Today, I had lots of time. Some of the time I spent just gazing at my low ceiling for some answers on some questions which were brought to my attentions yesterday. More I thought about it, the more, it boggled my mind. This idle brain-throbbing exercise made me more and more restless because I felt, I did not have any foresight on the pertinent questions, and the answers, and I tried to derive were more like a square screw in a round hole. However, I decided to become constructive and started to think something which was more positive, currently read and thought about.
Therefore, I decided to refer to ‘WIKIPEDIA’, the free encyclopedia, which has compiled many and many pages on significant of ‘NOWRUZ’, the Persian word for the new day or the first day of the New Year.
The Ismaili Muslim celebrates the ‘NOWRUZ’ on March 21, 2010, which is also a first day of spring in British Columbia. This year the spring has arrived early and the days are getting longer, the plants have become greener and the flowers have blossomed to its full strength. In my studio, I have some tall lucky bamboos. It looks like they are growing with me.
Coming back to the Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, had I tried to read all those pertinent material compiled by it, it would have taken me several days, and even than I would not have comprehended the significant of ‘NOWRUZ.’
Traditionally, ‘NOWRUZ’ has spiritual and material connotation. It is also tied with astronomy. Symbolically, it heralds a new day of the New Year, bringing families together, and celebrations take place on the ‘NOWRUZ’ day. However, in my lay-man terms, I decided to simplify to myself the historic and cultural significant of ‘NOWRUZ’ that it is joyous and a happy day which is world wide recognized.
The ‘Nowruz’ is officially recognized on the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity. The United Nations General Assembly has recognized March 21 as the “International Day of Nowruz.”
The beauty of the word ‘Nowruz’ is that, it is spelt in many different ways, viz: Norouz, Norooz, Narooz, Nawruz, Newroz, Newruz, Nauruz, Nawroz, Noruz, Novruz, Nauroz, Navroz, Naw-Ruz, Nowroj, Nevruz, and so on ……
Nowruz is celebrated in Iran, Central, Asia, South Asia, Northwestern China, and the Crimea. And some ethnic groups in Albania, Bosnia, Serbia, Republic of Macedonia, India, Pakistan, Europe, England, Canada, and USA.
Nizar Ali K. Shivji, Vancouver, BC, Courtesy – Wikipedia
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YA-ALI-MADAD! I am taking the liberty to thank you all for accepting my articles on BC Olympics, the Paralympics 2010, and the latest on ‘Navuroze’.
Your scruples are high. Ethically and legally you know your boundary, which makes one comfortable to communicate with you. This is, indeed, very heart-warming and a glowing tribute to “THE ISMAILI MAIL.” Please maintain your moral stand at all times.
I will sincerely extend this opportunity to wish you all ‘Navuroze Mubarak’.
With my sincere regards, Nizar Shivji.
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HAVE A BLESSED NAVUROZE!
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