Navroz celebrated by Parsis on March 21st

Navroz is the Iranian New Year celebrated by several ethnolinguistic communities around the world irrespective of their religious background.

• In India Parsis who follow Zoroastrianism celebrate Navroz.
• Navroz is celebrated on March 21st.

Details:

• The Navroz celebrations can be traced back to 6th Century BC, back when the Iranian community was homogeneously Zoroastrians.
• As the community got divided over the years people of Iranian origin worldwide continued following Zoroastrian traditions together with Iranian New Year as well.
• March 21 which is the first day of the Iranian calendar is also marked as the day when King Jamshid was crowned as the King of Persia.
• King Jamshid holds a great significance in Zoroastrianism and the day of his coronation is generally considered to be the beginning of the New Year among Iranian people.
• Navroz is also the day of the Spring equinox and rituals are performed based on the movements of the Sun during the course of the day.

Question:

Q. When is Navroz celebrated?
a. March 20th
b. March 21st
c. March 22nd
d. March 23rd