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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> 294<br />

Standard Time.<br />

Moon Quincunx Saturn: The Moon is quincunx Saturn at 4:15 p.m. Eastern<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 23<br />

Zoroastrian information<br />

(Fasli calendar)<br />

Month of Spandarmad (twelfth month)<br />

Day of Day-pa-Den<br />

Day 23<br />

The day of Day-pa-Den celebrates the Av. Dadvah, The day of the Creator before Den. Special<br />

prayers from the 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: “(141) On the day of<br />

Day-pa-Den do anything you like, bring your wife into your quarters, trim your hair and nails and<br />

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

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

The fourth week (eight days) of each Zoroastrian month celebrates religious ideas.<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 19<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 />

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