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THE REAL HISTORY OF JAMSHEDI NAVROZ
JAMSHEDI NAVROZ IS NOT ZARATHUSHTI’S DINI NAVROZ, BUT A HISTORICAL INCIDENT
THAT HAPPENED AGES BACK.
All of us are aware of The Convenient, of Fixed length, simple Zarathushti Calendar. Which is of 365 days. Its
1st Day Hormazd of Farvardin Month is the Navruz (New Year). On that day, Shah Jamshed of the Peshdadi Age sat
on the throne. There is reference to it in the Shahnama.
“JEHAAN ANJUMAN SHUD BARE TAKHTE UY, AZAAN BAR SHUDEH FARRE BAKHTE UY.” ~It
was His (Jamshed’s) increased Fame that people of the world accumulated around his Throne.
“BA JAMSHID BAR GAOHAR AFSHAANDAND MARAAN RUZ RAA RUZE NAV KHVAANDAND” ~
They showered Blessings on Jamshid. Especially From that day they called it Navruz.
“SARE SAALE NAV HORMUZO FARVARDIN BAR AASUDE AZ RANJ TANO DEL ZE KIN” ~ The New
year was Hormuz Roz of Farvardin Mah. Their Body & mind had respite from malice.
“BA NAVRUZE NAV SHAAHE GETI FARUZ BAR AAN TAKHT BENASHASHT FIRUZ RUZ” ~ On the
Auspicious day of Navruz, the Shah who had enlightened the world sat on his throne.
“BAZORGAAN BA SHAADI BEYAARAASTAND MAYO RUDO RAAMESHGARAAN HVASTAND” ~ The
Seniors held a Congregation to celebrate the Happiness with Alcohol, dance & music.
“CHUNIN JASHANE FARROKH AZAAN RUZGAAR BEMANDEH AZAAN KHUSTAVAAN YAADGAAR”
~ From that day this Happy Kashan & the Kingship was widely remembered.
From the above Farsi couplets, we find there is no reference by Firdausi to the revolution of the sun or that of
the Sun being in Mesh Rashi, when the New Year starts. It only states that the New Year came on Hormazd Roz of
Farvardin Mah & that Shah Jamshed sat on the Throne on Navruz day. He does not state that as it was the season of
spring when the sun entered the Mesh Rashi, Jamshed Padshah declared it to be Jamshedi Navruz.
In the Time of Firdausi, the year was of 365 days & Farvardin Mah Which at the Time of Yazdegard Sheriar
(632-652 AD.) Fell in JUNE. Slowly sliding back to Springtime (March) in the Time of Firdausi (1000 A.D.)
Firdausi terms it Auspicious & describes Shah Jamshed as having sat on the Throne.
From the Guajarati Book: ‘Jathosti Dharma Ane Kriyao Vishe Lakhano’ ~ Dasturji Dr. Firoz Kotwal pgs. 124-
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