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Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism
A minority which you can get familiar with in your trip to Iran is Zoroastrianism. This is a minority religion in Iran with a population of about 30,000 people. Zoroastrianism, which is the first monotheistic religion in the world was emerged before Islam (the exact date of the emergence is not determined yet). The majority of the Zoroastrian people in Iran lives in "Yazd" and "Kerman" and has an especial language of their own. Zoroastrianism is one the minority religions of Iran that has been accounted as one the official religions in the country and these people have 1 member in Iranian parliament. The main holy shrines of Zoroastrians in Iran are mostly located in Yazd which you can visit them in your iran journey.
The annual Zoroastian "Sadeh celebration" in Iran:
The most important Zoroastian ceremony of the year in Chak-Chak (June 14th- 18th) :
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