Zoroastrian Festivals and Calendars
Pages & Contents
Nowruz (New Year)
Introduction
New Year's Greetings in Persian
The Significance and Symbolism of Nowruz
Is Nowruz an Iranian or Persian New Year?
Nowruz as a Zoroastrian Festival
Alternative Spellings and Pronunciations for Nowruz
Pre-Nowruz Festivities and Observances
Spring-Cleaning or Khaneh-Tekani
The Feast of Remembrance or the Hamaspathmaidyem Gahambar
Hamaspathmaidyem Gahambar and the Zoroastrian Calendar
The Feast on the Last Day of the Gahambar
The Rite of Fire or Chahar-Shanbeh-Suri
Nowruz Day Customs & Observances
Nowruz Customs - The Nowruz Spread or Sofreh
The Nowruz Spread or Sofreh in Zoroastrian Homes
Fire of Spring
Pateti - Parsi New Year's Eve
Gahambar / Gahanbar
Building & Celebrating Community
What are Gahambars / Gahanbars?
Zoroastrian Calendar
Organization
Differences Between The Calendars
First Year of the Calendar and Designation
Conversion System Between Yazdegirdi & Gregorian Years
Attempts to Fix the First Year When Zarathushtra Proclaimed the Faith
Naming the Calendar Days and Months
Organization of the Zoroastrian Calendar
First Day of the Year, Nowruz, and Spring
365-Day Calendar
Zoroastrian Fasli & Gregorian Calendar
Forms of Month/Day Names & Meaning
Monthly Calendars
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