Kadmi

Proper noun

Meaning

Kadmi

An older variant of the Zoroastrian calendar that does not intercalate and is therefore no longer synchronized with the seasons.
Coordinate term: Shahenshahi

Examples

In 1745 the Parsis in and around Surat switched to the Kadmi or Kadimi calendar on the recommendation of their priests who were convinced that the calendar in use in the ancient 'homeland' must be correct. Source: Internet

Today the majority of Parsis are adherents of the Parsi version of the Shahenshahi calendar although the Kadmi calendar does have its adherents among the Parsi communities of Surat and Bharuch. Source: Internet

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