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The Ismaili New Year, Navroz, is celebrated each year the first day of Spring, on March 21st. From a spiritual point of view, it represents the resurrection of the soul. During the time of the first 8 Fatimid Caliphs, this day was a national holiday in North Africa. There were huge processions in Cairo on that day.

Eji Navaroj naa din sohaamannaa,
sri hari Kaayaam shikaar ramavaa van gayaa;
sevak naa man thayaa udaasi,
paraan hari charanne raheaa 1

Eji Sri Kaayam prite jo chint baandhi
Nar ne prite ame van gayaa
evaa van sohaamannaa shri saaheb ditthaa,
delaa dai devataa raheaa 2

Eji Bhalun thayun saahebe sumat aali
shri hari Kaayam saathe ramavaa ame van gayaa
anat aashaa puri hamaari,
dev dil bhaave gameaa 3

Eji Hete hari sun hirakh baandho
avichal rang saaheb se giraheaa

MOZAYAN JASHN-E PIROZ AST IMROZ
BA MU'MIN EID-U-NAWROZ AST IMROZ

CHENAN KHURSHID-E- TABAN AASH'KARAA
RAMUZ-E-ILM-E-MARMUZ AST IMROZ

KALAM-E-DILKASH-O-ILM-E-ILAHI
DIL ANGIZ-O-DIL AFROZ AST IMROZ

DIL-E-SAHEB DILAN RA ILM-I-TAUHID
NIKAT-AMOZ-O-DIL DOZ AST IMROZ

MAQALATAM CHENAN SHAMA-I-JAHANTAAB
FEROZAN NOOR-E-PUR SOZ AST IMROZ

BA CHASHM-E-MAN KARIM BIN ALI-SHAH
CHU MEHR-I AALAM AFROZ AST IMROZ

IMAM-I-WAQT AGHA KHAN-E-CHAHARUM
BA GITI DANISH ANDOZ AST IMROZ

BA HAR FARD-I JAMA'AT DAR HAMMA HAAL
INAYAT BAKHSH-O-DIL SOZ AST IMROZ

Navroz Waez by Alwaez Abu Aly Aziz

Navroz Mubarak we sing together
Navroz Navroz Mubarak to All

Je je mangu te tunhi deve
We pray for happiness and prosperity

Navroz Mubarak we sing together
Navroz Navroz Mubarak to All

Gat Manhe awine Kar Jori rahiye
We pray for love peace and unity

Navroz Mubarak we sing together
Navroz Navroz Mubarak to All

Sandhia wela mat koi chouko
We pray for Dua, Dassond and Bandgi

Navroz Mubarak we sing together
Navroz Navroz Mubarak to All

Taariye tu taaranhaar Khudawind
We pray for guidance on Siratal Mustaqeem

Navroz Mubarak we sing together

Navroz is a Persian word, meaning new day of the year. The Arabs pronounced it as Niruz or Nairuz. The Sogdians called it Nau-Sard (the new year), and also is called Nishat Afroz Jashan in Iran. It is a spring festival, beginning with the first day of the Persian solar year, corresponding to the vernal equinox and the entry of the sun into the sign of Aries, and continued until the 6th day of the month. The last day was known as the Great New Year's Day (al-Niruz al-Akbar).

From my BUI Grade 7-8 materials (back from the 1990's).
Navroz in Fatimid Egypt

According to Maqrizi when General Ghazi Jawhar entered Egypt in Shabaan 969 A.D, the country was already suffering from acute shortage of food due to one and half year old famine. The General arranged to bring grain from Qairawan. Hundreds of boats of grain arrived in due course but it did not help to ease the sitaution. Starvation and epidemic killed hundreds of thousands of people.

Conservative MP and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney sends Navroz greetings to the Shia Ismaili Muslim community.