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Brookland Arts Walk Hosts First Annual Tirgan Market

Community News July 15, 2023July 14, 2023 PT Reporter 0 Comments

The ‘Brookland Arts Walk’ commemorated the Zoroastrian summer festival – Tirgan, with its first Annual Tirgan Market on 8th July, 2023, as a community-wide event celebrating the summer season with local artists, food and live music. Located in the heart of the Brookland neighbourhood in Washington DC, the Brookland Arts Walk hosts special events and festivals through […]

The Birth Of The “Unconquered Sun (Mithra or Meher Yazata)”?

Religion December 22, 2018December 21, 2018 Noshir H. Dadrawala 0 Comments

While many the world over will celebrate Christmas with gifts, Christmas trees and much merriment, few would know that these festivities trace their roots to the ancient Zoroastrian feast of ‘Yalda’, observed annually around 21st December (sometimes 20th or 22nd December) coinciding with the winter solstice in the Northern hemisphere. Yalda, is the longest and […]