Edessan calendar
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aemiliaThe Edessan calendar is complicated, but here's a rundown.
A year is made up of four season, each of ninety days. Between each season is a day outside of the calendar. On these days no business is conducted and no marriages are performed. Children born on these in-between days are considered unlucky. Every now and again the standing ruler will tack on more of these days so that the solstices fall where they ought.
The first (priman), thirtieth (trian), sixtieth (exsen) and ninetieth (teleuten) day of a season are used for marking dates. I.E. “four days after the Trian of Ardalia”, “the day before the Exsen of Theros”. The New Year begins on the Priman of Hylous (first day of spring).
Here is a table that (very roughly) compares the Edessan and Gregorian calendars:
The teleuten (last day of the season) isn't really used for marking dates. People tend to say “before the priman” rather than “after the teleuten”).
Edessan measure years from the founding of the city. BtHW begins in the Season of Hylous, 948 FC (from the founding of the City).
Whew, yeah, there's a reason I pretty much hand-wave time whenever it comes up. I swear I didn't set out to make everything convoluted. Convolution just seems to happen to me.
A year is made up of four season, each of ninety days. Between each season is a day outside of the calendar. On these days no business is conducted and no marriages are performed. Children born on these in-between days are considered unlucky. Every now and again the standing ruler will tack on more of these days so that the solstices fall where they ought.
The first (priman), thirtieth (trian), sixtieth (exsen) and ninetieth (teleuten) day of a season are used for marking dates. I.E. “four days after the Trian of Ardalia”, “the day before the Exsen of Theros”. The New Year begins on the Priman of Hylous (first day of spring).
Here is a table that (very roughly) compares the Edessan and Gregorian calendars:
| Edessan Calendar | Gregorian Calendar |
| Season of Hylous | Spring |
| Priman | March 1st |
| Trian | April 1st |
| Exsen | May 1st |
| Season of Lemna | Summer |
| Priman | June 1st |
| Trian | July 1st |
| Exsen | August 1st |
| Season of Ardalia | Fall |
| Priman | September 1st |
| Trian | October 1st |
| Exsen | November 1st |
| Season of Theros | Winter |
| Priman | December 1st |
| Trian | January 1st |
| Exsen | February 1st |
The teleuten (last day of the season) isn't really used for marking dates. People tend to say “before the priman” rather than “after the teleuten”).
Edessan measure years from the founding of the city. BtHW begins in the Season of Hylous, 948 FC (from the founding of the City).
Whew, yeah, there's a reason I pretty much hand-wave time whenever it comes up. I swear I didn't set out to make everything convoluted. Convolution just seems to happen to me.