ZAF RELGIOUS CLASS MAY 2015 ZOROASTRIAN NAVJOTE CEREMONIESPARSEE VS IRANIAN LETS REVISE WHAT WAS THE FIRST STAGE OF CREATION CALLED MENOG WHAT DID IT REPRESENT SPRITUALITY WHAT WAS THE SECOND STAGE CALLED ID: 761983
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ZAF RELGIOUS CLASSMAY, 2015ZOROASTRIAN NAVJOTE CEREMONIES-PARSEE V/S IRANIAN
LET’S REVISE WHAT WAS THE FIRST STAGE OF CREATION CALLED?MENOGWHAT DID IT REPRESENT?SPRITUALITYWHAT WAS THE SECOND STAGE CALLED?GETIGWHAT DID IT REPRESENT?MATERIAL WORLDWHAT IS THE PERIOD WE NOW LIVE IN CALLED/DESCRIBE IT?GUMESIN-This the period in which we now live and in which man has to fight evil, with the help of Ahura Mazda, Spenta Mainyu, and the Amesha Spentas.WHAT IS THE FRASHROGARD PERIOD?IT IS WHEN EVIL IS COMPLETELY DESTROYED . IT IS THE PURIFICATION STAGE
AGENDA THREE CEREMONIAL RITUALS IN THE LIFE OF A ZOROASTRIAN.THE PARSEE ZOROASTRIAN NAVJOTE CEREMONYTHE IRANIAN ZOROASTRIAN NAVJOTE CEREMONYLET’S ROLL THE DICE!
3 IMPORTANT ZOROASTRIAN CEREMONIES NAVJOTE CEREMONYMARRIAGE CEREMONYDEATH CEREMONY
NAVJOTE CEREMONY The ceremony of investing the Zoroastrian child with the sacred shirt(Sudreh) and thread(Kusti) is called the Navjote. Nav means new, as in Navrooz (new day) and Jote means follower. The Navjote ceremony confirms the child as a new follower of the religion. It also gives the child a garment to wear as a new follower, which is the Sudreh and Kushti. The Sudreh is a shirt made from white, light fabric, usually cotton/muslin. It is made from a single piece of cloth with a hole for the neck and sewn on the two sides. It is divided into 9 different parts. It has two small pockets one on the front at the bottom of the neck hole and one at the back. The front pocket called the Gereban symbolically stores the good deeds of the person. The Sudreh signifies purity and righteousness.
The KUSHTI or KUSTI The Kushti is made from lambs wool spun into 72 threads, these are divided into six strands each of twelve threads. These are then woven together with a single continuous thread through the six strands. The two ends are left unwoven, to form the tassels. 24 strands or ‘Lar’ which suggest the 24 chapters of the Visparod Before the tassels are made, the Kushti is consecrated by a priest.The 72 threads represent the 72 chapters of the Yasna ceremony, the highest Zoroastrian ceremony, which is only performed in the fire-temples. The Yashna contains the Gathas .The performance of the Kushti ritual is a symbol of the necessity of fighting evil through ones good thoughts, good deeds and good words. During the Kushti prayers one also pledges allegiance and commitment to the Zoroastrian faith and a promise to live ones life following the teachings of Zarathushtra, by following the path of Righteousness.
THE PARSEE NAVJOTE CEREMONY On the day of the ceremony the child first has a sacred purification bath or Nahan. This is done with the help of a priest who recites the necessary prayers and helps the child pray some of the prayers required of him/her. This part also involves the drinking of a few drops of the Nirang, saying “I drink this for the purification of my body, for the purification of the soul”. After the bath the child must not touch anything dirty or any person, except the priest during the ceremony. The ceremony starts with the child sitting in front of the priest with the Sudreh in the hands. The priest recites the Hormazd Yasht in honor of Ahura Mazda, while the child recites the Yatha Ahu Vairyo prayer. Then child and priest stand facing the sun, the priest behind the child and the initiation proper takes place.
THE NAVJOTE CEREMONY cont …They recite together the Confession of Faith, (the Din No Kalmo) prayer and the Sudreh is put on. This is followed by recital of the introductory part of the Hormazd Yasht, and then the Kushti is put on the child with the recital of the Ahura Mazda Khodai prayer. This is followed by the final recitation of the Mazdayasno Ahmi prayer (Jasa Me Avanghe Mazda). This finishes the investure and it is followed by the benediction where the priest wishes all kinds of good things for the child. The priest then recites the Tandarosti prayer for the good health of the child and the family. The most important part of the ceremony is the confession of the faith (Jasa me Avanghe Mazda) in which the child publicly declares in the presence of the community and friends, his or her acceptance of the religion . From this point on the child is morally responsible in the eyes of God for all his or her good or evil deeds. The child must learn to distinguish between right and wrong, think before acting, do what is right and fight against evil.
IRANIAN SUDREH POOSHI CEREMONY LET’S SEE HOW THIS CEREMONY DIFFERS FROM OURS…9 parts of the Sudreh24 strands or ‘Lar’ which suggest the 24 chapters of the Visparod 72 tars which stand for the 72 Has or the chapters in the Yashna (the Book of Worship). The Yashna contains the Gathas .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp7D4lMiKPM
LET’S ROLL THE DICE! 1- NAME ONE THING THAT YOU LEARNED FROM TODAY’S LESSON2-WHAT ARE TWO DIFFERENT KINDS OF NAVJOTE CEREMONIES DID YOU LEARNED ABOUT?3- WHAT ARE THE 3 MAIN CEREMONIES THAT A ZOROASTRIAN UNDERGOES IN HIS/HER LIFETIME?4-HOW OLD DOES A PARSEE ZOROASTRIAN HAVE TO BE IN ORDER TO HAVE HIS/HER NAVJOTE?5- HOW OLD DOES AN IRANIAN ZOROASTRIAN HAVE TO BE IN ORDER TO HAVE HIS/HER NAVJOTE?6- WHAT IS THE SAME IN BOTH THE PARSEE AND IRANIAN CEREMONIES?
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