History: In 1983, a few local Zoroastrian families who had been meeting in private homes since the late 1970s came together to form the Zoroastrian Association of the Greater Boston Area (ZAGBA). The organization was officially registered in the...
Happy New Year, or Eid-e Shoma Ham Mobarak! Norooz, Persian for “new day,” falls on the vernal equinox and marks the first day of spring as well as the Iranian calendar’s new year. The holiday itself occurs at a different date each year depending on when the sun crosses the celestial equator, leaving...
When Pouroo Dorabshaw flew to Los Angeles four years ago on a business trip, her mother urged her to visit a family friend just outside the city. The friend, it just so happened, was having a party the night of Miss Dorabshaw’s arrival. There was even another guest who could drive her...
Let’s get one thing straight: The Pakistani artist Jimmy Engineer is not and has never been an engineer.
But his father and grandfathers were, and it’s the custom among Zoroastrians, an ancient religion founded in Persia, to name families after their professions. He answers this very common question...
Iranians recited poetry, shared stories and ate fruits and nuts Saturday during all-night celebrations of the longest night of the year, a tradition going back thousands of years to when Zoroastrianism was the predominant religion of ancient Persia. ...
A house of worship that has been proposed in a residential area of Boyds is drawing concerns from neighbors in the rural community.
Though the project, a Zoroastrian house of worship, is in its preliminary stages, neighbors say they are wondering what effect a religious center will have on the street.
When Farzeen Patel's mother was alive, she celebrated NauRooz by cooking a special meal and blessing family members by circling a silver tray laden with rice, coconut, chilies and incense, seven times over their heads.
But since her mother's death, and since Patel's busy life as a therapist doesn't allow for elaborate meals and...
As thousands of Australians celebrate the ancient new year festival of Norouz, the Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs, Laurie Ferguson, wished the communities a happy new year.