Month: October 2023

Zoroastrians of Iran:An Ancient Legacy and Cultural Influence   Zoroastrians of Iran Zoroastrians are one of the religious minorities living in Iran, which have a very old history in this land, and many Iranian rituals are derived from or influenced by Zoroastrianism. Currently, Zoroastrians live in several cities in Iran, including Yazd, Tehran, Kerman, Shiraz, Isfahan, Karaj and Zahedan.   History of Zoroastrian religion The history of Zoroastrian religion forms an important part of Iran's history, Zoroaster is an Iranian prophet who appeared in the books next to the Chichest lake, a group of people consider Chichest lake to be the Urmia lake, but Zoroaster later migrated to the east of Iran. river and offers his religion there. Zoroastrians believe that Ashura Zoroaster was born 3700 years ago. In the Shahnameh, Zoroaster is a contemporary with Shah Ghstasab. After Zoroaster, this religion spread in Iran, and during the Sassanid era, this religion was chosen as the official religion of the country. Although Zoroastrians in Iran have decreased in recent centuries, especially with the rise of the Safavids, they still remain in their homeland.   Zoroastrian book The Zoroastrians' collection of religious books is called the Avesta. The Avesta was completed over the centuries and millennia by the Mobdans. A part of this great book is called the Gathas, which Zoroastrians believe is a collection of hymns written by Ashura Zoroastrian. Also, the priests gathered some of the most commonly used Avesta prayers in a book called Avesta Fragments. Creation of the world according to Avesta The creation of the world in Zoroastrian religion was done in six days, but it was not done in one week like in Jewish religion, but these six days were in one year. On May 15, the sky was created. Water appeared on July 15.