Tihagi Calendar
Telling Time in Saleh'Alire
Structure of the Day
The Aliran day is equal to approximately 30 hours in length... However, the Tihagi Calendar itself has no actual concept of hours, minutes, or even seconds. Instead time is told based on the placement of the sun and moons in the sky. They day is then divided into four main sections based on which is positioned highest- and when.Name | Time | Activity |
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Light's Crest | Midnight ➤ Sunrise | Sleep / Leisure |
First Breath | Sunrise | Waking / Breakfast |
Last Dew | Sunrise ➤ Noon | Market / Work |
Sun's Kindling | Noon | Lunch / Bread |
Late Blaze | Noon ➤ Sunset | Work / Market |
Last Light | Sunset | Dinner / Curfew |
Night's Shade | Sunset ➤ Midnight | Leisure / Sleep |
Structure of the Week
Like with hours, the Tihagi Calendar has no concept of weeks- let alone any further divisions of time within a month. Viewing it as unnecessary since each one follows a relatively consistent cycle, the passing of time throughout the monthly (and yearly) cycle is simply marked by what day it is within the month. In terms of cyclical occurrences, or other consistent public events that may occur with within any given month (such as market days or worship days), Alirans prefer to schedule them in increments of two, three, or even five. For instance, in Saethar'Kori, Market Days are held every 3rd day- and the Executioner's run is held every midpoint; alternatively they may be held on certain lunar cycles- or in line with the significant celestial events.Origins
The Tolaran Calendar, formally called the Tihagi Calendar, was developed by the Orkind people of the Talaina'Vao region in Tolara; specifically it originated with the Wolf Clan, whose current tribal lands are located in the Hiatal mountains, on Tolara's isolated Southern Peninsula. Seeking to create a time-telling system that could easily be used by anyone of any status or profession, Voltak Tihagi of Wolf Clan simply asked her people how they told time amongst themselves. It was from her Clan's folk methods of time-telling that the Tihagi Calendar was eventually derived. The final calendar uses both the rotation of the world's two visible moons (Dhea and Tau) and the continent's three seasons (Cold, Wet, and Dry) to count the passing of time in terms of daily, monthly, and yearly cycles- leading to a calendar that is surprisingly precise despite being highly simplified.It was that simplicity that made it easy to use across a wide variety of cultures, languages, and customs during the early days of Tolaran settlement. As a result, many people formally adopted it as their official calendar; eventually it became so widespread within Tolara as to become the only calendar used by Tolarans. Since then, however, its use has expanded to other areas in the world- leading many to simply call it the Common Calendar.
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