Preparation to Host Nowruz,

[Hashmat]

Afghanistan will be hosting Presidents, head of States, and other government officials from Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Albania, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Autonomous Region of Kurdistan (part of Iraq) and Georgia in Kabul to celebrate New Year (Nawruz) in March 2014.
More than 187 million people around the world celebrate Nowruz as the beginning of the New Year and it has been celebrated for over 3,000 years in Central Asia, Caucasus, Balkans, Black Sea Basin, Middle East and other regions.
Nowruz plays a significant role in strengthening ties among people based on mutual respect and the ideals of peace and good neighborliness.
In 2010, the United Nations General Assembly declared March 21st as the International Day of Nowruz.
How do you evaluate culture ties of Afghanistan with neighboring countries?
Hashmat
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[Black Lion]

Wrong forum.

The "good people" here at PF do not celebrate or condone any pagan Iranian activities.
Please direct yourself to www.tajikam.com

Thank you.

[Karachi]

People in Chitral/Hunza also celebrate it. never seen it in real life, what do people do?

[Black Lion]

People in Chitral/Hunza also celebrate it. never seen it in real life, what do people do?

The Wakhi (Khikwor) people of Hunza/Gojal may celebrate it because they are Pamiri (mountain Tajik) and their culture is similar to that of other Tajiks and Persians, particularly those from Badakhshan.

Even Tajiks from China (the Sarikuli people of Taxkorgan, etc. and also Wakhi people who live across the border in Xinjiang and also in Afghanistan) celebrate it but they do it in a different way compared to Tajiks from Afghanistan or Tajikistan and Persians from Iran. They are all Ismaili and are very liberal compared to Sunnis and Shias.

I don't know if Chitrali people celebrate it.

[Shamlawar Khurasani]

Its a pagan festival and celebrating or participating in pagan rituals and festivals is an act of apostasy. Mullah Ali Qari al Hanafi who was a classic era hanafi jurist from Herat explained why it is apostasy and how it is strictly prohibited. Still many fake Muslims celebrate it.

[vinyard80]

Thats great! I love Nowruz! Its a celebration of our zoroastrian roots! I love it!!

What is wrong with you, people? Nowruz is celebrated by many pashtuns in Afghanistan. If you don't agree with Nowruz, with persian calendar,.. then may I know which calendar is "ok" for our nationalist brothers? Arabic one? Westerner one? Which one?

[vinyard80]

Its a pagan festival and celebrating or participating in pagan rituals and festivals is an act of apostasy. Mullah Ali Qari al Hanafi who was a classic era hanafi jurist from Herat explained why it is apostasy and how it is strictly prohibited. Still many fake Muslims celebrate it.

Man I prefer Nawroz than your arab pagan rituals. Nowruz is one of the greatest "eid" in afghanistan and you can not change it. LOL

[Black Lion]

Thats great! I love Nowruz! Its a celebration of our zoroastrian roots! I love it!!


What is wrong with you, people? Nowruz is celebrated by many pashtuns in Afghanistan. If you don't agree with Nowruz, with persian calendar,.. then may I know which calendar is "ok" for our nationalist brothers? Arabic one? Westerner one? Which one?

1. In Islam, celebrating "our Zoroastrian roots" is not allowed.
Carrying on pre-Islamic heritage and traditions is not allowed in Islam and as a Pakistani/Latino, you don't see me celebrating Diwali or sacrificing little kids to Aztec deities.

2. Show me some real Pashtuns from rural Afghanistan who celebrate it. There are none, only Persified Kabulis, etc. celebrate it.
Not one Pashtun from Paktia, etc. will ever celebrate this Iranian holiday and if you can show me one, I will believe you.

3. Western calender for secular purposes, "Arabic" calender for religious purposes. The Persian calender is best left for Persia to use since Afghanistan is not the same as Iran.

You are a troll and I won't respond to you after this.

[Shamlawar Khurasani]

Man I prefer Nawroz than your arab pagan rituals. Nowruz is one of the greatest "eid" in afghanistan and you can not change it. LOL

You are obviously detached from current situation in Afghanistan. Almost all major scholars and preachers across Afghanistan have launched a campaign against celebration of pagan festivals few years ago. Last year, only some pockets of fanatic pagans celebrated it, like those in inner city Kabul and those in Mazar. But in most parts of the country, including suburbs of Kabul, people abandoned nawroz festivities.

So it seems, paganism is vanishing from Afghanistan.

You might consider living in Iran. There it is quite a popular event.

[Shamlawar Khurasani]

The only Pashtuns I know who celebrate Nawroz are non-Muslims who are confused and ignorant of their own identity and heritage.

[Al-Afghani]

We as Purely Pashtun Taliban should only celebrate Arabic and Panjabi festivities.

[vinyard80]

You are obviously detached from current situation in Afghanistan. Almost all major scholars and preachers across Afghanistan have launched a campaign against celebration of pagan festivals few years ago. Last year, only some pockets of fanatic pagans celebrated it, like those in inner city Kabul and those in Mazar. But in most parts of the country, including suburbs of Kabul, people abandoned nawroz festivities.

So it seems, paganism is vanishing from Afghanistan.

You might consider living in Iran. There it is quite a popular event.

Dude I was in kabul last Nowruz and most of kabulis celebrate it. I don't know whats the reality in rural pashtun areas but most of persianspeakers in afghanistan celebrate it.

BTW why should we reject our preislamic roots and praise your arabic pagan rituals? After all Islam is just a mix of preislamic-yahilia rituals with some teachings created by prophet muhammad.

[Da Bannu Mazdigar]

Man I prefer Nawroz than your arab pagan rituals. Nowruz is one of the greatest "eid" in afghanistan and you can not change it. LOL

Your very much allowed to do anything in your own home.But don't expect Pashtun to commit shirk by celebrating **** like this.

[Da Bannu Mazdigar]

Thats great! I love Nowruz! Its a celebration of our zoroastrian roots! I love it!!

What is wrong with you, people? Nowruz is celebrated by many pashtuns in Afghanistan. If you don't agree with Nowruz, with persian calendar,.. then may I know which calendar is "ok" for our nationalist brothers? Arabic one? Westerner one? Which one?

Hahaha,Persian of iran were the only follower of zoroastrain.you claim to be a tajik.how the hell do you claim having roots in zoroatheism?

And only 35millions are persian in iran out of total more than 70million population.The rest of the 35million are kurds,azeri and related tribes

Please read the history of tajiks.Hell even the word tajik was used as abusive term when they were called SARTS.but later adopbted this name.

[Loy Afghanistan]

We as Purely Pashtun Taliban should only celebrate Arabic and Panjabi festivities.

hahaha I love this guy, makes me laugh all the time. super troll, he is making fun of Panjabis, Pakis, Pashtuns, Tajiks. Sometime I feel like he is from some western country or are born in one without his parents or his parents did not raise him proper.

And this Frog Eyed Shamlaarar Kharsani is back. Please stop with your bullschit. You are not someone special Angel to judge other Muslims, only Allah can judge. You follow the Wahhabi sect. Do you think Wahhabi sect is allowed in Islam? To have sects and make sects is forbidden, don't throw a stone into a house made of glas. You talking and bashing other peoples culture and believes. A true Muslim respect other peoples way, this kharsani is a extremist evil parasite walking on earth. I never judge normal people by their faith. But extremist sects are disgusting and I don't like to face them or be near them. All major countries in the world has laws against extremist fanatic's.