Pateti

Culture of origin: Zoroastrian · Cultural

Holiday sources: Zoroastrianism

Pateti, from patet, "confession, repentance", is the last day of the year before Navroz. On it Parsis recite the Patet Pashemani, the long prayer of repentance, and ask forgiveness for the wrongs they have done, knowingly or unknowingly, during the year. The name has passed to the New Year celebrations themselves and the day is no longer kept mainly for introspection; priests point out that "Pateti Mubarak" is not a greeting, because the celebration belongs to Navroz.