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This resolution commemorates Navroz, the Persian New Year celebrated on March 21, 2025, recognizing its cultural significance for approximately 300 million people worldwide, particularly in Central and South Asian communities. The resolution traces Navroz's origins to ancient Persia, highlighting it as a traditional festival marking the first day of spring and the Persian solar year, which is characterized by spring cleaning, reciting devotional poetry, prayers, and distributing dried fruits, nuts, and grains as symbols of abundance. By acknowledging Navroz, the Texas House of Representatives celebrates the cultural diversity of the Lone Star State, emphasizing how different cultural traditions have shaped Texas's identity, and officially extends warm wishes to all participants for a memorable and meaningful celebration of this centuries-old agrarian custom that has been integrated into various cultures and faith groups.

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