{"id":87064,"date":"2021-07-19T11:10:18","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T06:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amordadnews.com\/?p=87064"},"modified":"2022-12-27T14:28:17","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T10:58:17","slug":"maidyoshahem-gahanbar-ceremony-in-seattle-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.amordadnews.com\/?p=87064","title":{"rendered":"Maidyoshahem Gahanbar ceremony in Seattle, USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Zoroastrian Association of Washington State (Seattle) occasionally held the Maidyoshahem Gahambar Ceremony in a park in Bellevue.<\/p>\n<p>Many Zoroastrians who live in Seattle, USA, participated in the Maidyoshahem gahanbar and the prayers were recited by Mobed Jamshid Pouresfandiari.\u00a0 This ceremony was held on Sunday, June 27, 2021 (Tir 6, 1400 solar).<\/p>\n<p>Gahanbar is a ceremony that has been celebrated for a long time in cultural Iran, a festival whose main foundation and theme is gathering, sharing, unity and joy.\u00a0 Maidyoshahem means the middle of the long summer.\u00a0 In a belief, it tells us of Ahura Mazda&#8217;s second phase of creation level, when water appears in the universe. 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Many Zoroastrians who live in Seattle, USA, participated in the Maidyoshahem gahanbar and the prayers were recited by Mobed Jamshid Pouresfandiari.\u00a0 This ceremony was held on Sunday, June 27, 2021 (Tir 6, 1400 solar). 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