Zoroastrianism

Sacred Time

Observing sacred times through the Zoroastrian calendar.

The Zoroastrian calendar marks sacred times: the six gahanbars (seasonal festivals), monthly holy days, and personal observances. Time is structured to honor divine truth and maintain connection with the sacred.

Sacred time structures sacred life.

Zoroastrian Teaching, Calendar

The religious calendar organizes the year spiritually.

Practice

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  • What Zoroastrianism says about time

    The calendar marks six seasonal festivals and monthly holy days. The year is deliberately shaped so that it keeps returning attention to the same things.