Do you guys celebrate Noruz?

[ډګروال]

No?

last nowroz but back than pashtuns from pashtunkhwa were calling us persianised for celeberating it.
this time it seems there is another twist to all of this.

[abassinafghan]

lol , who were those people ? some self proclaimed khans and patans , who also celebrate Youm-e-Azadi ?or ali jinahs birth day ??? pathetic ...

[Pisho]

Naway kal is not a Persian holiday lol
Its like the new years everyone has their own way of celebrating it
It's not as big of a holiday as eid but we do almost the same things the only difference is that u pray at home where in eid the men in my family go to the mosque for the prayers

[Pisho]

I hate that people get soo religious that their culture become extinct in the process just like someone told me no I don't celebrate birthdays cuz it's haram, i mean i don't celebrate them too but what is so haram about wishing some one a happy birth day???? :/

[Karachi]

what are the origins of nawroz? I mean where did it first start?

[Kushan Prince]

what are the origins of nawroz? I mean where did it first start?

Nowruz is Persian for "Iranian New Year". It is a new year's holiday celebrated by Iranian Peoples in Iran, Armenia, Tajikistan and Afghanistan. The origins of Nowruz go back to the ancient Iranian holiday of the Zoroasters who practiced Zoroastrianism, A Persian religion praying of praying to the Sun. After the Persians converted to Islam they incorporated this holiday in their culture and still celebrate as of this day. All the lands that are influenced by Persian culture celebrate this.

[Khostai]

Nowruz is Persian for "Iranian New Year". It is a new year's holiday celebrated by Iranian Peoples in Iran, Armenia, Tajikistan and Afghanistan. The origins of Nowruz go back to the ancient Iranian holiday of the Zoroasters who practiced Zoroastrianism, A Persian religion praying of praying to the Sun. After the Persians converted to Islam they incorporated this holiday in their culture and still celebrate as of this day. All the lands that are influenced by Persian culture celebrate this.

Wrong, Zoroastrianism comes form the rigion what is now Balkh and part of Tajikistan, persians took over the culture from them, also the language and ethics, persians did the same what Romas did to greeks, they took most of the religion, architecture and gave it there own twist. Peopel calling navroz only persian thing are wrong.
And Pashtuns have Nawa kol, we don't have the jumping over the fire or the 7 fruits ans stuff that Iranians have. And by the way the old Romans the Chinese and some other cultures have New Year in the begining of the spring. Are you gona say that they are also influenced by Persians????

[Kushan Prince]

Wrong, Zoroastrianism comes form the rigion what is now Balkh and part of Tajikistan, persians took over the culture from them, also the language and ethics, persians did the same what Romas did to greeks, they took most of the religion, architecture and gave it there own twist. Peopel calling navroz only persian thing are wrong.
And Pashtuns have Nawa kol, we don't have the jumping over the fire or the 7 fruits ans stuff that Iranians have. And by the way the old Romans the Chinese and some other cultures have New Year in the begining of the spring. Are you gona say that they are also influenced by Persians????

Really? Do you have any authentic Proof or source to back up your claims. As far as I know nowruz is considered a "fire celebration" when they light up fires and stuff. Also just do you know, nawa kal is not the same as nowruz. It is a different New Years celebrated in a different month. Even the Pashtuns of khyber pakhtunwa and Baluchistan don't celebrate nowruz.

[DaZahroJaam.]

Makes me want to stick a candle in the lawn and dance around it every night..

half if not more of the facilities that you live by today were invented or funded by non Muslims. You indulge in them with out a pinch of guilt but heaven forbid, should someone else celebrate the arrival of a new season by gathering with friends and cooking a favorite dish or two.. We should just be miserable like the rest of you all year long to prove how not influenced by the Persians (or whoever else out there) we are not. Boycott airplanes, your remote control, refrigerators ad electricity, then come back and talk to us about the Persian influence.
"You can lead a horse to the river, you can not make it drink". You live in 21th century, your mind is in the gutter and then you wonder why the rest of the universe is taking a piss over your nation.
You stay there, the rest of us would like to be influenced and by all sort of people out there too.

[AbuAtheistAfghani]

Every pashtun is an Afghan. Every Afghan celebrates Nauroz. If you do not celebrate Nauroz you are not Afghan, and so you are not pashtun. Of course I celebrate it. I am an Afghan/Pashtun!

[Kushan Prince]

Every pashtun is an Afghan. Every Afghan celebrates Nauroz. If you do not celebrate Nauroz you are not Afghan, and so you are not pashtun. Of course I celebrate it. I am an Afghan/Pashtun!

No not all afghans celebrate nowruz. Especially the Pashtuns in khyber pakhtunwa. Mostly the Tajiks celebrate this since it is a Persian celebration. Pashtuns celebrate nawa kal not nowruz. And I don't think you are afghan due to your suspicious name. Nice trolling.

[Shayesta]

The only reason we don't celebrate is because only one Afghan family lives in our area, and a city half an hour away celebrates it with only men since 99% of Afghans living in that area are male students. Nonetheless, I would love to witness this beautiful occasion in the city of Nawrooz itself: Mazar-e-Sharif. My dream.

[ډګروال]

Every pashtun is an Afghan. Every Afghan celebrates Nauroz. If you do not celebrate Nauroz you are not Afghan, and so you are not pashtun. Of course I celebrate it. I am an Afghan/Pashtun!

[ډګروال]

The only reason we don't celebrate is because only one Afghan family lives in our area, and a city half an hour away celebrates it with only men since 99% of Afghans living in that area are male students. Nonetheless, I would love to witness this beautiful occasion in the city of Nawrooz itself: Mazar-e-Sharif. My dream.

ive been celeberating it all my life.

not that special and it is unislamic.

[Shayesta]

So Un-Islamic yet worth to celebrate it throughout your life? Nice...