Haykakan Oratsuyts
Armenian Calendar
Until the Armenian Calendar was shaped the inhbitants of the Highlands used a lunar calendar. The official Armenian Calendar was devised based on the motion of the moon as well as the sun. This latter design was utilized until the Roman (Julian ) calendar was adopted .
The year was divided into 12 28 day months which left an excess of 5 days which was left as such and called Avelyats (lefover/addendum).
1.Նավասարդ
2.Հոռի
3.Սահմ
4.Տրե
5.Քաղոց
6.Արաց
7.Մեհեկ
8.Արեգ
9.Ահեկան
10.Մարերի
11.Մարգաց
12.Հրոտից
Next the names of the days the weeks, days and the hours. As a teaser here are the names of the days of the month Avelyats; Louts, Yeghjerou, Paraznot, Artakhuyr and Tskravori.
ÈáõÍ, ºÕç»ñáõ, ö³ñ³½Ýáï, ²ñï³ËáõÛñ, ÌÏñ³õáñÇ
PS. I will be typing in NLS hoping that someone will convert them. Also, this subject will take several postings to be complete as there is more to say, such as Haykakan Shrjan and Haykakan Tvakan etc.
Edited by Arpa, 17 January 2005 - 07:55 AM.