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www.calitreview.com By : Mark Harris
... Followers of the ancient, largely Middle Eastern Zoroastrian religion practiced this form of sky burial for thousands of years. Contemporary Zoroastrians who live in Bombay still do. I believe certain Native American communities in this country continue to observe a similar, long-held tradition of laying out their dead on raised biers under an open sky. ...
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So not only do we have to worry about the effects of our daily activities on the environment, but according to your book we should also be thinking about the damage we inflict after our death. Walk us through the traditional funeral and burial process, and the ecological harm it causes.
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www.chnpress.com By : Soudabeh Sadigh
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Tehran, 5 March 2007 (CHN Foreign Desk) — In continuation of their excavations in area number 34 of the historic site of Bolaghi Gorge where evidence of a palace denoted to Achaemenid Emperor Darius the Great (549-486 BC) had previously been discovered, Iranian and French archeologists succeeded in discovering the eastern porch of the palace.
Announcing this news, Mohammad Taghi Atayi, Iranian head of the Iranian-French archeology team told CHN: “A black cubic plinth was discovered during the first days of excavations in the area which was later found to have been built by stones obtained from Majdabad query.”
According to Atayi, three meters from the place where this plinth was unearthed, another pillar base was found which was very Read More »
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zanc.org
Navroze 2007, Sunday, March 25, 2007
Grand Indian Buffet (Sneha Banquet Hall)
1214 Apollo Way, Suite #4048
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Our annual Navroze celebration will be held at the Sneha Banquet Hall in Sunnyvale with a Lunch
Ervad Kobad Jamshed will start off the event with prayers at 12.00 noon Prayers at 12.00 noon Read More »
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www.zagny.org
New York, NY, Feb. 27, 2007 –ZOROASTRIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER NEW YORK (ZAGNY) today announced that Zoroastrian organizations throughout the United States and Canada will celebrate the important festival of NauRooz (pronounced Noh-Rooz), March 21, 2007, marking the official celebration of the Zoroastrian New Year at the turn of the spring equinox. Read More »
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