Navroz
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Navroz is the Parsi New Year festival, rooted in Zoroastrian tradition and marked by prayers, feasting, and cultural celebrations.
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| instanceOf |
New Year celebration
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Parsi festival ⓘ festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Navroz New Year
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Nowruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
good fortune
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prosperity ⓘ renewal ⓘ victory of light over darkness ⓘ |
| celebratedBy |
Parsis
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Zoroastrians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCelebration |
Afghanistan
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Azerbaijan NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurdish regions ⓘ Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tajikistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Uzbekistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important festival for Parsi community in India
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symbol of cultural identity for Zoroastrians ⓘ |
| hasFoodTradition |
elaborate festive meals
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preparation of special sweets ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
lighting lamps or candles
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offering fruits and sweets ⓘ recitation of Zoroastrian prayers ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
gratitude for nature
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social harmony ⓘ spiritual cleansing ⓘ |
| hasTradition |
charity and giving alms
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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
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Persian: Nowruz ⓘ |
| marks |
arrival of spring
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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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