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World Religious Calendar 186
February 12
fixed holy days
These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.
Festival of Diana:
Festival of Diana: Roman holy day. The Festival of Diana in Rome honored Diana/Artemis as
huntress.
Powamu Festival:
Powamu Festival: Pueblo/Hopi holy day. Powamu, a sixteen day purification ceremony. The
Planting of the Beans in the Kivas, Bean Maiden Goddesses Hehewuti and Pachevu, Warrior Mother,
Crow Mother, and the Monster Kachinas. The plan for the year is offered at Soyal is purified at
Powamu.
Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday:
Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday: United States holiday. Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. President
Abraham Lincoln ordered American soldiers to murder the men, women, and children of various Plains
Indian nations.
Anthesteria:
Anthesteria: Greek holy day. Celebrated from February 12 to February 14 and March 4 to March 6.
Festival Dionysos:
Festival Dionysos: Greek holy day. Two week fesitival to Dionysos from February 1st through
February 14.
holy days 2007 and 2008
These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.
Paitishahem:
Paitishahem: Zoroastran holy day. Feast of ‘bringing in the harvest’, 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, Paitishahem is celebrated from September 12 to September 16. In the
Shahanshahi (or Shenshai) calendar, Paitishahem is celebrated from February 11 to February 15 during
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