During his term, Past FEZANA President Rustom Kevala gathered a Naurooz Celebration Committee to coordinate 2007 Naurooz Celebrations among FEZANA Member Associations. One project was to create a common Naurooz Prayer for 20 or so minutes and Ervad Soli P. Dastur was given that project. Soli consulted Dastoorjis, Mobeds, and Scholars from India, Iran, and North America and assembled eight prayers for this project. This book is the culmination of these efforts, and may be a first ever book with prayers in English, Farsi and Gujarati with interpretation.

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Behrooz Khalili

Mobed Ardeshir Khorshidian instead of being a researchful Mobed is also a specialist Doctor in the field of opthalmology. Participation of such an important person in the International Zoroastrian Congress gave us the instinct of having an interview with him.

At first a short introduction was given by him about his early life .

The Religious Ceremonies and Customs of the Parsees – by Ervad Shams-ul-ulama Dr. Sir Jivanji Jamshedji Modi – B.A. PhD. C.I.E. – A classic book, first published in 1922 and much referred all over the world by all those who want to understand and follow the Ceremonies and Customs of the Parsees. Now being put up online with kind permission from Mr. Nadir Modi.

The book is presented under the following principal heads :

• Introduction and Contents

The religious calendar is a matter of some controversy among Zoroastrians.
There are currently three main calendars in use: Fasli, Shahanshahi, and Qadimi. The oldest Zoroastrian calendar ('Old Avestan') was evidently a seasonal one, but it is not clear how it was kept in harmony with the seasons. In later years ('Younger Avesta' and Sasanian times) the prescribed method was to add a month every 120 years, but none of the three modern calendars follow this tradition. Cf. Denkard 3, chapter 419 and Bundahishn chapter 25.

Can some one be Sedreh Poosh by some one who is not a Priest himself?
In the happiness of Ahoora Mazda
Dear HamDins and all, yes it is true that these days there are many people who want to become Sedreh Poosh to the Mazda Yasna Din in order to become a fully Zoroastrian but it is hard fore them to find a priest in their area of living who can do that.

1 THOU SHALT NOT FAIL TO FIGHT AGAINST EVIL OF ANY KIND THROUGHOUT THY LIFE
2 THOU SHALT NOT THINK IMPURE THOUGHTS, NOR SPEAK IMPURE WORDS, NOR DO IMPURE DEEDS.
3 THOU SHALT NOT POLLUTE THE ELEMENTS OF FIRE, WATER, AIR AND EARTH WITH ANY DEAD OR DECAYING MATTER
4 THOU SHALT NOT NEGLECT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THY BODY, MIND, HEART AND SOUL AS ESSENTIAL PARTS OF THYSELF
5 THOU SHALT NOT WEAR CLOTHES THAT ARE NOTPURE WHITE ON CEREMONIAL OCCASIONS.
6 THOU SHALT NOT DISOBEY NOR DISRESPECT THY PARENTS, THY TEACHER AND THE RULERS OF THY COUNTRY.