જ્યારે આપણે પાક દાદાર અહુરા મઝદાનો આભાર માનીયે છીએ ત્યારે વ્યકત કરવા માટે આપણે જશન કે સમારોહ અથવા ફરેશતા સમારોહનું આયોજન કરીએ છીએ. ફરેશતા સમારોહમાં તમામ પવિત્ર અમેશાસ્પંદ અને યઝદોને કૃતજ્ઞતા વ્યકત કરી આભાર માનીએ છીએ. બધામાં 33 યઝદો છે અને તેમના પ્રતીકનું અહીં ટૂંકમાં વર્ણન કર્યું છે. 1. સ્પેન્ટા મેન્યુુ: આ પ્રચંડ ભાવના ભગવાનની…
ઉત્સવોથી આશા અને આનંદ મળે છે. તેઓ બંધન અને જોડાણ માટેની તકો ખોલે છે. નવરોઝનો વસંત પર્વ કોઈ અપવાદ નથી. તે એક નવો દિવસ (નવ = ન્યુ અને રોજ = દિવસ), નવી શરૂઆત અને એકદમ નવા જીવનનો આરંભ કરે છે. આશા એ ખૂબ શક્તિશાળી અને સકારાત્મક સાધન છે. તે આપણને અશક્યને હાંસલ કરવાની પ્રેરણા આપે…
The National Centre for the Performing Arts and Citi go back a long way in their appreciation of culture. Having grown stronger over the years, this association has newly added a welcome dimension to its broad spectrum of initiatives – with a series of select Indian and Western classical music concerts, with stellar performances by…
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! Winning Caption and Winner’s Name Will Be Published Next Week. Send in your captions at editor@parsi-times.com by 31st March 2021. [otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Disclaimer: Some of our ‘Caption This’ Contest photos are taken from freely available, public online resources and are published in a light and humorous…
Thank You, Dear Readers! Dear Readers, It is only appropriate that I start with thanking you for your plentiful, appreciative response to our Jamshedi Navroz Special issue, considering its central theme itself was gratitude! Your kind words and support always encourage us all at Parsi Times, but make an even greater difference during these times,…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] The community has paid an unfair price for the unnecessary political shenanigans related to the BPP Elections, for the seat of two Trustees, which were to be held earlier this month. Apart from a colossal waste of time, effort and finances on legal proceedings, the postponement of the elections to the 23rd…
After a long wait, finally, the ZAC (Zoroastrian Association of California) opened its doors to devotees on the auspicious 21st March – Jamshedi Navroze. Earlier, the premise was thoroughly cleaned and decorated with chowk by ZAC members Arnavaz and Farhang Poorvafadari, Dhun and Ketty Alamshaw, Fardoon Dungore, Jimy Colabewalla, Navaz Modi, Rooky Fitter, Ruzbe Daruwalla, Ers. Zarrir and Zerkxis…
The XYZ Seniors conducted their first event for the New Year at Mumbai’s Chowpatty Beach. After converging at the beach at 7:30 am, they were divided into teams and given a list of fun tasks to solve. This was then topped by a delicious breakfast at Café New York following which, the group dispersed with…
Earlier this month, a band of selfless volunteers, including enthusiastic youngsters and senior citizens, smilingly toiled from 9:00 am till late evening, to provide spring-cleaning for Mumbai’s Seth Ardeshir Bhicajee Patel Dadgah and its sacred well, located at Salsette Parsi Colony, Andheri East. The comprehensive exercise included cleaning the main hall, the walls up to…
The residents of Hyderabad’s Bai Maneckbai N. Chenoy Agiary Colony continued the tradition of celebrating the Spring Equinox with a contributory, common ‘Jamshedi Navroze’ Table Spread, at the Agiary hall, on 20th March, 2021. Ensuring the participation of all 36 families of the Agiary’s residential complex, each family contributed one item on the table. All…
Youth is exuberant in cheerful energy and over-plus energy. Let me work in my youthful years with physical and mental exuberance. Let the cup of my vitality brim over all along my youth. Let me not fritter away my youthful years. Let me not indulge myself in indolence. Let me not oversleep my youth. Let…