Jashan-e Tiragan (Zoroastrian)
A mid-summer festival honoring water and rain. It is celebrated by splashing water on friends and family. It is also associated with the legend of the arrow. More Information
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Jashan-e Amardad (Zoroastrian)
Jashan-e Amardad is a celebration ceremony, a Jashan, performed on Amardad day of Amardad month, in honor of Amardad, a Pehlavi name derived from the ancient Avestan term “Ameretat” from the Gathas of Zarathushtra. Ameretat, according to Zarathushtra, is that attribute of Ahura Mazda which represents "deathlessness" and "immortality." Together with Haurvatât, it is the […]
Paitishahem Gahambar (Zoroastrian)
Paitishahem (literally: bringing in the harvest) Gahambar is a harvest seasonal festival. It is considered a religious duty to participate in a communal jashan prayer ceremony; as well as, fraternize and share a simple meal with fellow co-religionists from all walks of life, rich and poor. More Information
Jashan-e Mihragan (Zoroastrian)
This autumnal community celebration involves prayers of thanksgiving and blessings of the community. More Information
Ayathrem Gahambar (Zoroastrian)
Ayathrem (literally: bring home the herds) Gahambar celebrates getting ready for winter. It is considered a religious duty to participate in a communal jashan prayer ceremony; as well as, fraternize and share a simple meal with fellow co-religionists from all walks of life, rich and poor. More Information
Jashan-e Abangan (Zoroastrian)
Jashan-e Abangan is a celebration ceremony, a Jashan, performed on Avan day of Avan month, in honor of Abangan or Avan, a Pehlavi name derived from the ancient Avestan term “Ardvi Sura”. Avan means Water. Water, a life-giving element for all creation in our world, is highly revered by Zoroastrians, and we consider it our […]
Jashan-e Adargan (Zoroastrian)
Jashan-e Adargan is a celebration ceremony, a Jashan, performed on Adar day of Adar month, in honor of Adar or Atarsh, a Pehlavi name derived from the ancient Avestan term “Athro”. Adar means Fire, which being a life-giving element for all creation in our world, is highly revered by Zoroastrians. Fire represents the Highest Righteousness […]
Yalda (Zoroastrian)
Yalda is a winter solstice celebration. Friends and family gather on this longest and darkest night of the year to eat and celebrate late into the night, around a fire which burns all night long. Red colored fruits like pomegranates and watermelons consumed. The red color in these fruits is symbolic of the light of […]
Gahambar Maidyarem (Zoroastrianism)
Maidyarem (literally: Winter) Gahambar is a seasonal feast celebrated on the winter solstice. It is considered a religious duty to participate in a communal jashan prayer ceremony; as well as, fraternize and share a simple meal with fellow co-religionists from all walks of life, rich and poor. More Information
Jashan-e Vohuman (Zoroastrian)
This festival (Jashan) is dedicated to the Amesha Spenta Vohimena (the Good Mind) and celebrates the creation of animals. A glass of milk is used to represent Vohuman in prayers. BAHMAN (1) – Encyclopaedia Iranica (iranicaonline.org)
