Rephaites uses its own calendar, based on International Fixed Calendar. Each year consist of 365 days (366 for leap years), divided into 13 months of 28 days each, with 1 day (2 days for leap years) not belonging to any month or week. Thus every date fixed always on the same weekday.
Rules
One year consists of 13 months with 28 days each, divided into exactly 4 weeks, forming a total of 364 days that belongs to a month. At the end of the year, a day is added, which does not belong to any month or week. This day is called "Athbhlia". The total of all days plus Athbhlia is 365. The calender itself lined with Gregorian calendar, so 1 January is always falls on the 1 Ildanachia (first month in Rephaites calendar). During leap year, a day is added after 9th month and before 10th month, called "Ionadhia".
Each month begin with a Day of the Sun and ends on Day of Earth; All the months have the same date arrangement:
Day |
Sun | Moon | Fire | Water | Wood | Gold | Earth |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
Athbhlia and Ionadhia are not considered to be part of any month or week.
The following table shows how the 13 months and extra days occur in relation to the dates of the Gregorian calendar:
Year |
Month | Arcana | Starts | Ends |
Ildanachia | All Arcana | 1 January | 28 January |
Naofis | Holy | 29 January | 25 February |
Farraigis | Water | 26 February | 25 March |
Gaothis | Wind | 26 March | 22 April |
Bladhmis | Fire | 23 April | 20 May |
Oichaz | Darkness | 21 May | 17 June |
Tintraz | Lightning | 18 June | 15 July |
Naduraz | Earth | 16 July | 12 August |
Siocaz | Ice | 13 August | 9 September |
Ionadhia | - | 9 September | |
Aegrioh | Aeon | 10 September | 7 October |
Mheoh | Mind | 8 October | 4 November |
Enordoh | Nerve | 5 November | 2 December |
Veamnhia | Void | 3 December | 30 December |
Athbhliain | - | 31 December |
During leap year, 4 Farraigis corresponds to 29 February instead of 1 March, resulting the following day corresponds to 1 day earlier in Gregorian calender until Ionadhia.
Effect on Rephaitian
The names of months in Rephaites are different than Gregorian; it was named after the arcana and affect the arcana of the born child. For example, if a child was born in the Oichaz, it will have Oichaz arcana. Due to this, Pure, Elemental, Mount, and Predator, which have fixed arcana, are always born on their respective month, i.e. Frosts are always born on Siocaz. A child born in Ildanachia, will have a random element. On the contrary, no child can be born during Athbhlia or Ionadhia. Some race have special ritual during the Athbhlia and/or Ionadhia.
Special Dates
New Beginnings - Athbhliain
This is the end of a year and a holiday throughout all Rephaites. Often called New Year's Eve. The day is celebrated at evening social gatherings, where many people dance, eat, drink alcoholic beverages, and watch or light fireworks to mark the new year. The celebrations generally go on past midnight into 1 Ildanachia.
All Hallows' Eve - 24 Mheoh
A day for remembering the dead, including saints, martyrs, and all the faithful departed believers. Typical festive during the day is trick-or-treating, costume parties, decorating, carving pumpkins, lighting bonfires, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling 100 scary stories, and lich pride parade. Tetragrammaton follower practice abstinence from meat.
Charity Day - Athbhliain, Ionadhia or 1 Aegrioh, 1 Oichaz
A day to help others in need, usually done by volunteering in charity center, or cutting trade by at least 25%. However, any service and goods, even on volunteering center are prohibited to giving freebies and must at least charge 1 Bronze Beetle. Volunteering centers usually sell food, decent clothes, and offering shelter for 1 Bronze Beetle each. These centers are usually opened by followers of Tetragrammaton and Hellenia. Other people can contribute to charity day by cutting their trade prices, whether it is goods or service, by at least 25%. Vate Temple are usually quite crowded on this day as their ridiculous Priestess price become more affordable.