Calendars and Dating

The world of Altear possesses a common year of three hundred and sixty-five days. There are many different forms of reckoning, or calendar then found throughout the world. In most cases these calendars reflect the climate, and general seasonal tendencies of a given region. They also reflect the cultural practices of a given race with some races placing high value on the summer months, and other on the fall.

Seasons	Mortal Months	Sidhe Calendar	Aesir Calendar
Seasons	Mortal Months	Sidhe Calendar	Aesir Calendar
Winter imbolc (Sidhe) Short Days (Aesir)	January	Early Sneactha	Gormanudur
	February	Late Sneactha, Early Breith	Ylir
	March	Late Breith	Morsugur
Spring Beltaine	April	Early Crann	Þorri
	May	Late Crann, Early Bláthanna	Goa
	June	Late Bláthanna	Einmanudur
Summer Lughnasadh (Sidhe) Nightless Days (Aesir)	July	Early Bácáil	Harpa
	August	Late, Bácáil, Early Cogadh	Skerpla
	September	Late Cogadh	Solmanudur
Fall Samhain	October	Early Scáth	Heyannir
	November	Late Scáth, Early Uaigh	Tvimanudur
	December	Late Uaigh	Haustmanudur

The Sidhe Calendar

Calendar of Cels

The Sidhe Calendar is based around the sacred seasonal holidays of Imbolc, Beltaine, Lughnasadh, and Samhain. Effectively each holiday marks the beginning of a new season with Imbolc marking the beginning of the new year, and Samhain the dying months of the year. Each season is then split into two forty five day months. Months tend to be named after elements, features, objects, or weather patterns.

Imbolc

1. Month of Sneactha

2. Month of Breith

Beltaine

1. Month of Crann

LIfe Day – A holy dak marking Danu’s birth of the world.

2. Month of Bláthanna

Lughnasadh

1. Month of Bácáil

2. Month of Cogadh

Samhain

1. Month of Scáth

Festival of Souls – Marking the celebration of the dead.

2. Month of Uaigh

Dating:

The dating system for dating is as followed:

Season | # of Month | Year ATA

Imbolc | 3rd day of Sneachta | 1722 ATA

Aesir Calendar

Calender of Norland

The Aesir live ina harsh world with dark cold nights and summers filled with endless lights. For this reason their seasons are far more blunt and bleak than those of the south. The first seasonal months are the “Short Days” a time of near darkness and cold harsh winters. Finally there are the months of the “Nightless Days” and time of endless light and slightly better winter. Each season has its own months which are split into thirty days each.

The Short Days

1. Gormanudur

2. Ylir

The Holiday of Yule occurs with feasting and is said to be connected to the Myth of the Wyld Hunt.

3. Morsugur

4. Þorri

5. Goa

6. Einmanudur

The Nightless Days

During the times of Summer, the Sun rises high into the sky and seems to never leave. An eternal white light that bathes the northern snows and the southern forests with constant light.

7. Harpa

The First day of Summer is celebrated with events, contests and feasts to ward off the last spirits of Winter.8. Skerpla

9. Solmanudur

10. Heyannir

The growing of hay for the fall begins.

11. Tvimanudur

12. Haustmanudur

Dating

The Aesir date things ina very simple manner…

#Day, Month, Year

23, Solmanudur, 1722 ATA