here deaths. (Hartz, Paula pg.102)Each individual will separately say their answer “We have agreed.” The couple is then showered with rice, symbolic of joy and prosperity.(Hartz,Paula 101)Zoroastrinism is a small religion made up of about 140,000 people. even though there is only a small amount of people practicing this religion, Zoroastrinism has made a great impact on the religious world. it has brought beliefs such as god, satin, the soul, heaven and hell, saviors, final judgment and resurrection to many other world wide religions. it is one of the oldest religions still alive, and was the first monotheistic religion. the religion was founded by zoroasthra. no one knows exactly knows when zoroasthra lived, but historians generally date his life to be sometime between 1000 and 1500 BC on the basis of his style of writing. he lived in Persia, which is modern day Iran. he started out preaching monotheism in a polytheistic world, and was attacked by his preachings. he finally won support by the king, and in various parts of Persia zoroastrinism became a state of religion in the 7th century CE. when follower's of Islam invaded Persia in 650 CE, most of the Zoroastrians fled to India, where they are now located today. The Zoroastrian holy book is called the "avesta." this book includes the original works of their founder zoroasthra, and a series of five hymns called "gathas." the five gathas are sacred poetry, directed towards the worship of their one god. at a later date the remaining parts of the avesta were written. these deal with the laws of ritual and practice, with the traditions of faith....
