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With reference to Navroz Festival consider following statements It is a Persian New Year festiv...........

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    With reference to Navroz Festival, consider following statements

    1. It is a Persian New Year festival celebrated by Parsis, followers of Zoroastrianism and various other communities.
    2. It involves street performances of music and dance, public rituals involving water and fire, traditional sports and the making of handicrafts.
    3. It is inscribed in the list of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of India.

    Select the correct statement.

    1&2 only

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    2&3 only

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    All of the above

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    Explanation:
    • Navroz is also known as Jamshed-i-Navroz after the Persian King, Jamshed, who is credited to have created the Persian Calendar known as the Shahenshahi Calendar.
    • In India,the Navroz festival is celebrated twice a year.The first according to the Iranian calendar and the second according to the Shahen Shahi calendar which is followed by people in India and Pakistan.
    • The festival is celebrated for health, wealth, prosperity and productivity. The central feature of the festival is to visit the Fire Temple and offer prayers to the deities.
    • It is inscribed in the list of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of India

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