Hamaspathmaidyem is the last and most solemn of the six gahambars, held at the close of the Zoroastrian year and dedicated to the Fravashis, the guardian spirits of the dead, whose return to their family homes is welcomed with prayer, food offerings and remembrance in a manner comparable to an all souls observance in other traditions, immediately preceding the Nowruz new year.
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Calendar SystemZoroastrian (Shahanshahi / Qadimi / Fasli) 1 Its own record names it one of the six gahambars of the Zoroastrian calendar. Date RuleThe last of the six gahambars, held in the days immediately preceding Nowruz, the Zoroastrian new year. 1 Fixed or MovableFixed date in its own calendar 1 Observance
Observance Type Observance Type Status
Status TodayLiving tradition, practised today 1 Connections
Belongs to Tradition
Source A History of ZoroastrianismMary Boyce
Follows Calendar
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1. A History of Zoroastrianism
Mary Boyce, Brill, 1989on Hamaspathmaidyem and the Fravashi observanceView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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