Parsi New Year

Parsi Navroj is the Zoroastrian New Year, also known as Nowruz.

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Parsi Navroj is a time for new beginnings, renewal, and celebration.

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The word "Navroj" comes from the Persian words "nav" meaning "new" and "roz" meaning "day."

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Parsi Navroj is based on the Zoroastrian calendar, which is a solar calendar.

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The Zoroastrian calendar does not have leap years, so Parsi Navroj falls on a different day in the Gregorian calendar each year.

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Parsi Navroj is a public holiday in India

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One of the most important traditions of Parsi Navroj is the haft sin.

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Another tradition of Parsi Navroj is the chaharshanbe suri, which is a fire-jumping ceremony

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