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<strong>World</strong> <strong>Religious</strong> <strong>Calendar</strong> 428<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 />

Faern (F)<br />

Alder Moon<br />

Day 26<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 />

Polarity: Masculine<br />

Planet: Mars<br />

Archetype: Bran or Arthur<br />

Symbol: pentacle<br />

Folk Names:<br />

Moon of Utility<br />

Moon of Efficacy<br />

Moon of Self-Guidance<br />

Asatru (ancient Norse) information<br />

Month: Ostara<br />

Roman information<br />

prid. Id. Apr.<br />

(pridie) eve of the Ides of April<br />

Month: Aprilis<br />

The pridie Ides is the eve of the Ides. <strong>Pr</strong>idie (abbreviated prid.) is Latin for “the evening before”.<br />

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