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Zoroastrian Teleology
Philosophy of religion among Iranians (Part 8)
Farid Shoulizadeh: In the previous parts of this series of articles on philosophy of religion among Iranians, we did a summarized review of Zoroastrian monotheism and world view, then studied the concept of polarity philosophy in Zoroastrian existentialism and the relative nature of morale in Gathas teachings. In this part, we will review, in summary, the destiny of mankind from the point of view of Gathas.
The truth concealed in the Gathas hymns teaches us that life is formed of two parts: ‘worldly’ and ‘spiritual’...
Shab-e Chelleh – Nasrabad, Yazd
Nasrabad Zoroastrians got together to celebrate the longest night of the year
Aftab Yazdani: Nasrabad inhabitants celebrated the longest night of the year in Rostam Narsiabad hall. This event was financed by ‘Se-Neek Center’ (three-goods centers) and organized by Nasrabad inhabitants.
Comedy plays, entertainment with sweets, nuts and fruit...
Illustrative report
Children of Sepand Kindergarten celebrated Shab-e chelleh with their tutors and parents
TEHRAN (Amordadnews): Shab-e Chelleh is the longest night of the year, just a minute longer than the previous night. And, this longest night has been the cause of celebration among all Iranians, whether old or young are child.
This night everyone should stay awake until dawn. The children of kindergartens and schools celebrated it on the day before..
Illustrative report
The longest night of the year celebrated In Parvaresh Kindergarten
Mitra Goveshni: The Shab-e Chelleh was, this year, celebratedn Parvaresh Kindergarten sooner than its actual date (due to Moharam month).
This celebration, in which all the children of the kindergarten with their parents, participated, started at 9:30 am.
On this occasion, the ‘Haft Asemoon’ group performed a comedy...
Due to negligence and desertation
The palace of Darius I is breathing its last
By Aftab Yazdani, Amordad correspondent
TEHRAN (Amordadnews): The winter palace of Darius I, the Achameanian king, in vicinity of the Persian Gulf, is going to ruin, and it seems that this treasure, like the other national heritages, has not much to reach its end.
This palace is located in the warm area of Borazjan...
This day in history – 22 December
Khor Day and Deygan – the day of equality of human beings in ancient Iran, and
The day for taking an oath to plant saplings
From 1738 BC, 1st of Dey has been named Deygan and Khor Day and , as ancient Iranians believed, has been the birthday of the sun, after the longest night of the year. 1738 BC (3746 years ago) has been taken from a special calendar of the Indian Parsis ...
Stories from history (22)
1 ‘man’ (1 man = 6 kgs) books for each Zoroastrian
Bouzarjomehr Parkhideh: The father of Taher Bin Abdullah, the governor of Khorasan, was a Zoroastrian. In order to preserve his property in Khorasan and his post for his son, Taher, he converted into Islam and initiated many important services for Ma’Mun, the son of Haroon Al Rashid.
During his governorship, in order to prove his loyalty to the Caliph...
This day in history – 21 December
‘Shab-e Yalda’ (Shab-e Chelleh), its philosophy, history
And the relation of the 4000 years old ceremonies of the longest night of the year with Christmas
Easternologists and historians unanimously agree that since the past 4000 years on Shab-e Yalda – the last day of autumn and Azar – which is the longest and darkest night of the year, Iranians have got together and stayed awake until dawn and kept themselves busy in order to evade the depression due to absence of the sun, darkness and also the cold, and as it dawns they go to sleep (after making sure that the sun has returned after a dark and long night...
Mohammad Ali Dadkhah in the ‘Shab-e Chelleh’ celebration in Tehran University:
Iranians believe unhappiness to be an omen of the evil and light the result of joy and happiness
TEHRAN (Amordadnews): “According to Iranian belief, darkness, grieving, crying and whatever is born of these are the tokens of evil. Based on this belief, even before Zarathushtra, Iranians believed that light should be recognized and appreciated.”
In the Shab-e chelleh gathering, in the amphitheatre of the Dental College of Tehran University, Mohammad Ali Dadkhah...
Buy the 221st issue of Amordad from the newspaper stands
By Mitra Dehmobed, Amordad correspondent
TEHRAN (Amordadnews): The 221st issue of Amordad is out.
This issue, with its 8 pages, is on the newspaper stands from today, for 2 weeks.
The prime article is allocated to 5th Dey (26 December), the death anniversary of Zarathushtra, written by Farid shoulizadeh. The editorial is about Yaqub Leys. 7th of Dey (28 December) is the day when his orders were issued to ...
