What is Navroz?

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About Navroz:

Navroz is an Iranian and Persian New year. The word ‘now’ means ‘new’ and roz means ‘day’. Therefore, the word translates to a new day.’
It marks the beginning of the spring season and is celebrated with great fervour by members of the Parsi community across the globe.
The festival of Nowruz is named after the Persian king, Jamshed, who is credited for creating the Persian or the Shahenshahi calendar.
It is said that the festival came to India courtesy of an 18th-century wealthy tradesman from Surat, Nusservanji Kohyaji, who often travelled to Iran and began celebrating Nowruz in India.
It is listed in the list of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of India.
In India, the festival is observed around August 16-17 by the Parsi community following the Shahenshahi calendar which does not account for leap years.

Q1) What is Zoroastrianism?

Zoroastrianism is one of the world’s oldest monotheistic religions. It was founded by the Prophet Zoroaster (or Zarathustra) in ancient Iran approximately 3500 years ago.

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