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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> 978<br />

The day of Day-pa-Mihr celebrates the Av. Dadvah, The day of the Creator before Mithra. 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: “(133) On the day of<br />

Day-pa-Mihr wash your head and trim your hair and nails, and (pick) your grapes from the vine and<br />

throw them into the wine-press so that they may become good.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous<br />

saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).<br />

The third week (eight days) of each Zoroastrian month celebrates moral qualities.<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 />

Coll (C)<br />

Hazel Moon<br />

Day 28<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: Feminine<br />

Planet: Mercury<br />

Archetype: Ogma<br />

Symbol: rainbow fish<br />

Folk Names:<br />

Moon of the Wise<br />

Crone Moon<br />

Asatru (ancient Norse) information<br />

Month: Shedding<br />

Roman information<br />

Kal. Sept.<br />

Kalends of September<br />

Month: September<br />

The Kalends is the first day of the month and was celebrated as a religious holy day to Juno, the<br />

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