Illustrative report
Unity displayed in Tehran Fire Temple
In preparation of 5 Dey (26 December)

By  Behrooz Sassani, Amordad correspondent
TEHRAN (Amordadnews):  Unity is something that is noticeable in the ceremonies in commemoration of the demise of Zarathushtra more than anything. 
Anyone, of any age, any skill, and in any way, can contribute to this ceremony.  Whether young or old, strong or weak, everyone can gather in Tehran Fire Temple a few days before 26 December.  The ingredients (rice, meat, lentils, green leaves) that the volunteers have prepared in the Fire temple will be cooked into ‘ash’ (traditional soup), in Ghasr Firoozeh Cemetery.  All who visit the Cemetery on that day, to pay tribute to the souls of their dead, will eat a bowl of this soup.




























photographer: Khosrow Parkhideh
Translation by Rowshan Lohrasbpour