Dear Readers, Jamshedi Navroz is a time of celebration, renewal and hope. As Parsis in India, we observe this occasion with deep gratitude for the land that welcomed our forefathers centuries ago and allowed our community to flourish in peace and dignity. India has given us the freedom to practise our faith, preserve our traditions […]
Dear Readers, I’m delighted to present to you our bumper Parsi Times Jamshedi Navroz Special issue, crafted to fill your heart with festive cheer. Celebrating our rich heritage, vibrant traditions and the unwavering spirit of our community, we hope this edition brings a smile to your face and fills you with renewed enthusiasm for the […]
The festival of Navroz is as old as our beautiful Zoroastrian legacy. We as Persians celebrated the Spring Equinox, for the quintessential meaning that it stood for. With the advent of Navroz, the spring festival was celebrated by our agrarian forefathers, to welcome the onset of a bountiful harvest and a prosperous year, full of […]
The Spring Equinox, as observed in the Northern hemisphere, is the time when the sun crosses the celestial equator (an imaginary line in the sky above Earth’s equator). This phenomenon happens every year on March 19, 20, or 21. Usually, Zoroastrians celebrate the first day of spring on 21st March. However, this year this ancient Iranian spring […]
Dear Readers, Each year, as we prepare to welcome and celebrate the auspicious occasion of Jamshedi Navroz, we get going with our ‘to-do’ lists – cleaning up and decorating our homes, buying new clothes, placing orders for our special mithai to share with loved ones, booking naatak tickets, making dinner reservations, etc. Most times, we […]