Pashto Calendar

[BarakzaiAbdali]

I was reading Khushal Khan's Poetry the other day and he says "Drem Khor" to talk about a Calendar Month. When I asked my elders about this they said that their recall their grandparents using a previously existing Pashto calendar and that this is what this refers to.

Can someone here please write about the Pashto Calender? Was it Solar or Lunar and can its months be listed in sequence?

[BarakzaiAbdali]

Another elder said that it was just Pashtun words to describe the Lunar Calendar. He said for instance Ustraay Khor was the 6th Islamic Month.

[Badlun]

Pashtuns use both solar and lunar calendars . The solar calendar is used mainly in Afghanistan in an official way as it is the official calendar constitutionally and following are the names of its months in Pashto.

Woray=March-April

Ghowayay=April-May

Ghbarghole=May-June

Changaskh=June-July

Zmaray=July-August

Wagay=August-September

Tala=September-October

Larrm=October-November

Leenda=November-December

Marghumay=December-January

Selwaga=January-February

Kab=February-Marc

The pure Hijri Islamic calendar is used by all Pashtuns especially for religious holidays or religiously more important months like Ramadan and Eids. Otherwise Pashtuns through out use Gregorian calendar for political, commercial and other purposes.

Following are Pashto names of the months of Hijri Calendar

Asan=Muharam

Sapara=Safar

Wrhombai khor=Rabi ul Awal

Dwayama khor= Rabi ul Thani

Dreyama khor=Jumada al awal

Salorama khor=Jumadal thani

Zbarga= Rajab

Shoqadar=Sahaban

Roja=Ramadan

Urhokey/kochney Akhtar=Shawal

Khali=Zul Qaida

Loy/star Akhtar=Zul Haj