| February 6, 2004
Let's party!
MP at Zoroastrians' Sadeh Celebration: Islam promotes
cheering up of the pious
Tehran, Jan 30, IRNA -- Head of the Parliament's
Cultural Committee Dr. Ahmad Pour-Nejati, attending the Tehrani
Zoroastrians' ancient
Sadeh Celebration here on Friday, said, "Keeping in mind that
Islam
promotes cheering up the hearts of the pious, the question is how
come the heavy hegemony of sorrow has in recent years replaced
'The
Ceremony of the Sun' in Iran?"...
Pour-Nejati said, "From a psychological viewpoint,
the extent of cheerfulness or depression of a nation is measured
based
on how
many
parties, or mourning anniversaries that have annually."
Pour-Nejati added, "The ancient Iranians celebrated many
different occasions throughout the year, that showed how cheerful
they
were and how optimist they felt towards the future."
The MP stressed, "Sadeh Celebration does not belong merely
to
the Zoroastrians alone, and I am truly sorry that such ancient
Iranian celebrations are held so quietly and in segregated corners,
without adequate propagation at national level beforehand."
Pour-Nejati meanwhile referred to the Zoroastrian
faith as "An
ancient monotheist religion, with high emphasis on man's quest
for
light, as one of the significant manifestation of God."
The Zoroastrians' representative at Majlis (Parliament),
Dr. Khosrow Dabestani, too, thanked God during his address because
as he
said "the Zoroastrians enjoy religious freedom to the extent
to
observe their various rituals quite freely."
He then focussed on some of the measures adopted
in the country safeguard the minorities' rights, including the
ratification of
a
law at the 6th parliament, based on which the blood money for
the Muslims and the non-Muslims became equal.
Dr. Dabestani added, "The Ministry of Education has approved
of
employing some 200 Zoroastrian teachers this year, which is also
praiseworthy."
The top Zoroastrian Mo'bad, Dr. Jahangir Oshidri's
message on the occasion was then read out for the audience, following
which the
fire rituals of the Sadeh Celebration were performed amid a cheerful
atmosphere of the audience. Forwarded
by Bahman N.
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