Mumbai: Celebrations blurring differences among various communities

Mumbai | Friday | 22nd March, 2019

Summary:

Our fasting month ends and we celebrate Naw-Ruz (New Day) day with prayers and meeting each other. Besides Holi, a number of them that trace their roots to Persia, or today’s Iran, celebrated Navroze or Naw-Ruz in different ways. Mainly Shiah Muslims who migrated from Iran, celebrations were threefold. While the Fasli Irani Zoroastrians celebrated it as Jamshedi Navroze, the Baha’i celebrated it as the first day of the calendar. It was celebrations galore to a number of people who belonged to several communities living in the Maximum City..