🔥 Zoroastrian Festival · April 30 - May 4 (approximate)
Maidyozarem
Also: Mid-Spring, Maidhyoi-zaremaya
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Significance
The first Gahambar, 'Mid-Spring.' Celebrates the creation of the sky (in Zoroastrian cosmology, Ahura Mazda created the sky first). Associated with the greening of the earth and the awakening of all life.
Traditional observances
- Community feast and charity — food is shared with all, especially the poor
- Prayers of thanks for the sky above and the spring season
- Charitable giving and hospitality
