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Activity for the day from the Counsels of Adhurbadh, Son of Mahraspand: “(132) On the day of
Gosh (the Bull) see to the stables and train your oxen to the plough.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a
famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).
The second seven days (second week) of each Zoroastrian month celebrates light and nature.
The Fasli, or seasonal, calendar is one of three Zoroastrian calendars still in use.
Celtic (ancient Druid) information
Ogham tree calendar
Saille (S)
Willow Moon
Day 19
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: Moon
Archetype: Morgan le Fay
Symbol: serpent
Folk Names:
The Witch’s Moon
Moon of Balance
Asatru (ancient Norse) information
Month: Merrymoon
Roman information
a.d. V Non. Mai.
5 days before the Nones of May
Month: Maius
The a.d. V Non. designation means ante diem or five “days before” the Nones (First Quarter Moon)
of the 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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