On January 10th, 2012 Ahura percussion band was appreciated in Mehr hall, Kerman. This ceremony began with citing some rhymes from Divan-e-Hafez with presence of traditional music enthusiastics. Mr. Dowlatzadeh, manager of Mehr Hall, praised Ahura band and its members and gave them precious gifts on behalf of Kermans' Zoroastrians.
"The Shah Abbas Gahambar" is a different custom among Zoroastrians of Kerman. This is a ceremony that is held every year so it would be a symbol of Zoroastrians' gratefulness for freedom from the oppression that could shatter Zoroastrians of Kerman.
On sunday evening Azar 20th ( Dec. 9th ) a documentary film containing the subject of Fravahar by Iman Zarbakhsh was shown in Jamshid Institute. The film was screened with the presence of it`s director , in introducing the Symbol of Fravahar Mr. I.Zarbakhsh said " If we go through the history of different nations in all over the world, we will notice that various nations & races have had a unique symbol for themselves showing the way of their thoughts.
the Achaemenid city of Pasargadae , which is home to the tomb of Cyrus the Great and many other ancient sites , is being threatened by an industrial park project.
Gahanbar ceremonies are the rites aged as old as the history which are held in 5 days. Gahanbars which cover 30 days of the year are Iranian rites which present praise and happiness collectively and each is held in its specific time.
While ago, Zoroastrians of Yazd had the Gahambar ceremony, where on one side, there were the mountains of Dakhme(Crypt) and on the other side, there was the water reservoir being constructed by water supply organization, the reservoir that is trespassing the Dakhme area and is being built in the field that had been endowed to Zoroastrians.
One month after airing the news of the possibility of drying of pir-e_Sabz' cypress, Mobedyar Shabahram Belivani published the final news on the dried tree.
"Finalized studies show signs of total decay in the tree roots which has led to the dry of the symbol of Pir_e_Sabz" Belivani, the head of Sharifabad association declared. He is the one in charge of the pir.
On Friday night Nov 24th the second and last night of the twelfth Iranian Zoroastrians'music festival was held inKhosravi hall.It was the first time which the jury announced 4 groups as the top ones.Groups which will be introduced to Fajr music festival in order to present their art.
The Coincidence of Azar day in Azar month known as Azargan Celebration , one of the Zoroastrian Monthly Festivals , was held in the 3rd day of Azar.
Based on the philosophy of respecting the Fire , 1 out of 4 Vital Basic Elements , in Zoroastrian Religion ; the 9th Zoroastrian Monthly Celebration has been held by Zoroastrians & Iranians since the ancient times. As always , Azargan Feast was held in some Zoroastrian-Settled Cities & Quarters.
