bhout say msgs ay rahy hn members k mujhy k yew naruz kia hy ??? Ans = Introduction The oldest of Iranian traditions,Nowruz (also referred to aseyd-i sar-i salandeyd-i sal-i now) recalls the cosmological and mythological times of Iran. Its founder is a deputy of Ahura Mazda on earth, a position that imparts to him and the celebration a spiritual dimension and a particular sense of secular authority. The celebration is organized according to the dynamics of love between the Creator and his creation, the material world. The annual return of the spirits of the departed to their homes is celebrated by their off springs according to primordial rites of which only a faint trace remains among the Persians and the Parsees of today. But that in no way diminishes the importance of the bond which is refreshed at every Nowruz. The word Nowruz is a compound of two Persian words, now which has the same etymology as the English word new and means new, and the word ruz which means both day and time. Literally meaning the new day,nowruzis usually translated as new year. The Persian Nowruz begins on the first day of spring (usually the 21st of March). The 21st of March, therefore, is equal to the 1st day of Farvardin of the Islamic solar calendar. In the mind of Iranians, the word nowruz invokes colorful images which are sumptuous, elegant, and opulent as well as delight fully simple, refreshing, and cordial. Although colored with vestiges of Irans Mazdian and Zoroastrian past, the Nowruz celebration is neither religious or national in nature, nor is it an ethnic celebration. Jewish, Zoroastrian, Armenian and Turkish Iranians and Central Asians celebrate the Nowruz with the same enthusiasm and sense of belonging. Perhaps it is this very universal nature of the message of Nowruz that speaks to its wealth of rites and customs as well as to its being identified as the unique fount of continuity of the Iranian culture. Owner Mohsin
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 17:33:10 +0000
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