Avesta other general. The following categorization is as described by Jean Kellens (see bibliography, below). The "Yasna" (from "yazišn" "worship, oblations", cognate with Sanskrit "yajña"), is the primary liturgical collection, named after the ceremony at which it is recited. It consists of 72 sections called the "Ha-iti" or "Ha". The 72 threads of lamb's wool in the "Kushti", the sacred thread worn by Zoroastrians, represent these sections. The central portion of the Yasna is the "Gathas", the oldest and most sacred portion of the Avesta, believed to have been composed by Zarathushtra (Zoroaster) himself. The "Gathas" are structurally interrupted by the
Axel Ingmar's List – Avesta Party formation. Axel Ingmar's List – Avesta Party Axel Ingmar's List – Avesta Party () is a local populist political party in Avesta, Sweden. AILAP was launched in 1994, just 12 days ahead of the elections. In the 1994 election, as there was no time to print their own ballots, the party used New Democracy's ballots together with the write-in option, so the party's candidates were technically elected as New Democracy politicians. The Party is led by Axel Ingmar, a former Moderate Party politician and has managed to win seats in the municipal assembly of Avesta in all four elections since