Editing Parsis (section)

=== ''Navjote'' ===
Zoroastrians are not initiated by [[infant baptism]].  Children are initiated into the faith when they are old enough to recite some required prayers along with the priest at the time of the [[Navjote]] ceremony, ideally before they reach puberty. Though there is no actual age by which a child must be initiated into the faith (preferably after seven years), Navjote cannot be performed on an adult. While the Parsi traditionally do not do adult Navjote (except in cases where it is performed for descendants of Parsi wanting to join the faith), the Iranian Zoroastrian equivalent, the sedreh-pushti can be done at any age for those wanting to convert.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/how-konstantin-became-farrokh/articleshow/1167559.cms|title=How Konstantin became Farrokh|author=Bachi Karkaria|date=July 11, 2005|website=The Times of India|access-date=January 7, 2022|archive-date=January 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107232202/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/how-konstantin-became-farrokh/articleshow/1167559.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

The initiation begins with a ritual bath, then a spiritual cleansing prayer; the child changes into white [[Pajamas|pajama]] pants, a [[shawl]], and a small cap. Following introductory prayers, the child is given the sacred items that are associated with Zoroastrianism: a sacred shirt and cord, [[sedreh|sudre]], and [[Kushti|kusti]]. The child then faces the main priest and fire is brought in to represent God. Once the priest finishes with the prayers, the child's initiation is complete and he or she has become part of the community and religion.