The Birth Of The “Unconquered Sun (Mithra or Meher Yazata)”?

The Birth Of The “Unconquered Sun (Mithra or Meher Yazata)”?

While many the world over will celebrate Christmas with gifts, Christmas trees and much merriment, few would know that these festivities trace their roots to the ancient Zoroastrian feast of ‘Yalda’, observed annually around 21st December (sometimes 20th or 22nd December) coinciding with the winter solstice in the Northern hemisphere. Yalda, is the longest and…