Iranians celebrate longest night of the year
To read more on how YALDA was celebrated, click on on the below link : http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jmZJSujjIewp8JV3UzfjBLOLdBJgD956NUGO2
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Yalda Festival
IRANIAN TRADITIONS & BELIEFS YALDÂ FESTIVAL The Birth of God Mithra & Significance of Winter Solstice in Iranian Culture By Massoume Price Edition by CAIS Why Celebrate Yalda and not Christmas? While the Christians celebrate Christmas, the Iranians, particularly Zarthushtis celebrate one of their most ancient celebrations, called Yalda, which means Birth. Yalda is the night of Mehr
Read moreZoroastrians at the United Nations
The attached document is a Press Release regarding Zoroastrian participation at the 53rd Commission on the Status of Women meeting in March 2009 at the UN headquarters. zoroastrians-at-un_press-release-53rd-csw Courtesy : Behram Pastakia
Read more5h Annual Asian Pacific American Policy & Resource Forum
Friends Please find the invitation below for the 5th Annual Asian Pacific Legislative day/dinner on January 15, 2009. The Governor will be attending in the evening along with most of his cabinet and other members of the General Assembly. Please do come as my guest to this event. Please do RSVP to me. Cheers!
Read moreSupport These Students !!
Every year, in an effort to raise funds for their respective Schools, our students, aged 12 to 16 years from our Mumbai Secondary Schools are committed to participating in the Standard Chartered Bank’s 6 km Dream’ Run to be held in Mumbai on 18th January,2009, the 12 Pre-primary, Primary and Secondary Schools presently managed under the auspices of Sir J.
Read moreExtensive cleaning work of the Banaji AtashBehram Saheb
Extensive cleaning work of the Banaji AtashBehram Saheb is going on. This work is been done by Parsi Volunteers. This work will be carried on for three consecutive Sundays (i.e. 14/08/2008, 21/12/2008, 28/12/2008). The work starts from 8.30 in the morning and ends at 5.30 in the evening. All those interested can contact Mr.
Read moreThe Last of the Zoroastrians
By Deena Guzder Tuesday, Dec. 09, 2008 Far removed from Tehran’s bustling tin-roofed teashops and Isfahan’s verdant pomegranate gardens, the deserts known as Dasht-e Kavir and Dasht-e Lut meet at the city of Yazd, once the heart of the Persian Empire. Click to read the article from TIME. Courtesy: Minaz Jokhi
Read moreRural Gujarat, Story of Parsis
Written by Kaevan Umrigar – Kaevan.Umrigar@gmail.com Fwd by: Maneck Bhujwala Maneck Bhujwala dasdol4 Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:09 pm (PST) Subject : A forgotten People: The Parsis of Rural Gujarat Last January, I accompanied the Young Rathestars to rural Gujarat. The Young Rathestars are a Zoroastrian charity in Mumbai that provide financial assistance to poor Parsis in Bombay and other places in India.
Read moreShab-e Yalda Celebration
From: ZAMWI Yahoo! Group Title: Shab-e Yalda Celebration Date: Saturday December 20, 2008 Time: 6:30 pm – 11:30 pm Location: The Colonies, 7681 Provincial Drive, McLean, VA Street: 7681 Provincial Drive, City State Zip: Mclean, VA Phone: 703-827-8388 Notes: *Directions: From Beltway, N. Virginia, Exit 46B, right on Old Meadows Road, 1/2mile, left on Provincial Drive. Telephone: 703-827-8388 http://www.zamwi.org/Events/yalda-2008.pdf Courtesy
Read moreDhaan-saak – Recipe of the month – Dec 08
Cyrus Todiwala MBE, the Proprietor and Executive Chef of the Café Spice Namasté restaurant group (Cafe Spice Namaste & The Parsee), renowned for its innovative and fresh approach to Indian cuisine, has agreed to contribute A Recipe A Month. Welcome to this first of the series – our very own Dhansak. Prepare it with love and feeling, enjoy it to
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