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3 days before the Ides of October
Month: October
The a.d. III Id. designation means ante diem or three “days before” the Ides (Full Moon) of the
month. When counting days, the Romans included both the start and end day (in modern Western
culture, we skip the start day). When the Romans switched to a solar calendar, they continued to use the
lunar day names.
The Roman month of October is named for octo, because it was originally the eighth month of the
Roman solar year October was sacred to Mars, Roman God of war.
The earliest Roman months were lunar. According to Roman mythology, the ten month solar calendar
aligned to the vernal equinox was introduced by Romulus, the founder of Rome, around 753 BCE. In
Romulus’ calendar, October (the eighth month) had 31 days. Numa Pompilius, the second of the seven
traditional kings of Rome, added two more months, for a 12 month year. In Numa’s calendar, October
had 31 days. Gaius Julius Caesar, as Pontifex Maximus (supreme bridge-builder, a religious title),
reorganized the calendar on the first day of 45 BCE. In Caesar’s calendar (the Julian Calendar), October
had 31 days. Caesar’s calendar was calculated by Sosigenes, an Egyptian astrologer/astronomer. In 8
BCE, Augustus Caesar fixed errors by pontiffs after Julius’ death and made other minor modifications,
resulting in the modern Western calendar. The modern Gregorian Calendar, named for Roman Catholic
Pope Gregory the Thirteenth, was a realignment in 1582.
Today totals 4 in modern Western numerology.
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holy days 2007
These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.
Ayathrem:
Ayathrem: Zoroastran holy day. ‘bringing home the herds’, one of the seven obligatory feasts of
Zoroastrianism and one of the six gahanbars (or gahambars). The gahanbars date back to the
pre-Zoroastrian agricultural people of the Iranian Plateau and mark the changing of the agricultural
seasons. The gahanbars were absorbed into Zoroastrianism as religious holy days and are celebrated
with feasting and fun.
In the Fasli (seaonsal) calendar, Ayathrem is celebrated from Ocotber 12 to October 16. In the
Shahanshahi (or Shenshai) calendar, Ayathrem is celebrated from March 13 to March 17 during the
years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. In the Qadimi (ancient) calendar, Ayathrem is celebrated from
February 11 to February 15 during the years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
Winter Nights:
Winter Nights: Norse (Asatru) holy day. First day of Winter in the Old Calendar. Winter Nights
(also called Vetrablot) was sacred to Freya and the Ancestors. Held on the first Saturday on or after
October 11 (October 13 in 2007). The bounty of the nanual harvest was celebrated by honoring Freya
and the fertility and protective spirits (called Disir). Freya was the leader of the Disir, who were the
female ancestors of the Norse people. Freya was glorified by pouring a glass or mug of ale, milk, or
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