GAHANBAR

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GAHANBAR , festivals of the

ancient

Avesta calendar celebrated by the Parsees at six seasons of the year which correspond with the six periods of creation: (1) Maidhyozaremaya (mid

spring

SPRING (from " to spring," " to leap or jump up," " burst out," O. Eng., springau, a common Teut. word, cf. Ger.
springer
- rein
  - REIN
  _.html">SPRINGER (Fr.
  rein
  - REIN
  )
- SPRINGER, ANTON HEINRICH (1825–1891)
, possibly allied to Gr. QnrFpxecOac, to move rapidly)

), (2) Maidhyoshema (midsummer), (3) Paitishahya (

season

SEASON (0. Fr. seson, seison, mod. saison, Lat. satio,
sowing
- SOWING (from "to sow," O. Eng. shwan, cf. Du. zaaijen, Ger. saen, &c.; the
  root
  - ROOT (late O.E. rot, adopted from Scand., cf. Norw. and Swed. rot, Dan. rod; the true O.E. word was wyrt, plant, represented in Ger. Wurz or Wurzel; the ultimate root is the same in both words, and is seen in Lat. radix)
  - ROOT, ELIHU (1845– )
  is seen in Lat. severe, cf. "seed")
time, the spring, from serere, to sow; in Late Lat. the word is found with its present meaning, the spring being considered as particularly the season of the year)

of corn), (4) A yathrema (

season

SEASON (0. Fr. seson, seison, mod. saison, Lat. satio,
sowing
- SOWING (from "to sow," O. Eng. shwan, cf. Du. zaaijen, Ger. saen, &c.; the
  root
  - ROOT (late O.E. rot, adopted from Scand., cf. Norw. and Swed. rot, Dan. rod; the true O.E. word was wyrt, plant, represented in Ger. Wurz or Wurzel; the ultimate root is the same in both words, and is seen in Lat. radix)
  - ROOT, ELIHU (1845– )
  is seen in Lat. severe, cf. "seed")
time, the spring, from serere, to sow; in Late Lat. the word is found with its present meaning, the spring being considered as particularly the season of the year)

of flocks), (5) Maidhyarya (

winter

WINTER, JOHN STRANGE
WINTER, PETER (c. 1755-1825)

solstice

SOLSTICE (Lat. solstitium, from sal, sun, and sistere, to stand still)

), (6) Hamaspathmaedha (festival of sacrifices).

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