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+++ lore:calendar [2024/12/16 17:59] (current) – quiddlesticks
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 Weeks have six days, and months have thirty days each. A year is exactly ten months, or 300 days.
-^ Month Name ^ Number  ^ Season (Jaern) ^ Season (Cahyali) ^
+^ Month Name ^ Number  ^ Season (Jaern) ^ Season (Cahyali) ^ Day Name ^
-| Gorn       | First   | Akvofojo       | Winter           |
+| Gorn       | First   | Akvofojo       | Winter           | Abern    |
-| Halden     | Second  | Akvofojo       | Winter/Spring    |
+| Halden     | Second  | Akvofojo       | Winter/Spring    | Bour     |
-| Irkusk     | Third   | Akvofojo       | Spring           |
+| Irkusk     | Third   | Akvofojo       | Spring           | Cal      |
-| Jorne      | Fourth  | Akvofojo       | Spring/Summer    |
+| Jorne      | Fourth  | Akvofojo       | Spring/Summer    | Dran     |
-| Kild       | Fifth   | Fajrofojo      | Summer           |
+| Kild       | Fifth   | Fajrofojo      | Summer           | Ebon     |
-| Led        | Sixth   | Fajrofojo      | Summer           |
+| Led        | Sixth   | Fajrofojo      | Summer           | Frand    |
 | Murh       | Seventh | Sekafojo       | Summer/Autumn    |
 | Napen      | Eighth  | Sekafojo       | Autumn           |
 | Obern      | Ninth   | Sekafojo       | Autumn/Winter    |
 | Pim        | Tenth   | Sekafojo       | Winter           |
+===== Epoch Events =====
+Most dates you will find referring to historical events use the **"Destruction Calendar",** counting its years since the fall of [[settings:torandor|Torandor]] and civilization's landing on the planet of [[settings:jaern|Jaern]] for Jaern, and the fall of the great empire of [[settings:cahyali:dahabu|Dahabu]] for Cahyali. These events occurred at most a few centuries apart, though - due to the marginalization and vitriol against the Tarusian church shortly after landing on Jaern - the exact date of Torandor's destruction is not known((The actual date is 288 SF, or 7812 Founding.)). For simplicity's sake, most take the same date as the well-documented Cahyalian Day of Solar Wrath.
+Some scholars, especially of older works, use the Founding Calendar: this calendar counts from the founding of the ancient civilization of Aldeberon on Torandor, and of the Dahabu Empire on Cahyali. The Founding Calendar date can be calculated by adding 7524 to the Destruction Calendar year. //Dates which are written in the 10000s or later are most likely in the Destruction Calendar.//
+* **Note: If you find a date on the website written in the Destruction Calendar, please notify the PFC Story Board to issue a correction. Effective January 2025, all dates will move to the Destruction Calendar and the only Founding Calendar dates to remain in writing should be old adventure writeups.**
+No matter which epoch event is used, the months, days, and weeks remain consistent across all calendar systems.
 ===== Jaern =====
 ==== Seasons ====
-Jaern has three seasons, although none become particularly cold except in polar regions.
+Jaern has three seasons, although none become particularly cold except in the polar regions.
   * **Akvofojo:** The rainy season and the planting season. The coldest of all Jaern's seasons, often overcast even on days when it doesn't rain. Jaernians associate Akvofojo with rebirth, life, and new beginnings.
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 === Day of Rebirth, Irkusk 16 ===
-Celebrated by Isisites, this day commemorates when Isis returned to Jaern in 10048 and cured the lands of a plague that had been ravishing it. The Day of Rebirth is a rather toned-down holiday, with many celebrating quietly at home and perhaps visiting a local temple of Isis to pay respects.
+Celebrated by Isisites, this day commemorates when Isis returned to Jaern in 2524 and cured the lands of a plague that had been ravishing it. The Day of Rebirth is a rather toned-down holiday, with many celebrating quietly at home and perhaps visiting a local temple of Isis to pay respects.
 === Festival of Life, Kild 4 ===
 A celebration of all that is living. Food, singing, dancing, and storytelling occur throughout Isisite sanctuaries. Patients are brought down to the worship areas if they are able, entertainers are retained, and every caterer in town is employed. Games and competitions are held for groups and individuals, and prizes awarded.
-=== The Sun's Return, ~Led 10 ===
+=== The Sun's Return, ~Kild 10 ===
-This holiday is marked on the calendar but not commonly celebrated outside of Ra'ite circles. It marks the farthest approach of Onra, the sun, and the longest day on Jaern. Ra'ites open their temples and celebrate on this day, marking the occasion with food, wine, and complex dances meant to imitate the movement of heavenly bodies and pay respect to Ra.
+This holiday is marked on the calendar but not commonly celebrated outside of Ra'ite circles. It marks the closest approach of Onra, the sun, and the longest day on Jaern in the Northern hemisphere. Ra'ites open their temples and celebrate on this day, marking the occasion with food, wine, and complex dances meant to imitate the movement of heavenly bodies and pay respect to Ra.
 === Gifts of Nature, Led 20 ===
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 The Festival of the Foretelling is significant to At'enites, who meditate on the first day, seeking inspiration and guidance from their goddess. On the second day, this vigil ends and temples hold large feasts, and at the end of these feasts a temple's high priest comes out to preach and divine future events for the populace. On the third day, the festival winds down as At'enites spend time with their loved ones and celebrate life.
+===== Cahyali =====
+The many countries of Cahyali celebrate too many local holidays to be feasibly listed down, but there are a few internationally notable ones. Cahyali's seasons are similar to Earth, although their winters and summers can last slightly longer.