Navroz

E577544

Navroz is the Parsi New Year festival, rooted in Zoroastrian tradition and marked by prayers, feasting, and cultural celebrations.

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Naw-Rúz 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Year celebration
Parsi festival
festival
alsoKnownAs Navroz New Year NERFINISHED
Nowruz NERFINISHED
associatedWith good fortune
prosperity
renewal
victory of light over darkness
celebratedBy Parsis NERFINISHED
Zoroastrians NERFINISHED
countryOfCelebration Afghanistan NERFINISHED
Azerbaijan NERFINISHED
India NERFINISHED
Iran NERFINISHED
Iraq NERFINISHED
Kurdish regions
Pakistan NERFINISHED
Tajikistan NERFINISHED
Uzbekistan NERFINISHED
culturalSignificance important festival for Parsi community in India
symbol of cultural identity for Zoroastrians
hasFoodTradition elaborate festive meals
preparation of special sweets
hasRitual lighting lamps or candles
offering fruits and sweets
recitation of Zoroastrian prayers
hasTheme gratitude for nature
social harmony
spiritual cleansing
hasTradition charity and giving alms
cleaning and decorating homes
family gatherings
feasting
setting a ceremonial table
special prayers in fire temples
visiting friends and relatives
wearing new clothes
languageVariant Gujarati/Parsi usage: Navroz
Persian: Nowruz
marks arrival of spring
beginning of the new year
observedOnCalendar solar calendar
religion Zoroastrianism
timeOfYear around March
typeOf spring festival
UNESCOStatus part of Nowruz inscribed on UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

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Badíʻ calendar fastEndsOn Navroz
this entity surface form: Naw-Rúz
Badíʻ calendar newYearFestival Navroz
this entity surface form: Naw-Rúz
Badíʻ calendar hasHolyDay Navroz
this entity surface form: Naw-Rúz