#kalashas

Some people have saints. Pagans have heroes.

But you don't have to slay dragons to become one.

I'll be speaking to the local Theosophists this coming January on Why I Am a Pagan.

So let me ask: why are you Pagan?

One year Dezáu—Heaven—decreed that, in honor of the winter solstice, all of humanity should keep all-night vigil.

When the Kalasha people first entered Rumbur Valley, their greatest shaman, Naga Dehár, stood at the pass with his back to Afghanistan. He fired two arrows, one red and one black. Where the black arrow landed, they built the altar to Sájigor, still the most sacred place in the Kalasha valleys.

Where the red arrow landed, they built the first bashali—the women's moon-house (Maggi 47).

It's as if one were to discover an ancient Celtic tribe living up in the mountains, still practicing their old religion.

Towards recognition: NADRA to add column for Kalashas in CNIC form

CREATIVE COMMON CHITRAL: The National Database and Registration Authority has decided to add an option for the non-Muslim Kalasha community in CNIC forms. According to NADRA officials in the city, the decision was taken by authority chairman to accommodate the needs and demands of the Kalasha people. The tribe dominates three different valleys in the mountainous region of Chitral, bordering the…