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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> 244<br />

calendar information<br />

Information about this day using different calendars from around the world.<br />

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information<br />

Season of <strong>Pr</strong>oyet (Sowing)<br />

Month of Parmuti or Pharmuthi (Renenutet or Rennutet)<br />

Day 11<br />

Zoroastrian information<br />

(Fasli calendar)<br />

Month of Spandarmad (twelfth month)<br />

Day of Khwarshed<br />

Day 11<br />

The day of Khwarshed celebrates the Av. Hvar Khshaeta, The Shining Sun. Special prayers from the<br />

Khorda Avesta are recited in honor of the day’s spiritual being.<br />

Activity for the day from the Counsels of Adhurbadh, Son of Mahraspand: “(129) On the day of<br />

Khwarshed (the Sun) take your children to the grammar-school so that they may become literate and<br />

wise.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II<br />

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

The second seven days (second week) of each Zoroastrian month celebrates light and nature.<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 7<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).<br />

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