The Impiran Calendar and Seasons

·         Each year contains 365 24-hour days broken up into 73 weeks.

·         Each week contains 5 days. 

·         The year numeral is the number of years since Impirus was founded, expressed as IR (Impiran Reign).

·         The days of the week are, in order:

o   Lundus

o   Martus

o   Mercredus

o   Jeudus

o   Vendredus

·         The seasons (with Earth equivalents) and their dates of commencement, along with the accompanying holiweeks within the kingdom are as follows:

 

Season                 Earth Equivalent               Start Day                             Holiweek                                             

Primine                Spring                                   Jeudus, Week 16              Newgreen Festival

Verane                 Summer                               Martus, Week 25             Work’s Break Festival

Otone                   Fall                                         Vendredus, Week 53     Color’s Changing Festival

Inverne                Winter                                  Martus, Week 67             Mort

·         During the first week of a new season, most communities in the kingdom hold a festival celebrating the coming of the new season.  The attendance and grandeur of these festivals range from a couple dozen people and family gatherings in the small villages and hamlets to hundreds of thousands of people and extravagant celebrations in the large cities.