https://padlet.com/lulupao000/q9tsdk5pvo14 B.O.W.S.S. presentation of first major monotheistic religion. en-us 2016-09-15 17:40:41 UTC 2025-04-17 17:02:41 UTC hello@padlet.com romanfra004 https://padlet.com/lulupao000/q9tsdk5pvo14/wish/124160161 - Ahura Mazda: main deity
- Angra Mainyu: devil-like deity
- Heaven and hell
- Angels / divinities]]> 2016-09-15 17:59:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lulupao000/q9tsdk5pvo14/wish/124160161 lulupao000 https://padlet.com/lulupao000/q9tsdk5pvo14/wish/124161875 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]]> 2016-09-15 18:03:41 UTC https://padlet.com/lulupao000/q9tsdk5pvo14/wish/124161875 villaabe0001 https://padlet.com/lulupao000/q9tsdk5pvo14/wish/124164389 - 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]]> 2016-09-15 18:08:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lulupao000/q9tsdk5pvo14/wish/124164389 romanfra004 https://padlet.com/lulupao000/q9tsdk5pvo14/wish/124166508 - The spiritual aspects of one's life
- Light of wisdom banishing the darkness of ignorance]]> 2016-09-15 18:13:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lulupao000/q9tsdk5pvo14/wish/124166508 lulupao000 https://padlet.com/lulupao000/q9tsdk5pvo14/wish/124167630 - Sun
- Divine power (used to reinforce concept of divinely-appointed kings e.g. Darius)]]> 2016-09-15 18:15:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lulupao000/q9tsdk5pvo14/wish/124167630 romanfra004 https://padlet.com/lulupao000/q9tsdk5pvo14/wish/124174815 - Founder of Zoroastrianism
- Greek: Zoroaster
- Persian: Zarathustra]]> 2016-09-15 18:29:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lulupao000/q9tsdk5pvo14/wish/124174815 lulupao000 https://padlet.com/lulupao000/q9tsdk5pvo14/wish/124175168 - Zoroastrian scripture
- Sacred book that contains the cosmogony, law, and liturgy]]> 2016-09-15 18:29:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lulupao000/q9tsdk5pvo14/wish/124175168 lulupao000 https://padlet.com/lulupao000/q9tsdk5pvo14/wish/124335363 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]]> 2016-09-16 13:31:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lulupao000/q9tsdk5pvo14/wish/124335363 lulupao000 https://padlet.com/lulupao000/q9tsdk5pvo14/wish/124342357 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.]]> 2016-09-16 13:47:41 UTC https://padlet.com/lulupao000/q9tsdk5pvo14/wish/124342357 lulupao000 https://padlet.com/lulupao000/q9tsdk5pvo14/wish/124435146 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]]> 2016-09-16 17:36:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lulupao000/q9tsdk5pvo14/wish/124435146 villaabe0001 https://padlet.com/lulupao000/q9tsdk5pvo14/wish/124442259 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]]> 2016-09-16 17:57:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lulupao000/q9tsdk5pvo14/wish/124442259 lulupao000 https://padlet.com/lulupao000/q9tsdk5pvo14/wish/124442898 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)]]> 2016-09-16 17:59:27 UTC https://padlet.com/lulupao000/q9tsdk5pvo14/wish/124442898 romanfra004 https://padlet.com/lulupao000/q9tsdk5pvo14/wish/124450748 2016-09-16 18:18:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lulupao000/q9tsdk5pvo14/wish/124450748 lulupao000 https://padlet.com/lulupao000/q9tsdk5pvo14/wish/124613709 - 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)]]> 2016-09-19 02:24:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lulupao000/q9tsdk5pvo14/wish/124613709 lulupao000 https://padlet.com/lulupao000/q9tsdk5pvo14/wish/124653236 * 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]]> 2016-09-19 08:31:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lulupao000/q9tsdk5pvo14/wish/124653236