Nowroz

[Laila]

Nawroz mo mobarak sha na way kall mo mubarak sha

[tor_khan]

Nawroz mo mobarak sha na way kall mo mubarak sha

I've just come back from an invite this evening - was great and now Shamshad TV has a great line up of Nawee Kaal entertainment.

Da Tolo ta zma de taraf na da Nawee Kaal umbarakee.

[Laila]

I've just come back from an invite this evening - was great and now Shamshad TV has a great line up of Nawee Kaal entertainment.

Da Tolo ta zma de taraf na da Nawee Kaal umbarakee.

yeah last night we came back from a party too, its was so fun. Great food, desert, great ghazal songs were sung and a nice attan to complete it.

[Lemar]

This is why everyone should go and read some history! learn about your past!

now (Old Persian nava) means "new" and has the following cognates, in English new, in Latin novus, German neu, Sanskrit nava, etc. The Persian pronunciation differs in the many dialects of the language: while the eastern dialects have preserved the original diphthong (IPA: [næuˈɾoːz]), the western dialects usually pronounce it with a different diphthong (IPA: [nouˈɾuːz]), and some colloquial variants (such as the Tehrani accent) pronounce it with a monophtong (IPA: [noˈɾuːz]).
rōz (also with various pronuciations, such as rūz, rozh, or roj) means "day" in Middle- and Modern Persian, as well as related languages, such as Kurdish. The original meaning of the word, however, was "light". The term is derived from Avestan *rowch-, itself derived from Proto-Indo-European *leuk- (l <-> r and k <-> ch sound changes are common in Indo-European languages), and is related to Sanskrit ruci, Latin lux and, in fact, English light.

Nowroz is the new year of the Aryans, first celebrated in era of Yima or Yama (the king of Ariana)
Kuchi people still celeberate it

Pashtuns celebrate Newai Kaal (meaning "new year") on the March equinox, which is considered the first day of spring. The festival of Newai Khwazun (literally meaning "new movement"), traditionally celebrated by Pashtun nomads when they migrate to their summer pastures, also falls on this day.

Nowroz has been counted as a pagan culture ever since Islam arrived in central asia because nowroz was celebrate in Zoroastrian era.

A prelude to Nowroz is Chaarshanbe Suri which marks the arrival of spring. Traditionally celebrated on the last Tuesday night of the year.
Chaar Shanbe mean Wednesday and Suri means red.
Bonfires are lit to "keep the sun alive" until early morning!

[Roshina]

It's Nauroooooooooooozzzzzzzzzzzz!!! Officially, it's at 7:20:45 PM of March 20th in my time zone. I've never celebrated it before, but this year, I'm going to. My Persian class teacher told us what time it begins, AND we don't have class on Monday in celebration of Nauroz!

It makes all the sense in the world anyway. I mean, who wants to start a "new" year, new beginning, in cruel, snowy cold? Spring is the most perfect, most reasonable time for it -- and nature itself has New Year painted all over it.

Nauroz mubarak to all!

[Lemar]

It's Nauroooooooooooozzzzzzzzzzzz!!! Officially, it's at 7:20:45 PM of March 20th in my time zone. I've never celebrated it before, but this year, I'm going to. My Persian class teacher told us, AND we don't have class on Monday in celebration of Nauroz!

It makes all the sense in the world anyway. I mean, who wants to start a "new" year, new beginning, in cruel, snowy cold? Spring is the most perfect, most reasonable time for it -- and nature itself has New Year painted all over it.

Nauroz mubarak to all!

Its not a persain culture only! its a pashtun one too!
I dont know why we Pashtuns try to eliminate things in our culture which are pre Islamic!

anyways nawee kaal mubarak nowroz mubarak.

[gadoonwal]

it is persain culture for sure celebrated all over in cnetral asia once ruled by persain empire.Afghanistan is persain dominated country whether you like it or not.what dose nawroz mean?
you know that for sure.

[Lemar]

it is persain culture for sure celebrated all over in cnetral asia once ruled by persain empire.Afghanistan is persain dominated country whether you like it or not.what dose nawroz mean?
you know that for sure.

Hello Gadoonwal,
Well thats your misunderstanding, it's not only a Persian culture it's a Pashtun culture as well, in fact it's an Aryan culture.
It wasnt called nawroz 1400 years ago, the name was different for every Aryan tribe!
Naw which is taken from Sanskrit nava or old Persian Nava (very close to navi) means new and roz means light or day.

Because now the name is nowroz and mainly celebrated by Persians it doesnt mean that the name was nowroz before and other Aryan tribes did not celebrate it.

[sahil112]

nowruz? ur tajik arent u laila? lol
why not sai nawai kal in pashto

anyway in london we dnt do much il jus be getting sum sleep i tink but if i do anythin it will be jus goin round sum of my afghan freindz houses for tea and cards and a bit of smoke up.

