December is really the holiday month, at least in terms of gift giving. If it isn’t Christmas (Dec. 25), Hanukkah (Dec. 14 through 22) or Kwanzaa (Dec. 26 through January 1), it’s Advent (now through ...

IN the southwestern part of Persia is the lovely valley of Schiraz, in the province of Farsistan, which is the ancient Persis. Through the long spring and summer the plains are covered with flowers, ...

Navroz, also known as the Parsi New Year or Iranian New Year, is a globally celebrated festival marking the first day of spring and the beginning of a new year in the Zoroastrian calendar. More than ...

Queen's Roger Taylor expressed his shock after discovering something unexpected in the late Freddie Mercury's lyrics. At the Queen 1 boxset launch at Soho's Ham Yard Hotel, the drummer shared his ...

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For thousands of years, humans have looked to the skies, pondered the mysteries of life and death, and sought meaning in the world around them. This deep curiosity and yearning for understanding led ...

Mumbai University’s decision to open a centre to study Avestan and Pahlavi is as important for the Parsis as it for the rest of the communities Ashem vohu vahistem asti ushta asti ushta ahmai yad ...

TEHRAN, Iran -- Lighting fires that brightened the night sky, followers of Iran's minority Zoroastrian religion marked the Sadeh festival in several cities, celebrating the end of the coldest winter ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Lighting fires that brightened the night sky, followers of Iran’s minority Zoroastrian religion marked the Sadeh festival in several cities, celebrating the end of the coldest ...