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<strong>World</strong> <strong>Religious</strong> <strong>Calendar</strong> 70<br />

January 15<br />

fixed holy days<br />

These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.<br />

Feast of Entering:<br />

Feast of Entering: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Feast of Entering into Heaven and the Two<br />

Lands. Entry of Asar [Osiris] into the Moon. Heru [Horus] rejoices. Great.<br />

Feast of the Ass:<br />

Feast of the Ass: Roman holy day. Feast of the Ass, dedicated to the Goddess Vesta and the ass that<br />

saved Her.<br />

Carmentalia:<br />

Carmentalia: Roman holy day. Second Festival of Carmentalia, for Carmenta, Goddess of<br />

childbirth. First Festival of Carmentalia is on January 11.<br />

Black Christ Festival: Guatemalan holy day.<br />

Black Christ Festival:<br />

Feast of Christ of Esquipulas:<br />

Feast of Christ of Esquipulas: Christian holy day.<br />

holy days 2007 and 2008<br />

These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.<br />

Paitishahem:<br />

Paitishahem: Zoroastran holy day. Feast of ‘bringing in the harvest’, one of the seven obligatory<br />

feasts of Zoroastrianism and one of the six gahanbars (or gahambars). The gahanbars date back to the<br />

pre-Zoroastrian agricultural people of the Iranian Plateau and mark the changing of the agricultural<br />

seasons. The gahanbars were absorbed into Zoroastrianism as religious holy days and are celebrated<br />

with feasting and fun.<br />

In the Fasli (seaonsal) calendar, Paitishahem is celebrated from September 12 to September 16. In the<br />

Shahanshahi (or Shenshai) calendar, Paitishahem is celebrated from February 11 to February 15 during<br />

the years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. In the Qadimi (ancient) calendar, Paitishahem is celebrated from<br />

January 12 to January 16 during the years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.<br />

lunar information 2008<br />

70 of 1413 7/14/08 9:29 AM

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