The celebration of Nauroze welcomes the beginning of spring in the new year on March 21st (at the time of the Vernal Equinoz).
It is celebrated by Persians, Parsi's, Zoroastrians, and Bahá'ís. Nauruje festival is celebrated by the people of Arabia prior to the holly prophet's (Peace be upon him) hijrat to Medina were mere Arabic versions of the two great festivals of the Zoroastrians namely, Mihirjana and the Nawroze respectively.
It has been celebrated for over 3,000 years. Both nauruz, the festival of the New Year, and Mihirjan the feast of Mithara, used to last six days, the number perhaps being based on the six Persian
ghanbars. The first day of the new years was called Nauruz-I-Amma (of the people) or Kucak (Little) and the sixth day was Nuruz-I- Hasa (Noble) or Buzurg (great).
It was the custom of Kishra (Persian Kings) that the king opened the Nauruz festival and then proclaimed to all that he would hold a session for them, and bestow benefits upon them.
On the second day the session was for men of high rank, and the members of the great families.
On the third day the session was for his warriors, and for the highest Manbadha (priests), on the fourth day it was for his family, his religion and domestics, and on the fifth it was for his children and
clients. When the sixth day came and he had done justice to all of them, he celebrated Nauruz for himself and converse only with special friends and those and who were admitted into his privacy.
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