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Asatru (ancient Norse) information
Month: Lenting
Roman information
a.d. XII Kal. Apr.
12 days before the Kalends of April
Month: Martius
The a.d. XII Kal. designation means ante diem or twelve “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.
The Roman month of Martius is named for Mars. March was sacred to Mars, Roman God of war.
The earliest Roman months were lunar. According to Roman mythology, the ten month solar calendar
aligned to the vernal equinox was introduced by Romulus, the founder of Rome, around 753 BCE. In
Romulus’ calendar, Mars (the first month) had 31 days. Numa Pompilius, the second of the seven
traditional kings of Rome, added two more months, for a 12 month year. In Numa’s calendar, Mars had
31 days. Gaius Julius Caesar, as Pontifex Maximus (supreme bridge-builder, a religious title),
reorganized the calendar on the first day of 45 BCE. In Caesar’s calendar (the Julian Calendar), Mars
had 31 days. Caesar’s calendar was calculated by Sosigenes, an Egyptian astrologer/astronomer. In 8
BCE, Augustus Caesar fixed errors by pontiffs after Julius’ death and made other minor modifications,
resulting in the modern Western calendar. The modern Gregorian Calendar, named for Roman Catholic
Pope Gregory the Thirteenth, was a realignment in 1582.
holy days 2007
These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.
Jamshedi Noruz:
Jamshedi Noruz: Zoroastran holy day. Zoroastrian New Year’s Day in 2007 using the Qadaimi
calendar.
Spring Equinox:
Spring Equinox: Astronomical day. The Spring Equinox is at 00:07 UTC in 2007.
Night of the Gorse Bush:
Spring Equinox: Celtic (Druid) holy day. The Night of the Gorse Bush, associated with
the Ogham letter Onn (O) and the gorse bush, is the night of the Spring Equinox (today in
2007).
Noruz:
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