Dear Friends, The last 5 days in the Zarathushti calendar are named in honor of the five Gathas. On these days, Zarathushtis faithfully recite the Gathas as their duty. This year, Shahenshahi Gatha days are from Aug. 11 – 15, 2023. The second Gatha, Ushtavad or Ushtavaiti, is on Aug 12. This post gives a synopsis of the Gatha –
Read moreDear Friends, The last 5 days in the Zarathushti calendar are named in honor of the five Gathas. On these days, Zarathushtis faithfully recite the Gathas as their duty. This year, Shahenshahi Gatha days are from Aug. 11 – 15, 2023. The first Gatha, Ahunavad or Ahunavaiti, is on Aug 11. This post gives a synopsis of the Gatha –
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Read more“A Brief Sketch of The Zoroastrian Religion And Customs”, by Ervad Bharucha, Taraporevala & Sons, Bombay, 1928.
Read moreThe Series has become popular with the academic community in the Nordic countries- was released on 5 th July but I would be grateful if it could reach the Parsi Zoroastrian community too. Thanks 🙏 Shernaz Cama https://www.sasnet.lu.se/research/lund-lecture-series-indian-religions/introduction-zoroastrianism-continuity-and-change
Read moreNAMC Institute of Zoroastrian Studies We are pleased to announce our upcoming Lecture event. This is an in-person lecture event at ZAH facilities at the Zoroastrian Association of Houston 8787 W Airport Blvd., Houston, TX 77071. Sunday, June 25, 2023, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM CDT (Central Daylight Saving Time) Lecture 1: Religions in
Read moreMay 23, 2023, Roj Khorshed Mah Dae, was observed by Parsis as ‘Zarthosht no Diso‘. Diso comes from Old Gujarati ‘disi’, meaning ‘day’ and is commonly used to signify the Roj of death of a person. Thus, Zarthosht no Diso marks the day that Asho Zarathushtra passed away from earth. But how did Zarathushtra die? Many of us have heard the story: Zarathushtra was 77
Read moreAn interesting writeup by Malcolm Bhesania and Silloo Mehta
Read moreA Very Interesting article by Dasturji K N Dastoor Meherjirana & Silloo Mehta
Read moreOn this day in 1971, Leonard Bernstein presented “Thus Spake Richard Strauss”, a Young People’s Concert. Bernstein explained to a national television audience Strauss’ Zarathustra “is a picture of man’s greatest problem — his mortality, the grim fact that he must die. This painful problem is shown in terms of a conflict…in musical terms: the struggle between one key and
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