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Jashne Farvardingan
April 7 @ 17:00 - 20:00 PDT
In the 19th day (roj Farvardin) of Farvardin month, the ceremony of Farvardinegan is held to respect the eternal beings and the souls of the deceased. In this ceremony that is called Farvardog nowadays, celebrants visit the graves of their deceased.
In Tehran, they go to Firouzeh castle, the Zoroastrian graveyard. They burn agarwood and olibanum for the peace of the souls and put plants, fruits, candles and laraks on the graves. Larak is a combination of seven dried fruits.
In Farvardog ceremony, seven Mobads enter and sit. People cover the laraks in a wrapper and place them in front of mobads. Mobads begin reading Avesta and sing a song from Farvardin Yesht (a part of Avesta) to bless the laraks.
This ceremony is a collective prayer for the peace of the souls. In Yazd, this ceremony begins at 4 PM on the 19th of Farvardin.