[Roshina]

Its not a persain culture only! its a pashtun one too!
I dont know why we Pashtuns try to eliminate things in our culture which are pre Islamic!

anyways nawee kaal mubarak nowroz mubarak.

Manana.
It's not celebrated by all Pashtuns; mostly those in Afghanistan celebrate it.

But for those who think that this is haraam and all, you do realize that the beginning of a new year, ANY new year, is a fact, right? There are 12 months in a year, whichever calendar you prefer or are programmed to use, and when the 12th month is over, the next year begins. The exact date/time of Nauroz is astronomically calculated at Tehran University each year, and it is determined that the moment the sun equalizes the day and night, a new year begins.

To understand the astronomy behind it, feel free to browse the net for information on it. But I find it utterly ridiculous that some of us think it's "haraam" just because it is an ancient celebration. Explain to me, will you, why do you use the Gregorian calendar? If I asked you when you were born, are you not going to tell me a month between January and December and a date between the 1st and the 31st?

And, yes, you can call it whatever you want -- Nauroz, nawey wraz/ranra, nawey kaal, whatever you want. I prefer Nauroz myself. No one'll prolly object if we said "Nawey kaal mo umbarak shai!" would they? I doubt it. But look at the petty objections towards "Nauroz." Oh how tragic it is that we can't determine what our priorities should be! I don't even know how to reason with folks like that. Such a waste of time.

Anyway. I suggest you folks go preach on the haraamness of something more important, something that's a threat to the world -- and there are hundreds going right now -- instead of whether wishing someone Happy Nauroz is haraam or gathering with family and friends for a good meal at a certain time of the year is haraam or this and that.

[Lemar]

Manana.
It's not celebrated by all Pashtuns; mostly those in Afghanistan celebrate it.

But for those who think that this is haraam and all, you do realize that the beginning of the new year is a fact, right? There are 12 months in a year, whichever calendar you prefer or are programmed to use, and when the 12th month is over, the next year begins. The exact date/time of Nauroz is astronomically calculated at Tehran University each year, and it is determined that the moment the sun equalizes the day and night, a new year begins.

To understand the astronomy behind it, feel free to browse the net for information on it. But I find it utterly ridiculous that some of us think it's "haraam" just because it is an ancient celebration. Explain to me, will you, why do you use the Gregorian calendar? If I asked you when you were born, are you not going to tell me a month between January and December and a date between the 1st and the 31st?

And, yes, you can call it whatever you want -- Nauroz, nawey wraz/ranra, nawey kaal, whatever you want. I prefer Nauroz myself. No one'll prolly object if we said "Nawey kaal mo umbarak shai!" would they? I doubt it. But look at the petty objections towards "Nauroz." Oh how tragic it is that we can't determine what our priorities should be!

Anyway. I suggest you folks go preach on the haraamness of something more important, something that's a threat to the world -- and there are hundreds going right now -- instead of whether wishing someone Happy Nauroz is haraam or gathering with family and friends for a good meal at a certain time of the year is haraam or this and that.

Very well said!

It's not celebrated by all Pashtuns; mostly those in Afghanistan celebrate it.

why would Pashtuns have different cultures? this is what I have a problem with! and even in Afghanistan some Pashtuns have long forgotten this! thinking it's Haraam! it's a shame cause only 14XX years ago your forefathers were celebrating it every year and I am sure they were proud of their culture unlike us nowadays!
And let me clear this again it's nothing religious! It was accepted in Zoroastrian cause it actually out dated the religion it self and since Zoroastrian religion was born in this part of the world they had no problems with it and later it actually become a part of it.
So it's nothing pagan, it's more of a culture.

[Feroza_Banu]

nawe kaal mo mubarak sa...


we celebrate it ... i make special food on this day... i love spring and thats enough reason for me to celebrate the start of such lovely season.

[KingKhan]

Persians

Aryan

Afghanistan should rename itself to Persiaistan. Pakistan, is the country that belongs to Pashtuns.

[graveyardofempires]

Persians

Aryan

Afghanistan should rename itself to Persiaistan. Pakistan, is the country that belongs to Pashtuns.

why would you go and say something like that?
afghanistan is a multiethnic and cultural society and this is a harmless feest unless you are a person who will use it to spew some stereotypical non sense.

[KingKhan]

why would you go and say something like that?
afghanistan is a multiethnic and cultural society and this is a harmless feest unless you are a person who will use it to spew some stereotypical non sense.

Damn right I am.

Am very disappointed at Afghans, celebrating a Persian holiday. When has Iran, or Persians celebrate an Afghan, or Pashtun holiday?

Afghans to their Persian masters


It's getting preposterous