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TO ISMAILI MUSLIM, A TIME OF HOPE, JOY - 2004-03-24

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Wednesday, 2004, March 24
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Sunday marked Navroz, the start of a new year for Ismaili Muslims around theworld. 'The celebration usually coincides with the spring equinox,' explained Salim Rahimi, an active volunteer in the Ismaili community in North Texas. 'Navroz literally means a new day, and it brings hope and joy at the onset of the new year.' As part of the traditional celebration, children paint and decorate eggs and pass them out to relatives.

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H.H. Prince Karim Aga Khan IV


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Dallas News - TO ISMAILI MUSLIM, A TIME OF HOPE, JOY - 2004-03-24

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To Ismaili Muslims, a time of hope, joy
Sunday marked Navroz, the start of a new year for Ismaili Muslims around the world.
'The celebration usually coincides with the spring equinox,' explained Salim Rahimi, an active volunteer in the Ismaili community in North Texas.
'Navroz literally means a new day, and it brings hope and joy at the onset of the new year.'
As part of the traditional celebration, children paint and decorate eggs and pass them out to relatives.

Chitral News - TO ISMAILI MUSLIM, A TIME OF HOPE, JOY - 2004-03-24

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Jashn-e-Nowroze was celebrated in the upper part of the district, which marks the arrival of the new year and spring season. The festival is of Iranian origin and is celebrated in the Ismaili majority areas of Mastuj, Laspur, Yarkhoon, Khot, Rech, Karimabad and Lotkoh valleys on 21st March. The main feature of the festival is general cleanliness of the houses, exchange of gifts and merry-making of different natures including musical concerts. Different games are played by the youth-folk while the elders pay visits to their relatives and friends.

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