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The 6th day after the Vernal equinox marks the auspicious birthday of the ancient Aryan prophet Zarathûshtrá. According to the Zoroastrian tradition, he was born in the fourth divine millennium, in Airyan vaæj “the original homeland or womb of the … Continue reading →

Indo European eschatology is hard to come by. The only exceptions are ancient Zoroastrian Iran and Icelandic sagas. The apocalyptic accounts of “Frašökart” and Ragnarök survive only in transmuted battle sagas elsewhere in the Indo European literature and poetry. In … Continue reading →

The twelfth month of the Zoroastrian calendar called esfend in Persian is a particularly auspicious month in the religious Zoroastrian calendar. Persian esfend comes from the Avestan speñtá, “auspicious, splendid, holy, bright.” Avestan speñtá is related to Lithuanian šventas, Proto-Baltic-Slavic swęntŭs, … Continue reading →

Nauv-rooz is a Persian word and means “new light, new day.” The term Nauv-rooz refers to the first new light of dawn/day after the vernal equinox. Vernal equinox is mentioned numerous times in the Avesta. The word for vernal equinox … Continue reading →

The eve of the last Wednesday of the Persian solar new year is marked by special customs and rituals, most notably jumping over fire. Bundles are arranged in one, three, five, or seven bundles (always an odd number) spaced a … Continue reading →

Dawn imagery is one the most important aspects of the Old Avestan and gathic poetry. The most important Zoroastrian act of worship called Yasná “intense longing, fervent desire” can only be performed at the early dawn hours. Yasná concludes shortly … Continue reading →

In the seasonal Avestan calendar, February 18 marks the feast day of Speñtá Ármaiti. It is a kind of the Zoroastrian earth and woman day. Ármaiti is one of the Immortals. In poetic allegory, Ármaiti is the daughter of Mazdá … Continue reading →

In Zoroastrianism Yazatás are adorable god powers. Yazatá comes from the root yaz “to honor as holy, adore, worship.” The Avestan root yaz “to adore, fuse, unite” is the same as Graeco-Aryan root *yag’, Vedic yaj-, Old Persian yad- Greek házesthai … Continue reading →

YASNA is the name given to the 72 holiest hymns, the foremost god invocations in the Zoroastrian worship. The word Yasná comes from the root yas/ya and means “intense desire, fervent wish, yearning.” The ancient commentary translates it as xvastan. … Continue reading →

Zoroastrianism teaches that the countless spiritual and material worlds are made of the same substance as God. Mazdá Ahûrá creates the infinite worlds from his “own self,” (xweš xwadîh) from his own essence of “mind energy and passionate bright will … Continue reading →