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    Posted: 14-Dec-2004 at 07:34

1.Farvardin (21 March to 20 April)
2.Ordibehesht (21 April to 21 May)
3.Khordad (22 May to 21 June)
4.Tir (22 June to 22 July)
5.Mordad (23 July to 22 August)
6.Shahrivar (23 August to 22 September)
7.Mehr (23 September to 22 October)
8.Aban (23 October to 21 November)
9.Azar (22 November to 21 December)
10.Dey (22 December to 20 January)
11.Bahman (21 January to 19 February)
12.Esfand (20 February to 20 March)

1st day of 1st month = 21 March -> Noruz (Iranian New Year)
8th day of 8th month = 31 October -> Halloween/Samhain (Celtic and Anglo-Saxon New Year)
11th day of 11th month = 1 January -> Christmas (Roman New Year)
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Except that the correspondence isn't the same every year, because leap years don't correspond (except accidentally).

The original Persian calendar started the year depending on whether the equinox was before or after noon. If before noon, that's 1 farvardin, otherwise the next day is.

Instead of 97 leap years every 400 years, the mathematical Persian calendar counts 7 leap years in a 29 year cycle or 8 leap years in a 33-year cycle (22 29-cycles and 66 33-cycles in every 88). That makes it more accurate at 365.24220 days per year than the Gregorian (365.2425), the 'real' average being 365.24219.

Still, between 1865 AD (1244 AP) and 2152 AD (1531 AP) there are only two years in which the two calendars are out of step: 2025 and 2058 AD. So it doesn't matter very much.

 
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Also, the Balto-Finnic ancient New Year, kekri (also keyri, kyri etc.), 1st of November. The week following it was called kekriviikko, and nowadays it is known as Pyhin Miesten piv ( Day of the Holy Men). It was the time when the agricultural season ended, and the cattle was taken inside.

EDIT: Also the Roman New Year was not originally in January, but between April and May, like the Jewish calendar. Can't remember when it was changed though.


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Posts: 487 		  Quote Miller Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16-Dec-2004 at 19:38
Actually, the new year day in Julian calendar that used be practiced in most European countries was March 25
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