Church of Cognizance co-founders Daniel and Mary Quaintance describe the church as being a neo-Zoroastrian faith and experienced-based ethno-socio-religious organization.
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http://www.eacourier.com/articles/2009/09/13/news/doc4aaafeaf5438e938304023.txt

Dear Members

The floodgates to the Navroze & Papeti function are open, and the race is on for the early bird offer, so book early to avoid paying the full fare… or being left out as availability is limited and tickets will not be sold at the door.

This year we have planned a fantastic evening to orchestrate the event and keep you regaled throughout the night.

In one corner hangs a bell, which is rung five times a day at the boi – literally, ‘[good] scent’ (Stausberg, 2004:115) – ceremony, which marks the beginning of each gah, or ‘watch’. Tools for maintaining the fire – which is always fed by wood – are simply hung on the wall, or as is sometimes the case, stored in a small room (or rooms) often reachable only through the sanctum.
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http://khurshed911.blogspot.com/2009/08/in-one-corner-hangs-bell-which-is-rung.html

In 549 BCE, the Persians, led by Cyrus the Great of the Archaemenian family, overthrew the Median court of Western Iran. Cyrus thus founded the first Persian Empire
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http://jethrojes.wordpress.com/2009/08/10/the-archaemenian-cyrus-king/