Meheki or Megeki , mehekan ( Arm. Մեհեկի ) - the seventh month of the ancient Armenian calendar . Meheki had 30 days, starting on February 7 and ending on March 8 [1] .
The name of the month is associated with the name of the god Mihr . The ancient Armenians revered it on February 13 , when the festival of Trndez took place [2] .
The name of this month may also have a connection with the word “mahik” ( Armenian մահիկ ) - “moon sickle” .
Notes
- ↑ Khachatryan, Hayk. Old Armenian wits = Հայոց Հնօրյա Զվարճախոսները / Manucharyan, Armen. - Yerevan: Amaras, 2003 .-- S. 118. - 256 p. - ISBN 4702080201 .
- ↑ Linetsky A.V., Dvurechenskikh V.A., Gasparyan M.Yu., Rodina E.Yu., Delba V.V., Akimov P.A., Davydov A.V., Zhosanu P.A., Eropkina E.G., Nepochatoy D.A. Assessment of the historical and cultural heritage of Armenia. - Moscow: Trent, 2010 .-- S. 273. - 744 p.