Frawardigan
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frawardigan-266-8093884
title:
Frawardigan
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Frawardigan is a ten-day period at the end of the Zoroastrian religious year during which the souls of the dead are commemorated. The name frawardigan is a Zoroastrian Middle Persian (𐭯𐭫𐭥𐭫𐭲𐭩𐭪𐭭) allusion to the fravashis, which—among other aspects—also include the souls of the dead. The practice is however much older than this name, and it is already attested in the Avesta, specifically Yasht 13.49, where it is called Hamaspathmaidyem in Avestan, of uncertain meaning. In modern times the festival
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Zoroastrian calendar period
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frawardigan
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2024-01-08T01:57:44Z
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