Armeno-Kemetic Holidays for June (Մարերի-Մարգաց, 𓅃𓃿𓏏𓇌𓍘 𓄡𓂧 - 𓇋𓊪𓏏 𓍛𓏏)

Garni Temple, Armenia

Important Past Dates

Մարերի Արեգ/May 8 ~ The month of Mareri (Մարերի) began.

Ահեկի Արագած/May 27 ~ Kemetic month of Horus-Khenti- Kheti (𓅃 𓃿𓏏𓇌𓍘 𓄡𓂧 , Ḥr-Ḫnty-ẖty) Begins.

𓋹֍֎𓋹

Մարգաց Արեգ/June 7 ~ The Month of Margats Begins. Also the Birthday of Ihy, son of Heru and Hathor.

Մարգաց /June 9 ~ The Feast of Neith

Մարգաց / June 12 ~ Day of Transmitting Ma’at to the Shrine

Մարգաց / June 13 ~ Escape of the Fugitive Eye (Hathor drifts from Ra), 12 day festival

Մարգաց /June 14 ~ Ma’at and Ra Go Forth

Մարգաց / June 15 ~ The Appearance of Khnum

Մարգաց /June 16 ~ Feast of Khnum-Ra (Grasping of the Stick)

Մարգաց Արամազդ/June 21 ~ Arevapar (Արեւապառ), the Sun Dance. An Armenian pagan holiday celebrating the Summer solstice. Give thanks to the Sun, the Star from which our souls and life force have originated. 

Մարգաց Մանի/June 22 ~ The Waning Sun; a celebration of the shortening days and the coming of Darkness. (Hey, if we’re going to have light celebrations in winter we’re having darkness celebrations in summer, it’s only fair. )

Մարգաց / June 25 ~ Kemetic month of Ipet -Hemet (𓇋𓊪𓏏 𓍛𓏏, Jpt-ḥmt) Begins. Also, Feast of the Beautiful Reunion of Hathor and Horus. 

Մարգաց / June 27 ~ Feast of Hathor

Մարգաց Լուսնակ/June 30 ~ Feast of the Darkening of the Moon, sacred to Thoth and Nephthys 

Adverse/Favorable Days

1.𓊢𓊢𓊢

2.𓊢𓊢𓊢

3.𓊢𓊢𓊢

4.𓊢𓊢𓊢

5.𓄤𓄤𓄤

6.𓊢𓊢𓊢

7.𓊢𓊢𓊢

8.𓄤𓄤𓄤

9.𓊢𓊢𓊢

10.𓊢𓊢𓊢

11.𓄤𓄤𓄤

12.𓊢𓊢𓊢

13.𓊢𓊢𓊢

14.𓊢𓊢𓊢

15.𓊢𓊢𓊢

16.𓊢𓊢𓊢

17.𓄤𓄤𓄤

18.𓊢𓊢𓊢

19.𓊢𓊢𓊢

20.𓄤𓄤𓄤

21.𓄤𓊢𓄤

22.𓄤𓄤𓄤

23.𓊢𓊢𓊢

24.𓊢𓊢𓊢

25.𓄤𓄤𓄤

26.𓄤𓄤𓄤

27.𓄤𓄤𓄤

28.𓄤𓄤𓄤

29.𓊢𓊢𓊢

30.𓊢𓊢𓄤

𓋹֍֎𓋹

The Sha Glyphs 𓃩𓃫𓁣𓃪

𓃩𓃫𓁣𓃪

It’s well-known that Lord Sutekh got an unfair bad reputation after the cult of Osiris won favor with the ruling class of ancient Kemet, and this bad reputation reflected on His animal, the sha. If the sha had been a real creature, perhaps it would have been hunted to extinction by overzealous Osiris worshipers. In early times, the sha had a more favorable reputation. The only other Netjer to use the sha form, the Libyan import Ash, was known to help guide those who were lost in the desert to an oasis, and was the God of Wine, and an all-around pretty chill guy. Why would such a deity take on a form that was known to stand for chaos, turmoil and confusion? 

As fun as it is to spot a sha on an ancient papyrus, it usually only shows up when the author is bad-mouthing Set. I’ve been learning to read hieroglyphics, and the definition I came ascross for the sitting sha glyph (𓃩) in addition to “Swtḫ” (the “w” is pronounced like an “oo” with a slight “w” at the end, the ḫ is the “kh” in Sutekh, a voiceless uvular frictive that English-speakers often have trouble with, խ in the Armenian alphabet), can also stand for turmoil, confusion and fury, pronounced “ẖnnw” (ẖ is a slightly softer version of ḫ, so it may have sounded something like “khenenoo” if we go with an Egyptological reconstruction although that may differ greatly from how it was actually pronounced) or alternatively “nšnį” (š stands for “sh”, į is “ee” with a slight “y” at the end, so “neshniy” becomes our Egyptological approximation). The alternative sitting sha glyph (𓃫) had essentially the same meaning. The word “sha” itself meant storm as well, so it’s a very multifaceted symbol. The sha-headed glyph (𓁣) was a determinative and not pronounced, occasionally used in the names for Sutekh and Ash. 

Our last sha glyph, the sha standing on a bowl (𓃪, pictured above), is a nifty one. By itself, 𓎟 stood for Lord or Lady, Possessor, and All. In Egyptological reconstructions it was pronounced “neb” in the masculine form and “nebet” in the feminine form, and is noteworthy for being in Nephthy’s original name, Nebet-Het, or Lady of the House (again, an Egyptological reconstruction; linguist Matthew Whealton gives us the closer reconstruction “nibatḥáwt”). Her glyph 𓉠features it on top. With the sha on top, it becomes shorthand for “Lord Sutekh”. While a short epithet, having an entire epithet in one glyph is very convenient. 

