The
Armenian calendar
was the main
calendar
used in
Armenia
during the medieval period. The year in this calendar is exactly 365 days long, divided into twelve months of thirty days each, plus five extra days that are called "
aveleac?
" in the
Armenian language
, which are not a part of any month. The first year in the Armenian calendar is equal to the year 552 AD in the
Gregorian calendar
. This calendar was mainly used in the
medieval
era, but is also used in modern times by some Armenian
nationalists
.
This calendar has no
leap days
. For that reason, it shifts backwards against the
Gregorian calendar
over a period of 1,461 years.
The twelve months in the calendar have differen names to the months usually used in English.
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|
Armenian
|
H-MRomaniz.
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Meaning
|
1
|
????????
|
nawasard
|
new year
|
2
|
????
|
ho?i
|
two
|
3
|
?????
|
sahmi
|
three
|
4
|
???
|
tr?
|
|
5
|
?????
|
k?ałoc?
|
month of crops
|
6
|
????
|
arac?
|
|
7
|
???????
|
mehekan
|
festival of Mithra
|
8
|
????
|
areg
|
sun month
|
9
|
??????
|
ahekan
|
fire festival
|
10
|
??????
|
mareri
|
mid-year
|
11
|
??????
|
margac?
|
|
12
|
??????
|
hrotic?
|
|
13
|
???????
|
aveleac?
|
extra days
|