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Top 5 places where Zoroastrianism is practiced today

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Top 5 places where Zoroastrianism is practiced today

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* India - 69,600
* Iran - 24,000
* Europe - 5,000
* New Zealand - 2,500
* Australia - 2,112
Despite these numbers, it is said that Zoroastrianism will only survive among the Parsis

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- Nouruz (March 21st) - New year according to Zoroastrian calendar; most important festival of the year when the creation of the world is celebrated
- Khordad Sal (March 26th) - Zoroaster's birth anniversary
- Thanksgiving - Celebrated whenever there is an important / auspicious event to enhance the purity of the world and bring fortune to those celebrating as well as the departed

(Image: Nouruz in Iraq)

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The Islamic Revolution in Iran led to more persecution of Zoroastrians, so they migrated to different countries. They migrated to India, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States.

(Image: Zoroastrian youth in New Zealand, present day)

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Zoroastrianism after 1381 C.E:
- Persecution by Mongolian Turk named Timur Lenk (aka Tamerlane / Timur the Lame)
- A Zoroastrian fire temple was built in the US in 1878
- 1890-1979 offered more freedom and less persecution for Zoroastrian followers, but the Islamic / Iranian Revolution of 1979 led to renewed persecution

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Worship & Spread: http://www.heritageinstitute.com/zoroastrianism/index.htm
Faravahar: http://altreligion.about.com/od/symbols/a/faravahar.htm
Timeline: https://prezi.com/iytadynajycs/zoroastrianism-timeline/
Festivals: http://www.hinduwebsite.com/zoroastrianism/festivals.asp

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Zoroastrianism was a monotheistic religion that provided influence for Judaism, and later Christianity and Islam. It originated in Persia, founded by the prophet Zarathustra ca. 16th century BCE.

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Ahura Mazda will judge everyone in the afterlife for how well they've done in the battle for good, and will reward or punish them accordingly

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- Zoroastrian scripture
- Sacred book that contains the cosmogony, law, and liturgy

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- Founder of Zoroastrianism
- Greek: Zoroaster
- Persian: Zarathustra

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- Sun
- Divine power (used to reinforce concept of divinely-appointed kings e.g. Darius)

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- The spiritual aspects of one's life
- Light of wisdom banishing the darkness of ignorance

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- Originated in Persia
- Died out in Persia after Alexander conquest, even more after Arab persecution
- Followers migrated to western India to escape Arabian persecution
- Followers of Mithra (Zoroastrian angel of covenant, contract and oath) spread to Rome; Mithra became popular among Roman generals

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METHOD
- Facing a source of light
PLACE
- Individual worship: at home / in the open
- Community worship: at a podium on a hilltop, with a fire lit
- Temple worship: facing a temporal flame
TIME
- Jashne / Jashan: Zoroastrian thanksgiving, more broadly used for an important religious event
- Gahs: prayers for five divisions of the day

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- Ahura Mazda: main deity
- Angra Mainyu: devil-like deity
- Heaven and hell
- Angels / divinities