𓇼𓀢𓏛𓃪

𓋹֍֎𓋹

~ Siamanto the Foreigner

 𓋷𓅁𓈖𓏏𓍯𓀭𓈖𓐎𓏺𓈉𓏏𓅂𓌙𓀀

Սիամանթօ Օտարը

Sources:

https://imperishablestars.com/2016/05/18/names-of-gods-names-of-goddesses/

Armeno-Kemetic Holidays for May (Ահեկի-Մարերի/𓐍𓈖𓇓 - 𓅃 𓃿𓏏𓇌𓍘 𓄡𓂧)

 Important past dates:

Ահեկի Արեգ/April 8 ~ Month of Aheki began

Ահեկի Արագած/April 27 ~ Kemetic month of Khonsu (𓐍𓈖𓇓 , Ḫnsw) began. Netjer of the month is Khonsu. 

Ահեկի Գրգոռ/April 28 ~ Feast of Hathor (30 Day Festivity)

Ահեկի Գրգոռ/May 28 ~ Արաչին Հանրապետուտյան Օր; First Republic Day; the day in 1918 that Armenia emerged victorious in the Battle of Sardarapat, preventing Turkey from completing the Armenian genocide, and founding the First Republic of Armenia

𓋹֍֎𓋹

Ահեկի Լոպսնակ/May 1 ~ Feast of the Paths Illuminated by the Moonlight. It is sacred to Het-Heru.

Մարերի Արեգ/May 8 ~ The Month of Mareri Begins. Today is also the Feast of Seshat, dedicated to the Goddess.

Մարերի Հրանդ/May 9 ~ Feast of the Valley, Honoring the Dead

Ահեկի Արամ/May 10 - The Going Forth of Neith along the Water

Ահեկի Մադեղ/May 13 ~ Feast of Bast

Ահեկի Աստղիկ/May 14 ~ Ծաղկազարդ (Tsaghazard)

It is believed that in the pre-Christian period, the holiday was dedicated to the goddess of water and rain, Nari. Nari sent fertile rains to the earth. Nari may be a form of the Goddess Tsovinar, known as the Goddess of Seas and of Storms, whose name translates to “Nar of the Sea”. During droughts, people would make wishes to Nari, accompanied by dolls and ritual songs, so that she would bring rain to the fields. The doll that was part of the ritual had different names: Nuri, Houri, Khuchkururik, Chichi-mama, Chichi-muma, etc.

Tsaghkazard was a festival of the season, the worship of spring. It was dedicated not only to water, but also to trees and flowers. The worship of trees was passed down from generation to generation and was considered a product of the vitality and survival of nature. The idea of ​​the Tree of Life also served as the basis for the holiday. It emphasizes the upward development of life, from birth to flowering and fruitfulness. Its highest goal is immortality.

The idea of ​​the Cosmic or Tree of Life also influenced the New Year tree and the Vardavar celebration. On New Year's Day, the tree is decorated with dried fruits and fruits, and on Palm Sunday, with bunches of eggs, which also had auspicious significance. On Palm Sunday, it is customary to decorate trees with colorful rags. That is why the holiday was called Tsarzardar. The worship of the tree continued into the Christian era, as evidenced by the church named "Tachar Mediri" (Forest Temple) in the Khosrov Reserve.

Source:

Հրանուշ Խառատեան, «Հայ ժողովրդական տօները», էջ 122-134

 Ահեկի Վանատ/May 21 ~ Feast of Seeing the Moonlight Rays; Sacred to Sobek 𓋴𓃀𓎡𓆋

Ահեկի Արագած/May 27 ~ Kemetic month of Horus-Khenti- Kheti (𓅃 𓃿𓏏𓇌𓍘 𓄡𓂧 , Ḥr-Ḫnty-ẖty) Begins.

Adverse/Favorable days

𓊢𓊢𓊢/𓄤𓄤𓄤

𓋹֍֎𓋹

1. 𓊢𓊢𓊢

2.𓄤𓄤𓄤

3.𓄤𓄤𓄤

4.𓊢𓊢𓊢

5.𓄤𓄤𓄤

6.𓄤𓄤𓄤

7.𓄤𓄤𓄤

8.𓊢𓊢𓊢

9.𓄤𓄤𓄤

10.𓄤𓄤𓄤

11.𓄤𓄤𓄤

12.𓊢𓊢𓊢

13.𓄤𓄤𓄤

14.𓊢𓊢𓊢

15.𓊢𓊢𓊢

16.𓊢𓊢𓊢

17.𓊢𓊢𓊢

18.𓊢𓊢𓄤

19.𓊢𓊢𓊢

20.𓄤𓄤𓄤

21.𓄤𓄤𓄤

22.𓄤𓄤𓄤

23.𓊢𓊢𓊢

24.𓊢𓊢𓊢

25.𓄤𓄤𓄤

26.𓄤𓄤𓄤

27.𓄤𓄤𓄤

28.𓄤𓄤𓄤

29.𓄤𓄤𓄤

30.𓊢𓊢𓊢

31.𓄤𓄤𓄤

Days of the Armenian Calendar 

1. Արեգ
2. Հրանդ
3. Արամ
4. Մարգար
5. Ահրանք
6. Մադեղ
7. Աստղիկ
8. Միհր
9. Ձոպաբեր
10. Մուրց
11. Երեզկան
12. Անի
13. Պարխար
14. Վանատ

15. Արամազդ

16. Մանի

17. Ասակ

18. Մասիս

19. Անահիտ

20. Արագած

21. Գրգոռ

22. Կորդուիք

23. Ծմակ

24. Լուսնակ

25. Ցրօն

26. Նպատ

27. Վահագն

28. Սէին

29. Վարագ

30. Գիշերավար