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Parsi New Year, in 2023 What Is the History of Nowruz ?

  Parsi New Year, in 2023 What Is the History of Nowruz ? Between the months of July and August, India celebrates the Parsi New Year, also known as Navroz or Nowruz. In the preceding 3500 years, Iranians and Zoroastrians are claimed to have observed customs related to the Parsi New Year, which derives its name from the Persian words for "new day" (Nav) and "new year" (Roz). Around the time of the spring equinox, a number of countries with substantial Persian cultural influence observe the occasion. India, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, and a few Central Asian nations are among them. The Shahenshahi calendar, which the Parsi community in India uses, does not take leap years into account, hence the event is observed 200 days after the Gregorian calendar would have it on March 21. Indian Parsis will ring in the New Year on August 16, 2023. Significance In India, there is a common belief that people's spirits return to this earth after they pass away to spend ti...