President Ram Nath Kovind and Vice President  Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday extended greetings to the people on the eve of Parsi New Year, Navroz. Ram Nath Kovind in his message said, "On the auspicious occasion of Parsi New Year, I extend my warm greetings and best wishes to all the fellow citizens, especially our Parsi brothers and sisters." He said, the contribution of Parsi community in social and national life is incomparable. Their way of life, work style and unwavering devotion towards the preservation of their culture evokes a feeling of appreciation among the countrymen towards the Parsi community.

The Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu has also greeted the people on the eve of Parsi New Year, Navroz. Vice President in his message said, "Celebrated with great traditional festivity, Navroz symbolizes the spirit of fraternity, compassion and respect for all. May this festival of Parsi New Year bring unity, prosperity and happiness in everyone's life and further strengthen the spirit of mutual harmony and fraternity among the citizens."

The Parsi New Year is observed on 16th August. The Parsi New Year is a regional holiday celebrated on the first day of the Zoroastrian calendar’s first month, Farvardin. It is also known as Navroz, which is derived from ‘nav’ and ‘roz’, meaning new and day respectively in Persian. The festival falls every year on Spring Equinox around 21st March, but the Parsi community in India follows the Shahenshahi calendar and thus celebrate their new year later in July or August. In 2021,

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