Calendar structure
The Nerathian Calendar was established 775 years ago, shortly after the founding of the Empire. A Nerathian year is 364 days long, the same time it takes The World to complete one revolution around its Sun. It is comprised of twelve months, each of which is 28 days long to match the cycle of the moon. Each month has four 7 day weeks. The year is divided into four quarters. Each quarter ends with a 7 day festival. Because of the 7 day offsets created by the Festivals, the months of each quarter begin on a different phase of the moon:
Month/Festival
|
Days
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Janus
|
28
|
New Moon
|
Februs
|
28
|
New Moon
|
Marcus
|
28
|
New Moon
|
Festival of Dawn
|
7
|
Marks the Planting Season
|
Aprilon
|
28
|
Waxing Half-Moon
|
Mayet
|
28
|
Waxing Half-Moon
|
Junor
|
28
|
Waxing Half-Moon
|
Festival of Moon
|
7
|
Begins on the Summer Solstice
|
Julius
|
28
|
Full Moon
|
Augustus
|
28
|
Full Moon
|
Septembril
|
28
|
Full Moon
|
Festival of Evening
|
7
|
Marks the Harvest Season
|
Octus
|
28
|
Waning Half-Moon
|
Novus
|
28
|
Waning Half-Moon
|
Decemon
|
28
|
Waning Half-Moon
|
Festival of Midnight
|
7
|
Begins on the Winter Solstice
|
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364
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The months are named for various lords or heroes cited by the founders of the Empire as important to the history leading to its creation - some were real, while others were myth. All have been forgotten to all but the most dedicated of Historians. At this time, most of the civilized world reckons the year by the founding of the Nerathian Empire and its calendar, or NYC (Nerathian Calendar Year).
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