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Pr Ntr Kmt World Religious Calendar Pagan Holy Days

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<strong>World</strong> <strong>Religious</strong> <strong>Calendar</strong> 220<br />

The day of Spandarmad celebrates the Av. Spenta Armaiti, the <strong>Holy</strong> (or Beneficent) Devotion, who<br />

presides over the Earth. Special prayers from the Khorda Avesta are recited in honor of the day’s<br />

spiritual being.<br />

Activity for the day from the Counsels of Adhurbadh, Son of Mahraspand: “(123) On the day of<br />

Spandarmad till your land.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister<br />

of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).<br />

The first seven days (first week) of each Zoroastrian month celebrate Ahura Mazda and the Amesha<br />

Spentas (literally translated Beneficent Immortals). They are the highest spiritual beings created by<br />

Ahura Mazda.<br />

The Fasli, or seasonal, calendar is one of three Zoroastrian calendars still in use.<br />

Celtic (ancient Druid) information<br />

Ogham tree calendar<br />

Nion (N)<br />

Ash Moon<br />

Day 1<br />

The Celtic calendar started out as a moon calendar, but was aligned with the solar year during<br />

antiquity. Robert Graves proposed the Celtic tree calendar described here. While widely used by<br />

Neo-<strong>Pagan</strong>s, many critics dispute the authenticity. The Beth-Luis-Nion calendar (the one used here)<br />

starts with New Year on the Winter Solstice. The Beth-Luis-Faern calendar starts with New Year on<br />

Samhain.<br />

Each Celtic tree month (or moon) is named for a Celtic Ogham letter (first line above) and a tree<br />

(second line above). All of the Celtic months also had additional folk names (folk names for this month<br />

listed below). Robert Graves claimed that the Celts used a 13 month tree calendar. Critics dispute this<br />

claim. Graves’ claims are based on 19th century work by Edward Davies, who found references to the<br />

trees in the 1685 work Ogygia by Ruairi Ó Flaitheartaigh, which was in turn derived from oral history<br />

and older works such as Book of Ballymote and Auraicept na n-Éces.<br />

Polarity: Feminine<br />

Planet: Neptune<br />

Archetype: Lir (Celtic God of the Sea)<br />

Symbol: trident<br />

Folk Names:<br />

Moon of Waters<br />

Asatru (ancient Norse) information<br />

Month: Horning<br />

Roman information<br />

a.d. XII Kal. Mart.<br />

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