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World Religious Calendar 224
Activity for the day from the Counsels of Adhurbadh, Son of Mahraspand: “(124) On the day of
Hordad dig your irrigation channels.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and
prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).
The first seven days (first week) of each Zoroastrian month celebrate Ahura Mazda and the Amesha
Spentas (literally translated Beneficent Immortals). They are the highest spiritual beings created by
Ahura Mazda.
The Fasli, or seasonal, calendar is one of three Zoroastrian calendars still in use.
Celtic (ancient Druid) information
Ogham tree calendar
Nion (N)
Ash Moon
Day 2
The Celtic calendar started out as a moon calendar, but was aligned with the solar year during
antiquity. Robert Graves proposed the Celtic tree calendar described here. While widely used by
Neo-Pagans, many critics dispute the authenticity. The Beth-Luis-Nion calendar (the one used here)
starts with New Year on the Winter Solstice. The Beth-Luis-Faern calendar starts with New Year on
Samhain.
Each Celtic tree month (or moon) is named for a Celtic Ogham letter (first line above) and a tree
(second line above). All of the Celtic months also had additional folk names (folk names for this month
listed below).
Polarity: Feminine
Planet: Neptune
Archetype: Lir (Celtic God of the Sea)
Symbol: trident
Folk Names:
Moon of Waters
Asatru (ancient Norse) information
Month: Horning
Roman information
a.d. XI Kal. Mart.
11 days before the Kalends of March
Month: Februa or Febrvarivs or Februarius
The a.d. XI Kal. designation means ante diem or eleven “days before” the Kalends (first day or New
Moon) of the next 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.
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