Monthly Archives: April 2013

The second month of the Avestan calendar is dedicated to ashá/arthá, and the third day of the month of Arda or Arda-vahisht “beautiful Arda,” when day and month names coincide, is the feast of Arda or ashá/arthá on or about … Continue reading →

Response to the statements of Dr. Khosro Khazai Pardis in a letter dated November 2011, to the Parsis and Iranian Zoroastrians Dr. Khosro Khazai states in his letter: In this age of darkness, some of us remembered the golden Zarathustra’s … Continue reading →

Gender equality is firmly rooted in the teachings of the Aryan Prophet Zarathushtra, as is evident in his poetic gathas and the Avesta.  The equal status of both sexes has attributed to the powerful status of women within the Zoroastrian … Continue reading →

As I stated in my previous articles fravashi is the precursor to the Greek notion of LOGOS or the divine word, speech, reason. The concept of fravashi is original to Zoroastrianism and goes back to the poetic gathas of the … Continue reading →

The first month of the Zoroastrian calendar is named after the “fravashís,” and April 8th is the great celebration day of fravashís in the Avestan  Calendar. April 8th festival is also known as fravardæ-gaan or fardoog in Dari. The beautiful … Continue reading →

According to Yasna and Vispered, the 2 most sacred and ancient parts of the Avesta, the beginning of the New Zoroastrian Year is Vernal equinox, “hamas.path. maiðya” or “hamaß .path. maiðya” in Avestan. The Avestan term refers specifically to the … Continue reading →

Haft Seen denotes seven symbolic items beginning with the letter (S), displayed on a “board, flat surface or spread” called Sofra to greet the arrival of Vernal Equinox/Spring and the Ancient Iranian New Year. The seen items are as follows: … Continue reading →