A great man from another faith, Mahatma Gandhi, said “Be the change you want to see in the world.” I have been fortunate enough in the past years to nurture that sentiment in this spiritual place. Our prophet Ashu Zartosht, more than 4,000 years ago, counseled us to strive for Good Thoughts, Good Words, and Good Deeds. He asked us to be mindful of the planet’s ecology striving to keep the water, the air and the earth itself clean.
The Persian Zoroastrian Organization is proud to announce that we presented the largest group of participants for the 1st Annual Persian New Year Parade in San Jose with an approximately 170 participants. 99% of our participants joined hands in being united by wearing a t-shirt with Fravehar and Good Thoughts, Good Words, and Good Deeds prints. This was the symbol of unity in our community and we truly showed the spirit of Zoroastrians during the parade. Our group was also pleased to host PZO Stars, trained by Beshkan Dance Academy, in which they performed to one of the most favorite Persian songs, named “Dokhtar Abadani,” by the Persian artist, Sandy. Unlike any other unit, we had Amoo Nowruz in our group as well as four ladies wearing custom made traditional attires all of which significantly helped our group to be magnificent.
PZO board would like to extend its appreciation toward every one of you who drove from short or long distances to make it to this memorable event, and special thanks to those who volunteered tirelessly from several days, and weeks before the parade and helped in preparing materials, customs, or just provided emotional support. Your participation and help was crucial to the success of this event and we hope that next year we would plan and form a much larger and eye-catching group.
There have been much media coverage on this event and people have started sharing their photos and video. Here is a video recorded by an anonymous participant:
And here are some photos taken by Talieh Shahrokhi who was kind enough to let us republish them on our site, and do not forget to check our own gallery section of the website for some more photos:
The Persian Zoroastrian community of Northern California consists of over 500+ Zoroastrian families and individuals happily living in San Francisco/Bay Area, and Sacramento regions, and this is rapidly increasing every year.
Our community of warm and hospitable people gathers together several times a year to celebrate cultural, seasonal, and religious events, and we welcome everyone from any origin or believe to join our events.
We all share a common fundamental in our life and that is to have Good Thoughts, Good Words, and Good Deeds.
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