1) Zoroastrian ritual 
Barashnûm, or Barashnûm nû shabaPronunciation-needed, is a Zoroastrian purification ritual which lasts nine nights. Because the ritual lasts nine nights, it is known as Barashnûm nû shaba or `Barashnûm of the nine nights`. == Etymology == Barashnûm is a Zend word meaning `top of the head`. The whole ritual is named `Barashnûm` becaus...