Nowruz - New Year
The most important Zoroastrian festival, celebrating the new year at spring equinox.
Nowruz marks the new year at the spring equinox. It celebrates renewal, the victory of light over darkness, and new beginnings. Special foods, fire, and gatherings mark the celebration.
With Nowruz, creation is renewed.
Nowruz remains the most widely celebrated Zoroastrian-origin festival.
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- What Zoroastrianism says about time
The year turns at the spring equinox, and the festival is about renewal and the return of light. It is the most widely kept of the observances.