… Continue reading Swine flu se darna kya
