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More than 300 million people celebrate Nowruz every year. When is it celebrated and how will it be affected by the coronavirus pandemic?

Persian New Year 2021 Parsi New Year 2021 will be celebrated on August 17th in India. After the legendary King of Persia, Jamshed, who began the Parsi Calendar and Navroz, meaning new day, it is also known as Jamshedi Navroz. Navroz is celebrated globally in March, but the Shahenshahi calendar is followed in India, which does not account for leap years, so Navroz arrives 200 days later, in August. After the Persian King, Jamshed, Navroz is also known as Jamshed-i-Navroz. The king is credited wi...