Zoroastrians

Iran’s Zoroastrian community condemns Israeli massacres in Gaza, Lebanon

Tehran, IRNA — Pedram Soroushpour, a member of the Society of Zoroastrians in Tehran, has condemned Israeli atrocities in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.
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Zoroastrians in Iran getting ready for Soroush Izad day celebrations

Yazd, IRNA – Soroush Izad, the annual Zoroastrian ritual, will begin in the central Iranian city of Mehriz on August 1.
3 months ago
Zoroastrians in Kerman not to celebrate Sadeh feast to sympathize with martyrs’ families

Kerman, IRNA – Zoroastrians have decided not to celebrate the Sadeh feast – an ancient mid-winter festival – to express sympathy with the families of those who were killed in the recent terrorist explosions in Kerman, southern Iran.
9 months ago
Iran's Zoroastrians celebrate Sadeh festival in Kerman

Zoroastrians in Iran celebrated Jashn-e Sadeh in Kerman and Yazd provinces, in center and south of the country, on January 30, 2023. Researchers say that Sadeh, related to the Persian word Sad, meaning hundred, is a mid-winter festival in which Zoroastrians celebrate 100 days that have passed from the start of the winter and 50 days and 50 nights that remain until the start of the spring. Zoroastrians also believe that Sadeh is the day on which the fire was discovered by an ancient Iranian king. (Photos by IRNA/Abouzar Ahmadizadeh and Majid Jarrahi)
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Zoroastrians hold ‘Jashn of Khordad’ festival in Yazd

Yazd, IRNA – Zoroastrians in Yazd Province, central Iran, on Wednesday held their Jashn of Khordad, which is part of Zoroastrian monthly festivals.
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Iranian Zoroastrians hold Sadeh festivities

The Iranian Zoroastrians held Sunday the Sadeh ceremonies in Yazd, central Iran. Yazd, Iran, January 30, 2022. IRNA/ Masoud Mir Jalili
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COVID-19 cancels Zoroastrians annual ceremony in Yazd

Yazd, IRNA – Head of Pire Naraki in Mehriz, Yazd Province, said that due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the annual religious ceremony of Zoroastrians which was supposed to be held on August 3 was canceled.
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Non-Muslim believers in Shiraz see election as chance of sympathy

Shiraz, May 29, IRNA – Followers of non-Muslim divine religions in Shiraz believe that election is an opportunity for sympathy among different strata of Iranian people, irrespective of their gender and religion.
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Zoroastrians in central Iran celebrate their ancient "Khordadgan" ritual

Yazd, IRNA – Zoroastrians have different festivals and ceremonies, one of which is Khordadgan which falls on the sixth day of Khordad, third month of the Iranian calendar year- on May 27.
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Iranian Zoroastrians observe Azargan ritual online amid COVID-19 pandemic

Yazd, Nov 23, IRNA – Zoroastrians of the central Iranian province of Yazd observed Azargan ritual in an online manner on Monday as the government has imposed a nationwide two-week lockdown to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across the country.
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