Difference between revisions of "Calendars in the Forgotten Realms"

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Introduction

In the Forgotten Realms setting, the calendar most commonly used is the Calendar of Harptos. This calendar consists of 12 months, each with three tendays (three 10-day weeks), making 30 days in each month. There are also 5 holidays that stand alone, not belonging to any month, totaling 365 days in a year.

In the Calendar of Harptos, each month has two names: one is the formal name, and the other in parentheses is a colloquial name or descriptor that often reflects the typical weather or characteristics of that month

The Months and Holidays

• Hammer (Deepwinter) - Equivalent to January
• Midwinter - Standalone holiday, no direct equivalent
• Alturiak (The Claw of Winter or Claw of the Cold) - Equivalent to February
• Ches (The Claw of the Sunsets) - Equivalent to March
• Tarsakh (The Claw of the Storms) - Equivalent to April
• Greengrass - Standalone holiday, roughly equivalent to May Day
• Mirtul (The Melting) - Equivalent to May
• Kythorn (The Time of Flowers) - Equivalent to June
• Flamerule (Summertide) - Equivalent to July
• Midsummer - Standalone holiday, roughly equivalent to a Midsummer celebration
• Shieldmeet - Occurs the day after Midsummer in leap years, no direct equivalent
• Eleasis (Highsun) - Equivalent to August
• Eleint (The Fading) - Equivalent to September
• Highharvestide - Standalone holiday, no direct equivalent but somewhat like harvest festivals
• Marpenoth (Leafall) - Equivalent to October
• Uktar (The Rotting) - Equivalent to November
• Feast of the Moon - Standalone holiday, no direct equivalent
• Nightal (The Drawing Down) - Equivalent to December