Gahanbar

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Gahanbar are the 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)
2. Maidhyoshema (midsummer)
3. Paitishahya (season of corn)
4. A yathrema (season of flocks)
5. Maidhyarya (winter solstice)
6. Hamaspathmacdha (festival of sacrifices).

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• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.