Thursday 14 March 2019

Parsee month day's name

The Parsi Zoroastrian Calendar has Thirty (30) Days.


They are given below, alongwith their meaning:


 


Hormazd – Lord of Wisdom


Bahman – Good Mind


Ardibehesht – Truth & Order


Shehrevar – Great Power


Asfandarmad – Devotion


Khordad – Perfection


Amerdad – Immortality


Dae-pa-adar – Giver of Fire


Adar – Fire


Ava – Water


Khorshed – Sun


Mohor – Moon


Tir – Star


Gosh – Cow


Dae-pa-meher – Giver of Friendship


Meher – Friendship


Sarosh – Prayer


Rashne – Judge


Fravardin – Guardian Spirit


Behram – Victory


Mino Ram – Joy and Peace


Govad – Wind


Dae-pa-din – Giver of Religion


Din – Religion


Ashishvangh – Wealth


Ashtad – Justice


Asman – Sky


Zamyad – Earth


Manrespand – Holy Words


Aneran – Endless Light


The oldest (though not dateable) testimony for the existence of the day dedications comes from Yasna 16, a section of the Yasnaliturgy that is – for the most part – a veneration to the 30 divinities with day-name dedications. The Siroza – a two-part Avesta text with individual dedications to the 30 calendar divinities – has the same sequence.

1.Dadvah Ahura Mazdā, 2. Vohu Manah, 3. Aša Vahišta, 4. Khšathra Vairya, 5. Spenta Ārmaiti, 6. Haurvatāt, 7. Ameretāt
8.Dadvah Ahura Mazdā, 9. Ātar, 10. Āpō, 11. Hvar, 12. Māh, 13. Tištrya, 14. Geuš Urvan
15.Dadvah Ahura Mazdā, 16. Mithra, 17. Sraoša, 18. Rašnu, 19. Fravašayō, 20. Verethragna, 21. Rāman, 22. Vāta
23.Dadvah Ahura Mazdā, 24. Daēna, 25. Aši, 26. Arštāt, 27. Asmān, 28. Zam, 29. Manthra Spenta, 30. Anaghra Raočā


The month-names (with Avestan language names in parentheses), in the ordinal sequence used today, are:

1. Frawardin (Frauuašinąm)
2. Ardwahisht (Ašahe Vahištahe)
3. Khordad (Haurvatātō)
4. Tir (Tištryehe)
5. Amurdad (Amərətātō)
6. Shahrewar (Xšaθrahe Vairyehe)
 7. Mihr (Miθrahe)
 8. Aban (Apąm)
 9. Adur (Āθrō)
10. Dae (Daθušō [Ahurahe Mazdå])
11. Wahman (Vaŋhə̄uš Manaŋhō)
12. Spendarmad (Spəntayā̊ Ārmatōiš)

Gatha days details

  • Jashan of Asha Vahishta, dedicated to fire and all other luminaries.
  • Jashan of Hauravata, dedicated to the waters.
  • Jashan of Ameretat, dedicated to plants.
  • Jashan of Kshatra Vairya, dedicated to metals and minerals.
  • Jashan of Vohu Manah, dedicated to animal creation.
  • Jashan of Aramaiti, dedicated to the earth.

Gahambar days details 

These are the six seasonal festivals celebrated by the Zoroastrians to commemorate the six universal creations of God and reaffirm the sanctity of God's creation. They are celebrated for five days each, during different seasons of the year. The actual dates on which they fall vary, depending upon the Zoroastrian calendar. During the five festive days of Gahambar, the five material creations are honored, namely earth, water, plants, animals and humans. The first four days are spend reciting verses from the scriptures and on the fifth day people come together and enjoy a feast. The six Gahambar festivals are:

  • Maidyozarem Gahambar. It is the mid spring festival, comes in April or May each year.
  • Maidyoi-shema Gahambar. It is the mid summer festival, falls in June or July each year.
  • Paitishahema Gahambar. It is celebrated on the occasion of bringing the harvest home, falls in September every year.
  • Ayathrem Gahambar is celebrated to mark the return of the herd of cattle from grazing in far away lands, which was the custom in ancient days. It usually falls in October.
  • Maidyarem Gahambar is celebrated to mark the mid year winter festivals, falls either in December or January.
  • Hamaspathmaidyem Gahambar. It is called festival of all souls, celebrated usually in March.



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