Srinagar, March 20 -- Navroz is a festival of new beginnings and marks the victory of light over darkness. It is the Persian or Iranian New year celebrated by people of different ethnicities worldwide. It is celebrated twice a year in India according to Shahenshahi and Iranian calendars.
The word Nowruz is a combination of two words- Now and Roz- meaning 'new' and 'day'. This festival is celebrated on the spring equinox (vernal equinox) as per Iranian Solar Hijri calendar on or around March 21st. Navroj or Nowruz is considered a holy day for Baha'is, Zoroastrians and some Muslim communities around the world for whom it is a religious festival while it is observed in countries like India, Iraq, Iran, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkm...