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 :
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.
St. Kate's professor Emily West has worked on creating computer fonts to render ancient Iranian languages for the past several years.
With colleague William Malandra, Emily has produced two families: Avesta and Pahlavi.
original link here
Avesta & Pazand prayers For Jamshedi Nou Rouz in Farsi, Gujarati and English script with translations.
These are compiled into a power point presentation by Erv Soli Dastur after consultation with knowledgeable Zarathushti priests in Iran, India and North America.
Using just the first 41 slides will take approximately 25 minutes for the prayers to be recited.
Additional optional prayers are appended in the remainder of the slides.
See the attachment.
Courtesy : Behram Pastakia
English
Rus