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Usage

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	As the Long Night wore on, a tradition began of fixing dates according to the lunar calendar as a small act of defiance. [[Samuel Fate]] introduced his own timekeeping systems and outlawed the Alliance Calendar, but anyone familiar with lunar dates could record time that way, knowing the dates could be reconciled at a later time. However, this led to a very interesting problem, as scribes working through the era often had no clue exactly what the year was. This leads to events for which the exact hour, day, week, and month are known; but not the year.		As the Long Night wore on, a tradition began of fixing dates according to the lunar calendar as a small act of defiance. [[Samuel Fate]] introduced his own timekeeping systems and outlawed the Alliance Calendar, but anyone familiar with lunar dates could record time that way, knowing the dates could be reconciled at a later time. However, this led to a very interesting problem, as scribes working through the era often had no clue exactly what the year was. This leads to events for which the exact hour, day, week, and month are known; but not the year.

			===Sepal===
			Each day of the lunar month has a specific sylabal, called a Sepal associated with it, that is used in ritual magic and various esoteric practices. Rituals, specifically ritual enchantments, make use of incandations or chants made up of the lunar sepals. The incantation has to be started on the days sepal and ended on the one that falls before it in the verse. Since these chants can be very complicated but may not contain every sepal. If an incantation does not include the day's sepal, the ritual cannot be performed that day.

	==Calculating Lunar/Solar dates==		==Calculating Lunar/Solar dates==

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Cycles of Lunar Years

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	An oft-overlooked aspect of the Lion Calendar is the Lion Count. The Lion Count fixes dates according to a 384 year cycle beginning from an arbitrary year zero. For reasons lost to history, this scale is known as "the time it takes for a bird to become a bird again". Dates fixed with the Lion Count list the lunar day, lunar month, lunar year, and the number of complete cycles that have taken place before it.		An oft-overlooked aspect of the Lion Calendar is the Lion Count. The Lion Count fixes dates according to a 384 year cycle beginning from an arbitrary year zero. For reasons lost to history, this scale is known as "the time it takes for a bird to become a bird again". Dates fixed with the Lion Count list the lunar day, lunar month, lunar year, and the number of complete cycles that have taken place before it.

	So a complete Lion Count date might be "Tierce, Puh, Sextus, 118, 3". This corresponds to the hour of 9 AM, on the 21st day of the 6th month, in the 118th year of the current cycle, after 1270 years have elapsed. Some considerable math is required to translate this into an Alliance date(as well as knowing the arbitrary year zero) but it can be done.		So a complete Lion Count date might be "Tierce, Puh, Sextus, 118, 3". This corresponds to the hour of 9 AM, on the 21st day of the 6th month, in the 118th year of the current cycle, after 1270 years have elapsed. Some considerable math is required to translate this into an Alliance date (as well as knowing the arbitrary year zero) but it can be done.

	Traditionally, Lion Count cycles began whenever the lunar and solar years lined up. The [[Atayan]]s kept a record of which of their years(which later became Alliance Years) corresponded to known cycles of lunar years:		Traditionally, Lion Count cycles began whenever the lunar and solar years lined up. The [[Atayan]]s kept a record of which of their years (which later became Alliance Years) corresponded to known cycles of lunar years:

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	This allows for any known date given in the Lion Count to be reasonably calculated.		This allows for any known date given in the Lion Count to be reasonably calculated.

	==Usage==		==Usage==

CourseDirector at 06:09, 12 October 2022

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	The first day of the solar and lunar years align once every 384 solar years. [[B.G.A.]] 3800, the accepted start of recorded history, represents one such alignment. The last lunar/solar alignment of the [[Mage Wars]] occurred in 344 B.G.A. and the first alignment after the formal adoption of the [[Alliance Calendar]] occurred in [[A.Y.]] 140		The first day of the solar and lunar years align once every 384 solar years. [[B.G.A.]] 3800, the accepted start of recorded history, represents one such alignment. The last lunar/solar alignment of the [[Mage Wars]] occurred in 344 B.G.A. and the first alignment after the formal adoption of the [[Alliance Calendar]] occurred in [[A.Y.]] 140

			Note that the lunar calendar still uses a 7-day week as with the solar calendar, but does not include a [[Wash Day]] or other corrective measure. The weeks simply drift throughout the years.

