Home›Zoroastrian Festivals›TraditionBrowse ByTraditionThis page groups holidays by the religion whose adherents keep them. Wikipedia notes that "a religious festival is a time of special importance marked by adherents to that religion." Browsing by tradition lets a visitor read every holiday from one religious tradition together.FactsTraditionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedHolidays & Festivals 1TraditionFilter Results2 entriesAdherents Today MaximumAll57,264 (1)Adherents Today MinimumAll57,264 (1)Basis of the Membership FigureAllNational Census (1)Defining Doctrinal PositionAllAhura Mazda opposed by a destructive principle, made real through good thought, word and deed (2)FounderAllNo founder. (2)GovernanceAllLay boards or trusts govern, alongside the priesthood (2)No central authority (1)Priestly office passing by descent (2)How the Expectation Is EnforcedAllCustomary Norm (1)Liturgical LanguageAllAvestan (2)Membership Figure As OfAll1941-01-01 (1)2011-01-01 (1)OrdinationAllOffice passes by descent (2)Restricted to men (2)Origin Period End YearAll1000 (1)1800 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll651 (1)700 (1)Relation to the StateAllPrivileged Never Established (2)Status TodayAllLiving tradition, practised today (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareIrani ZoroastrianismTradition1 entryParsi ZoroastrianismTradition1 entrySources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.