The Zoroastrian Holy Season

As we look forward to the celebration of Nowruz 2022 at the time of the Vernal Equinox on Sunday 20th March 2022 at 15:33:26 GMT, we hope that you enjoy reading this informative article, kindly contributed by fellow Zoroastrian and scholar Pablo Vazquez, about the festivals celebrated during what can be called the “Zoroastrian Holy…

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Sadeh by Fariborz Rahnamoon

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WZO Committee member Fariborz Rahnamoon has contributed an article with further information so you may learn more about the festival of Jashn-e-Sadeh. Please click the “Continue Reading” button below and from there you will be able to then follow the link to read this article. http://ahura.homestead.com/files/FESTIVALS/SADEH_2022.pdf

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Sadeh: The Zoroastrian Mid-Winter Festival

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Sadeh: The Zoroastrian Mid-Winter Festival   We are delighted to be able an article about the festival of Jashn-e-Sadeh which is celebrated by Zoroastrians this year on 30th January 2022. This article, contributed by Pablo Vazquez, discusses the origins,history and meaning of the celebration as well as how it is celebrated today. The above photo…

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Asho Zarathosht No Diso – Application to Life

WZO Board Member Kayomarsh P. Mehta has kindly shared an article which provides thoughts on the day of remembrance of the death of Zarathustra, Zarathost-No-Diso, which is on 26th December 2021 according to the Fasli calendar. We thank Kayomarsh for his contribution which can inspire us all in our daily lives. ****************************************************************************** ASHO ZARATHUSHTRA’S DEATH…

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Zartosht No-Diso: The Zoroastrian Remembrance of the Death of Zarathushtra

  This year Zartosht-No-Diso will be on 26th December 2021, according to the Fasli Calendar. We hope you find the following article about this day, its meaning and how we can commemorate it both informative and enlightening. This article has been kindly contributed by WZO Member, SOAS scholar and fellow Zoroastrian Pablo Vazquez. ***************************************************************************** What…

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Shab-e Yalda: The Zoroastrian Winter Solstice 

We are delighted to be able to share two articles about the festival of Yalda which is celebrated by Zoroastrians on 21st December. The second article, contributed by Pablo Vazquez, discusses how celebration of the festival has evolved over time. We thank both contributors for these articles which we hope you will find informative and…

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Yalda – The Winter Solstice

We are delighted to be able to share two articles about the festival of Yalda which is celebrated by Zoroastrians on 21st December. The first article, by WZO committee member Fariborz Rahnamoon, gives an overview of the festival and how it is celebrated. We thank both contributors for these articles which we hope you will…

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