Zoroastrainism is one the worlds oldest religions.It was founded by Zoroaster in ancient Iran a long time ago. It was the official religion of Iran for 1250 years. Now however Zoroastrianism is one of the smallest religions.Zoroastrians believe in dualism. Dualism is the complete separation of good and evil. Dualism can be shown in two places; Cosmically ,which is in the universe and Morally, which is in the mind.
Cosmic dualism is the infinite battle between good and evil. Good is represented by God, Ahura Mazda and Evil, represented by Angra Mainyu. Moral dualism is the battle between good and evil in mankind. Since God gave man free will, they can choose to follow evil or righteousness. Evil leads to hell, Righteousness leads to happiness. …show more content…
Festivals are important in Zoroastrianism and are closely linked to the seasons. Each day of a month is named after God,attributes of God or embodiments of nature. A day known as Khordad Sal is celebrated as Zoroaster’s birthday which is 6 days after Noruz. Noruz is the 7th mandatory feast of the year. It is dedicated to fire.
Zoroastrians have many celebrations. One of them is know as Navjote. This is a ceremony where a child receives a sacred shirt and a cord and performs the Kusti Ritual for the first time. Weddings are different in Zoroastrian culture. A wedding occurs in two parts. In the first part the married couple and their parents sign a marriage agreement. The second part is a huge celebration which last anywhere between 3 and 7 days. During the actual wedding many traditional things are done such as rubbing two sugar cones together, to sweeten a couple's life.
Zoroastrians believe in less ritualistic worship and instead focus on the motto “Good Words, Good Thoughts, And Good Deeds”. Worship is not prescriptive. People can choose if they want to pray or not. If they do choose to pray, they can decide how. Communal worship usual only occurs during seasonal festivals. There are many opportunities for Zoroastrians to gather including Najvote, which was mentioned in the last paragraph. Zoroastrianism is an amazing and interesting
Cosmic dualism is the infinite battle between good and evil. Good is represented by God, Ahura Mazda and Evil, represented by Angra Mainyu. Moral dualism is the battle between good and evil in mankind. Since God gave man free will, they can choose to follow evil or righteousness. Evil leads to hell, Righteousness leads to happiness. …show more content…
Festivals are important in Zoroastrianism and are closely linked to the seasons. Each day of a month is named after God,attributes of God or embodiments of nature. A day known as Khordad Sal is celebrated as Zoroaster’s birthday which is 6 days after Noruz. Noruz is the 7th mandatory feast of the year. It is dedicated to fire.
Zoroastrians have many celebrations. One of them is know as Navjote. This is a ceremony where a child receives a sacred shirt and a cord and performs the Kusti Ritual for the first time. Weddings are different in Zoroastrian culture. A wedding occurs in two parts. In the first part the married couple and their parents sign a marriage agreement. The second part is a huge celebration which last anywhere between 3 and 7 days. During the actual wedding many traditional things are done such as rubbing two sugar cones together, to sweeten a couple's life.
Zoroastrians believe in less ritualistic worship and instead focus on the motto “Good Words, Good Thoughts, And Good Deeds”. Worship is not prescriptive. People can choose if they want to pray or not. If they do choose to pray, they can decide how. Communal worship usual only occurs during seasonal festivals. There are many opportunities for Zoroastrians to gather including Najvote, which was mentioned in the last paragraph. Zoroastrianism is an amazing and interesting