The Calendar of the People

Here is the Calendar of the People. They count their week as having 8 days, every month as having 36 days (the time it takes for every moon to have completed one cycle, one "walk across the sky"), and every year as having 12 months.

The calendar itself

The names of each month and their explanations.

1. The Moons' Walk of Singing Ice - when the ice makes a singing sound in the wind.
2. The Moons' Walk of Wolverines - when wolverines are believed to be especially fierce.
3. The Moons' Walk of Singing Swans - when the swans begin their song.
4. The Moons' Walk of Crows - when the crows return from the south.
5. The Moons' Walk of Reindeer Calves - when the reindeer have calves.
6. The Moons' Walk of Brightest Sun - when Midsummer Solstice happens and the days are longest.
7. The Moons' Walk of Summer - when summer is truly here and days are long.
8. The Moons' Walk of Summer's End - when summer is ending and it becomes colder again.
9. The Moons' Walk of Red Antlers - when the reindeer scrape the velvet off their antlers, leaving them red with blood.
10. The Moons' Walk of Tired Reindeer Bulls - when reindeer bulls are tired out from mating season.
11. The Moons' Walk of Darkness - when the days are becoming very short and the nights very long.
12. The Moons' Walk of Darkest Night - when Midwinter Solstice happens and the night is longest.

Important dates.

Important dates include:

• The Spring Equinox, Day of Balance, when day and night are equal in length.
• The Midsummer Solstice, a day dedicated to celebrating Father Sun, also Geld's birthday.
• The Autumn Equinox, Day of Balance, when day and night are equal in length.
• The Midwinter Solstice, a day dedicated to celebrating Mother Moon and her two sisters. Also Val's birthday.

Purpose

The purpose of this document is to document the calendar used by the People.

Type

Imagery, Religious

Medium

Wood

Location

The Forest