Preparation to Host Nowruz,

[gadoonwal]

Since you r typical pkai ignorant ,I tell u who else in KP celebrat Nowroz.

1-Tori in ParachanR
2-Bangish in Sada Tall and Hungo
3-Orkzey in Kohat

Many more like this ,now take you ignorant head out your smelly backside.

Even your God father Ali Janah might have celebrated it.0

Nowroz DO Not belong to Tajik ,it belong to all people who has been living in the region and have history,It has been demonized by Salafis and Arabs ,because it is and was more civilized then their Camel shagging culture ,gash I must stop ,you culture less won't get it.

The entire tori tribe is shai.
Bangash and orakzai also have shai so they celebrate cus of their link to iran.
pashtun got nothing to do with persain calender.

After all ,,nawroza mubarak,,,,,in advance to all persain countries iran,afghanistan and all other stans in central asia.

[torkham]

There is one element of dispute - what to celebrate, and another of mis-labelling a date.
There are two major celebrations in Islam, the Eid al fitr / akhtar and Eid al adha/loye akhtar. So celebrate these, bass.
Nauroz coincides with the beginning of natures cycle of growth (agriculture, seeds, reproduction). Agricultural societies pegged it in their calendars. Nomadic societies had no need to make it an event. Whether zoroasters made it into their religion is irrelevant, unless you hark back to your golden era of zoroaster (like those islam rejecting iranians).
As for afghan calendar starting from this date is matter of convenience, not worship of iran or zoraster or paganism. But if you want to celebrate it, ie make it an eid (Ar for festival), that is to me sharing the iranian cultural fest. I believe the religious scholars of iran tried to sanctify this day by placing the quran along the haftseen table.
Question to the pious should really be why are you introducing another celebration.
Date and calendar is only for practicality.

For me, i dont celebrate any new years, both dates serve as days in calendars.

[Badlun]

Since you r typical pkai ignorant ,I tell u who else in KP celebrat Nowroz.

1-Tori in ParachanR
2-Bangish in Sada Tall and Hungo
3-Orkzey in Kohat

Many more like this ,now take you ignorant head out your smelly backside.

Even your God father Ali Janah might have celebrated it.0

Nowroz DO Not belong to Tajik ,it belong to all people who has been living in the region and have history,It has been demonized by Salafis and Arabs ,because it is and was more civilized then their Camel shagging culture ,gash I must stop ,you culture less won't get it.

Nawey kal(Afghan New year first day) can be an occasion for celebration. If Nowroz is Persian and not Pashtun, still Pashtun can celebrate it as you can join your neighbors in their celebrations and above this you have the reason that it is the first day of the Afghan official calendar.

Wahabis will not let you enjoy the life. Let us in their opposition, fully celebrate Nowroz with full zest and zeal.

I have one curiosity. What were the festivals of Pashtuns before Islam? I will highly appreciate if some one share soem information in this regard. I know before Wahabism in Pashtunland , there were local fairs and festivities but as a whole what the Pashtun people used to celebrate before Islam?

[Hashmat]

First of all, let’s distinguish between religious holidays and cultural holidays. Religious holidays are Eid-al- Adha and Eid- al- Fiter. Nowruz is a cultural holiday. Culture celebrations and festivals are common among people all over the world. These events celebrate different historical and cultural practices and share some important community functions. Often holidays like Nowruz bring together families and communities, and introduce new generations to traditional food, dry fruits, dance, music, and handicrafts. The festivities of Nowruz reflect the renewal of the Earth that occurs with the coming of spring. Nowruz is a time for family and friends to get togather and celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of the next.

Hashmat
DET Centcom

[Shamlawar Khurasani]

First of all, let’s distinguish between religious holidays and cultural holidays.

Lets not.

[Loy Afghanistan]

Lets not.

Let's move you and your kind to Saudi Arabia.

[gadoonwal]

jahil pashtuns always feel proud of others,s culture and language and look down up on their own language and culture.
will other,s do the same?
will they learn pashtu and feel proud of pashtunwali?
They make fun of pashtu and pashtun way of life.
wa dala pakhtuna bya tha walay domra begerata shaway ye.
ka pukhtaana yay nu pa khpala jaba wyaar waky.
pa khpal dod dastor aw khpala jaba nang waky.

[pashtanajan]

You guys like to make issues out of non-issues. Nowruz has always been celebrated in my family for generations, and it's a great way to get together and celebrate the coming of spring. It's just a New Years celebration—a celebration meant for the future, for hope, and prosperity.