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March 20 or 21. Falls precisely on spring equinox. Spring is here, friends. Let’s stay in the garden, and be guests to the strangers of the green… — Rumi Norooz is known by dozens of names across the many countries where it’s celebrated. Nowruz, Norouz, Noruz, Noroz, Nowroz, Nauryz, Navruz, Novroze, and more. Now comes from the same root as “new”, and ruz means both “day” and “time”. But however you spell it, the Persian …Read more 
Date varies. January 14, 2012 Shia Muslims finish the trek to Hussein Mosque in Karbala This week an estimated 9 million people gathered in the city of Karbala to remember the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and one of the holiest figures of Islam since its founder. Forty days ago Shiite Muslims began a period of remembrance for the third Imam, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE. After being released …Read more 
[published Dec. 27, 2007] Zarathustra Today former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto was killed by a suicide attacker in Rawalpindi where she was attending a campaign rally. Bhutto was waving to the crowd from the sunroof of her vehicle after the rally when she was struck down by an attacker who fired shots and then set off an explosive devise. Over 20 spectators were killed. As the government and press squabble over who was behind it …Read more 
(usually) December 21
Creation! Before the light of creation dazzled chaos, Love was created — that set creation on fire… – Hafez On the longest night of the year Iranians around the world celebrate Yalda. It means “rebirth”, referring to the rebirth of the sun. Today is also the first day of the month of Dey. The history of this celebration goes back almost to the dawn of civilization itself, when …Read more 
December 17 Everything you see has its roots in the unseen world. The forms may change, yet the essence remains the same. Every wonderful sight will vanish, every sweet word will fade, But do not be disheartened, The source they come from is eternal, growing, Branching out, giving new life and new joy. Why do you weep? The source is within you And this whole world is springing up from it.” December 17 is …Read more December 13 His Highness the Aga Khan has been the Imam of the Shia Ismaili for over fifty years. The Ismaili are the second largest group of Shia in the world. At age 20 he was chosen by his grandfather to succeed him rather than his father or uncle. Wrote his grandfather, Sultan Muhammed Shah Aga Khan: “In view of the fundamentally altered conditions in the world in very recent years due to the great changes that have taken …Read more 
April 2 It’s time to celebrate the 13th! April 2 is Sizdah Bedar, the last day of the Norooz celebrations. Sizdah means 13, and Sizdah Bedar is celebrated on the 13th day of the Persian new year, which begins on the spring equinox, March 20 or 21. The first twelve days of the New Year are spent visiting the homes of family and friends. Grandparents and older relatives come first. Then other family members. Then families visit …Read more |
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