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The celebration of Nauroze festival
symbolizes the onset of spring on
and around 21st of March each year.
One of the most popular and keenly-awaited
Pakistani festivals, Nauroze is mostly
celebrated by Persians, Zoroastrians
and the Bahals. A very ancient festival,
Nauroze is being celebrated for over
3000 years now. Arabian people used
to celebrate this festival prior to
the Holy Prophet's Hijrat to Medina.
Nauroze celebrations currently are
one of the high points of Pakistani
cultural and religious life.
According to gothic beliefs, Nauroze
festival used to last for six working
days, the number six was probably
determined by the six Persian ghanbars
that was believed to be existent.
The first day of this festival of
Nauroze was called the Nauruz-I-Amma
or Kucak, and the sixth day was termed
Nuruz-I-Hasa (the Noble) or the Buzurg
(the great). The common custom of
the Persian king (who was called Kishra)
was to inaugurate the Nauroze celebrations
for the general masses, with the subsequent
declaration that he would be holding
sessions for them for their benefit.
The second day of Nauroze festivities
was reserved for men of higher rank
and the members of the Royal families.
On the third day, a session was organized
for the warriors and also for the
priests of the highest order (Manbadha).
The forth day was meant for sessions,
especially for the king's family and
his domestics. The fifth day was marked
by children celebrating all over along
with other important clients. However,
with the advent of the sixth and the
last day, the king had already done
justice to all of his countrymen.
So, on this particular day, he chose
to celebrate the festival of Nauroze
himself. This day was reserved only
for those who were fortunate enough
to share a special rapport with the
king, and those who were close to
him.
This festival of Nauroze is also
celebrated with equal fanfare and
vigor in Greater Iran, Caucasus and
by Iranians all throughout the world.
This festival comes with a public
holiday in Iran, Azerbaijan, Pakistan
and Kazakhstan. It is also celebrated
by the greater number of Persians
living in India. The festival of Nauroze
somehow coincides with the Babylonian
and the Jewish New Year, making it
even more popular.
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