Parsis celebrate Navroz by praying, feasting

Mumbai | Sunday | 18th August, 2019

Summary:

Navroz signifying the Parsi New Year is a day of feasting for India's women Rugby team captain Vahbiz Bharucha. In quintessential Parsi humour Vahbiz quips, "I am back from a family get-together where there was silence and we have just been eating." The elders celebrate the onset of the winter equinox by visiting the agiary in the morning, Vahbiz explains. The mandatory thing is to visit a fire temple," explains Zaveri. Evenings are spent going to watch a good old Parsi play an industry which also has seen a revival of sorts in the recent days, explains Zaveri..