Zoroastrian Religious and Liturgical Ceremonies
Rites of Passage
Pages & Contents
Zoroastrian
Liturgical Ceremonies
Ceremonies of the Outer Circle
Ceremonies Using the Atash Dadgah
1. Atash Nyaish and Doa-Nam Satayashne
2. Dibache, Afringans and Afrins
Ceremonies of the Inner Circle
Time or Gah / Geh of the Ceremony
Parahom Preparation Implements/Alat
Pre-Yasna Ceremony. Parayagna/Paragna
Preparation of Parahom Extract During the Parayagna / Paragna Ceremony
Preparation of the Hom Extract During the Yasna Ceremony
Zoroastrian
Cleansing & Purification
Ceremonies
Cleansing & Purification Ceremonies
Evil Eye & Protection Against Evil
Cleansing by Fire - Chahar-Shanbeh-Suri & the Seven Cleansing Fires
Navjote
Preparing to Witness the Ceremony
Nahan & Nirangdin -
Physical & Spiritual Cleansing
Ceremonial Walk and Achu Michu
Age of Reason and Responsibility
Jashan Ceremony
1. Atash Nyaish and Doa-Nam Satayashne
2. Debache, Afringans and Afrins
Zoroastrian Wedding Customs
Introductory Page
Diversity in Customs
Shared Core Values
Differences in Wedding Customs
Differences in Iranian & Indian Wedding Customs
Differences in Iranian Wedding Customs. Yazdi Wedding Customs
Other Old World Wedding Customs
Indian Zoroastrian (Parsi & Irani)
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Engagement
Family Blessings - Rupia Peravanu
Wedding Planning & Choosing the Date
Engagement - Adravanu, Devo & Sagan Ceremonies
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Pre-Wedding Festivities
Madhavsaro/Madar Srava. Tree Planting Ceremony
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Wedding Day
Ceremonies Before the Marriage
Ara Antar - Curtain of Separation
Hathevaro - Joining of Hands in Love & Respect
Chero Bandhvanu - Binding Around Couple
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Marriage & Reception
Religious Ceremony / Payvand-e-Zanshooi
Iranian Zoroastrian
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Yazdi Wedding Customs
Traditional Yazdi Wedding Customs
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Modern Iranian Wedding Customs
Making a Proposal - Khastegari
Engagement - Namzadi & Shirin Khori
Sofreh Aghd - The Wedding Spread
After Life &
Funeral Customs
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Chinvat Peretum - Bridge of the Requiter
Meeting One's Daena at the Chinvat Bridge
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Traditional Ceremonies / Geh Sarnu
Spiritual Unity - the Payvand Connection
Whispering Prayers in the Deceased's Ears. Final Respects
Handing Over to the Nasa-Salars or Pall Bearers
Nasa-Salars Mark the Protected Space or Kasha
Confirmation of Death / Sagdid
Placing the Body on the Bier / Gehan
Funeral Procession in Payvand Connection
Beholding by the Sun / Khursheed Nigerishn
Disposal of the Deceased's Clothes & Shroud
Prayers for the first Four Days
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Neighbourhood Mortuaries / Nasa-Khana or Margzad
Methods of Laying the Dead to Rest
Stone / Concrete Protected Graves
Ossuary Use by Ancient Zoroastrians
• © Author: K. E. Eduljee, Zoroastrian Heritage, 2005-23 (researched from 1979 onwards) • Contact • Page validated by W3C.org