	==Aspects of the Calendar==		==Aspects of the Calendar==

CourseDirector at 06:08, 12 October 2022

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	The same names for the months were used by the [[Atayans]] and several other civilizations on [[Aren]] for their solar calendars up until A.Y. 150 when [[Eieber]] unified the calendars. At that time many major powers within the Alliance used different names for their months, with very little agreement. A compromise was reached by numbering the months instead of naming them.		The same names for the months were used by the [[Atayans]] and several other civilizations on [[Aren]] for their solar calendars up until A.Y. 150 when [[Eieber]] unified the calendars. At that time many major powers within the Alliance used different names for their months, with very little agreement. A compromise was reached by numbering the months instead of naming them.

			===Days of the Lunar Year===
			{{:The Lunar Year}}

	===Cycles of Lunar Years===		===Cycles of Lunar Years===

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Months of the Lunar Year

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	The same names for the months were used by the [[Atayans]] and several other civilizations on [[Aren]] for their solar calendars up until A.Y. 150 when [[Eieber]] unified the calendars. At that time many major powers within the Alliance used different names for their months, with very little agreement. A compromise was reached by numbering the months instead of naming them.		The same names for the months were used by the [[Atayans]] and several other civilizations on [[Aren]] for their solar calendars up until A.Y. 150 when [[Eieber]] unified the calendars. At that time many major powers within the Alliance used different names for their months, with very little agreement. A compromise was reached by numbering the months instead of naming them.

	~~<table border="1">~~
	~~<tr>~~
	~~<td>'''1''' \| 1 </td>~~
	~~<td>'''2''' \| 2 </td>~~
	~~<td>'''3''' \| 3 </td>~~
	~~<td>'''4''' \| 4 </td>~~
	~~<td>'''5''' \| 5 </td>~~
	~~<td>'''6''' \| 6 </td>~~
	~~<td>'''7''' \| 7 </td>~~
	~~<td>'''8''' \| 8 </td>~~
	~~</tr>~~

	~~</table>~~

	===Cycles of Lunar Years===		===Cycles of Lunar Years===

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+The same names for the months were used by the [[Atayans]] and several other civilizations on [[Aren]] for their solar calendars up until A.Y. 150 when [[Eieber]] unified the calendars. At that time many major powers within the Alliance used different names for their months, with very little agreement. A compromise was reached by numbering the months instead of naming them.
 ===Cycles of Lunar Years===

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	{{#lsth:Aren's Moon\|Lunar Month}}		{{#lsth:Aren's Moon\|Lunar Month}}

	===Months of the Lunar ~~Years~~===		===Months of the Lunar Year===
	The Lunar year is 384 days long divided into 12 months of exactly 32 days each.		The Lunar year is 384 days long divided into 12 months of exactly 32 days each.

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	The same names for the months were used by the [[Atayans]] and several other civilizations on [[Aren]] for their solar calendars up until A.Y. 150 when [[Eieber]] unified the calendars. At that time many major powers within the Alliance used different names for their months, with very little agreement. A compromise was reached by		The same names for the months were used by the [[Atayans]] and several other civilizations on [[Aren]] for their solar calendars up until A.Y. 150 when [[Eieber]] unified the calendars. At that time many major powers within the Alliance used different names for their months, with very little agreement. A compromise was reached by

			===Cycles of Lunar Years===

	==~~Usage~~==
	The Lion Calendar was heavily used by various civilizations throughout the [[Mage Wars]]. Many traditions indicate it dated back to [[Antiquity]], however the Ancients are not known to have had significant enough a presence on [[Aren]] to account for such widespread use. In any case it was suplanted by the [[Atayan Calendar]] at the start of the [[Ages#The Golden Age\|Golden Age]].

