Overview
While some communities or regions have their own calendars, most of Terrus follows the Common Calendar described here.
Years
Years follow the rotation of
Terrus around the Sol, beginning with the first day of the month of Shivodyn and ending with the last day of the month of Ahldyn.
Eras of time are represented by the year followed by an era designator:
- EP: Early Pyrhian era
- MY: Mit Yutenni (Post Yutenni era)
Seasons
Pyrhian Union
The
Pyrhian Union's four seasons are denoted by the moon cycles surrounding solar events
- Winter: Two cycles of Lūn before and after the longest night of the year (winter solstice)
- Spring: Two cycles of Lūn before and after the first equinox of the year (spring equinox)
- Summer: Two cycles of Lūn before and after the longest day of the year (summer solstice)
- Fall: Two cycles of Lūn before and after the second equinox of the year (fall equinox)
Months
The annual Pyrhian calendar is broken into months as sets of lunar segments. A month lasts for two full cycles of Lūn, ~22.5 days each, beginning with the new, waxing moon and ending on the last night of a dark moon. Each month is named for a deity representative of some aspect of the seasonality or sentiment of that period of the year.
- Shivodyn: Month named after the deity, Shivos.
- Vedodyn: Month named after the deity, Vedonis.
- Thardyn: Month named after the deity, Thara.
- Anrydyn: Month named after the deity, Anryn.
- Zethudyn: Month named after the deity, Zethuna.
- Kettodyn: Month named after the deity, Kettoa.
- Gurdyn: Month named after the deity, Gura.
- Ahldyn: Month named after the deity, Ahldir.
Days
Weeks are broken down into seven day increments beginning with Solday and ending with Lunday. Similar to months, days are also named for deities
- Solday: Day named after the deity, Soliña.
- Mezday: Day named after the deity, Mezotz.
- Togday: Day named after the deity, Togra.
- Vhemday: Day named after the deity, Vhemya.
- Thesday: Day named after the deity, Thesid.
- Felday: Day named after the deity, Feldarr.
- Lunday: Day named after the deity, Lūnis.
Common Holidays
Midwinter Eve & Midwinter
Dates: 45th of Ahldyn (8/45) & 1st of Shivodyn (1/01)
Love Day
Date: 23rd of Anrydyn (4/23)
Hallowant Eve & Hallowant
Dates: 45th of Kettodyn (6/45) & 1st of Gurdyn (7/01)
Visual Calendars
