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... Mihragān (Persian:مهرگان , var: Mehregān, Mehragān) or Jashn-e-Mihragān is a Zoroastrian and Iranian festival celebrated in honor of Mithra (Persian: Mehr or Mihr), the divinity of covenant, and hence of interpersonal relationships such as friendship, affection and love. ...
Mihragān was probably once an Indo-Iranian festival, and possibly even older, but what form it had then remains in the realm of speculation. By the 4th century BCE, it was observed as one of the Zoroastrian name-day feasts, a form it retains even today, Read More »
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Wikipedia added a new entry called Partiha which is the english translation of Ashkanian, you can find more about Parthia here.
February 16, 2007 – 7:17 pm
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The refrence.com has added the description of the word Amesha Spenta in their website. for more information, please check their website.
January 10, 2007 – 1:51 am
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The village of Chak Chak, also known as Pir-e Sabz, consists of a shrine perched beneath a towering cliff face in the desert of central Iran. It is the most sacred of the Zoroastrian mountain shrines. Located near the city of Ardakan in Yazd province, Chak Chak serves as a pilgrimage point for pious Zoroastrians. Each year from June 14-18 many thousands of Zoroastrians from Iran, India and other countries flock to the fire temple of Pir-e Sabz. Tradition has it that pilgrims are to stop the moment they see the sight of the temple and continue their journey on foot the rest of the way. Read More »
January 9, 2007 – 6:39 pm
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Amesha Spenta (Aməṣ̌a Spənta) is an Avestan language term for a class of divinity/divine concepts in Zoroastrianism, and literally means “Bounteous Immortal”. Later middle Persian variations of the term include Ameshaspand and the specifically Zoroastrian Mahraspand and Amahraspand. Read More »
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