Jashn-e Kordadegan,the celebration of prosperity

4th day of Khordad (25th day of May) in Zoroastrian calendar is named Khordad. And because the day is carrying the same name as the month, it is celebrated, and called: "Khordadegan", the ceremony is in the name of archangel Khordad (Avesta: Haurvatat). This day and the whole month belongs to Khordad, one of the seven *Amshaspand.

Khordad is the guardian of the water in material world. As water gives fertility to the land and is the source of prosperity, Khordad is taken as the possessor of plenty and prosperity. Food and drink are his/her gifts. He/she is also the giver of daily bread. Khordad is united with Amardad, another Amshaspand. And these dual archangels generally occur together side by side.

Khordad **Yasht (Yasht 4) is dedicated to Khordad. In this Yasht, he/she is being evoked as the lord of seasons and years (4.11). Ahura Mazda created Haurvatat (Khordad) for the help, joy, comfort, and pleasure of the righteous men (4.1). Haurvatat and Ameretat, together form the reward of the righteous after death.

At the time of Resurrection (Frash.kard) and in final struggle, he/she will banish Tairev, the demon of hunger, from the world.Happy Khordadegan, the celebration of prosperity.
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* Amshaspandan or Amahraspandan (Avesta: Amesha Spenta) are six archangels who with Ormazd (Avesta: Ahura Mazda), as the president of the celestial council, represent the highest celestial beings.
**Yashts are poetic verses in the praise of Ahura Mazda and other heavenly bodies. Their contents are very ancient religious and historical traditions which have been composed in avestan language. The antiquity of some Yashts reaches back to the Indo-Iranian period of Aryan history.

REFERENCES:
Dhalla, M.J.N. Z., 1914: Zoroastrian Theology from the Earliest Times to the Present Day, New York.
Poure Davoud, I., 1377: Introduction to the Yashts, Asatir. Tehran.