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Calendar 2020: Important Dates And Events
Is everyone excited to welcome New Year 2020? What would it hold for everyone? One must have already planned resolutions and goals for the upcoming year. According to Gregorian Calendar, which is followed worldwide, a new year’s day starts from January 1. It marks the beginning of the new year...
Jamshed Navroz - Persian New Year
Jamshed Navroz or the Iranian New Year, also known as Persian New Year, is celebrated by Iranian people worldwide. It usually falls on the 21st of March and signifies the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. According to the Shahenshahii calendar, followed by the Zoroastrian faith and Ind...
Khordad Sal: Zoroaster's birth anniversary
Khordad Sal is one of the most important festivals of Parsis. Zoroaster, the founder of the Zoroastrian religion, was born on this day. So this day is celebrated by Parsis as the birth anniversary of Zoroaster. It is glorified after six days of Jamshed Navroz. It is believed that Zoroaster used to ...
Bhai Dooj: The Festivity of Affection
The festival dedicated to brothers, Bhai Dooj, is known with several names like Bhaubeej, Bhai Tika, Bhai Phonta, etc. Majorly celebrated by Hindus, Bhai Dooj falls on the second lunar day of Shukla Paksha (bright fortnight) in the month of Kartika, as per the Vikram Samvat calendar (Hindu calendar)...
Christmas - The Festival of Joy
It is well quoted: “Peace on earth will come to stay, when we live Christmas every day.” - Helen Steiner Rice Christmas is that occasion when we are all supposed to feel happy, isn’t it? Because the day is synonymous with joy, hope, love, and prosperity. With the melodious ca...
Chhath Puja: an Honor to Sun God
Dedicated to the Sun and Shashthi Devi (Chhathi Devi), Chhath is a major festival for the people in the Indian States of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Jharkhand. It is an ancient Hindu Vedic festival in which devotees show gratitude to almighty for giving the bounties of life on earth and accomplishing ...
Zarthost No Deeso falls on the 11th day of the 10th month of the Zoroastrian calendar. Somewhere in June, according to the Georgian calendar. This day is the death anniversary of Zoroaster - the prophet, on which No special function or celebrations take place on this day. People go to the Fire templ...
Islam is a significantly considered religion in India. Even though India is predominantly a Hindu nation, it also possesses secular beliefs and gives freedom to people of all religions to practice what they believe. Around 14.2% of the Indian population is Muslim, which means, that Muslim fest...
Looking Ahead: Reflections on the New Year 2020
The New Year is welcomed with new hopes, dreams, goals, ideas, and resolutions. How excited we are while talking about the upcoming New Year 2020 as it is a special occasion for everyone. New Year is commemorated on different days across the world. Even the new year starts at different times in diff...
January, the month of new beginnings with celebrations, marks the onset of the New Year. It brings new hopes, new opportunities, new dreams, new resolutions, and new goals with new ideas.The month January named after Janus, the Roman deity of beginnings & endings. He is known as the God of gatew...
February, the shortest month of the year is full of Love & Emotions. It is the second month of the year. The month of February was titled after the Roman god Februus. However, the name February designates from the "Februa." "Februa" is the Roman festival of Purification in which people ritually ...
The 4th month of the year April is known as the month of Humor. The April month named after the Latin word "aperire" which means "to open." It is just like flowers do in summers. The Romans denote the month of April as Aprilis.Astrological Sign: Aries (till 19th) & Taurus (20th →)Birth...
The hottest month of the year June is renowned as an auspicious month to get married. According to history, thousands of years ago, the ancient Romans named the month after the goddess Juno. Goddess Juno was believed as an angel of marriage. Juno was always available for the well-being of women."Jun...
Sindhis worship, Lord Jhulelal, and Chaliha is the most important festival for the Sindhi community. Chailo Sahib or Chaliha is a forty-day festival which falls in the months of July - August when Sindhis observe fast for forty days to please their God Jhulelal. They say that there was a Muslim inva...
Parsi or Zoroastrian Festivals
Zoroastrianism is the Persian religion, which is based on scripture called Zend Avesta. Zarathushtra is the founder of this religion; hence it is also called Zarathustra religion. Historically, Zoroastrianism is known as the world’s oldest religion and began in the 6th century BC. By th...