	During the [[Alliance]] era, the Lion Count remained in usage in various niche roles. Since so many dates in the [[Mage Wars]] were fixed according to the lunar calendar, it remained of great interest to historians. [[Lelroughodaism]] and various esoteric practices continued to use it, though no official state kept it as the calendar after [[A.Y.]] 150. The Lion Calendar remained vital to [[Magic]] as various rituals were based around it.

	During the [[Long Night]], the Lion Calendar came back into common usage. It had some advantages over the standard Alliance Calendar, most notably in situations where fleeing rebels had lost count of exactly what day it was. Calculating the day of the month by the phases of the moon was easier, especially with the ability to fix dates by the summer and winter solstices.

	~~As the Long Night wore on, a tradition began of fixing dates according to the lunar calendar as a small act~~ of defiance. [[Samuel Fate]] introduced his own timekeeping systems and outlawed the Alliance Calendar, but anyone familiar with lunar dates could record time that way, knowing the dates could be reconciled at a later time. However, this led to a very interesting problem, as scribes working through the era often had no clue exactly what the year was. This leads to events for which the exact hour, day, week, and month are known; but not the year.

	==~~The Lion Count~~==
	An oft-overlooked aspect of the Lion Calendar is the Lion Count. The Lion Count fixes dates according to a 384 year cycle beginning from an arbitrary year zero. For reasons lost to history, this scale is known as "the time it takes for a bird to become a bird again". Dates fixed with the Lion Count list the lunar day, lunar month, lunar year, and the number of complete cycles that have taken place before it.		An oft-overlooked aspect of the Lion Calendar is the Lion Count. The Lion Count fixes dates according to a 384 year cycle beginning from an arbitrary year zero. For reasons lost to history, this scale is known as "the time it takes for a bird to become a bird again". Dates fixed with the Lion Count list the lunar day, lunar month, lunar year, and the number of complete cycles that have taken place before it.

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	This allows for any known date given in the Lion Count to be reasonably calculated.		This allows for any known date given in the Lion Count to be reasonably calculated.

			==Usage==
			The Lion Calendar was heavily used by various civilizations throughout the [[Mage Wars]]. Many traditions indicate it dated back to [[Antiquity]], however the Ancients are not known to have had significant enough a presence on [[Aren]] to account for such widespread use. In any case it was suplanted by the [[Atayan Calendar]] at the start of the [[Ages#The Golden Age\|Golden Age]].

			During the [[Alliance]] era, the Lion Count remained in usage in various niche roles. Since so many dates in the [[Mage Wars]] were fixed according to the lunar calendar, it remained of great interest to historians. [[Lelroughodaism]] and various esoteric practices continued to use it, though no official state kept it as the calendar after [[A.Y.]] 150. The Lion Calendar remained vital to [[Magic]] as various rituals were based around it.

			During the [[Long Night]], the Lion Calendar came back into common usage. It had some advantages over the standard Alliance Calendar, most notably in situations where fleeing rebels had lost count of exactly what day it was. Calculating the day of the month by the phases of the moon was easier, especially with the ability to fix dates by the summer and winter solstices.

			As the Long Night wore on, a tradition began of fixing dates according to the lunar calendar as a small act of defiance. [[Samuel Fate]] introduced his own timekeeping systems and outlawed the Alliance Calendar, but anyone familiar with lunar dates could record time that way, knowing the dates could be reconciled at a later time. However, this led to a very interesting problem, as scribes working through the era often had no clue exactly what the year was. This leads to events for which the exact hour, day, week, and month are known; but not the year.

	==Calculating Lunar/Solar dates==		==Calculating Lunar/Solar dates==

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 ===Months of the Lunar Years===
 The Lunar year is 384 days long divided into 12 months of exactly 32 days each.
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 <table>
 <tr><td>'''#'''</td><td>'''Name'''</td></tr>
-<tr><td>1</td><td></td></tr>
+<tr><td>1</td><td>Orinogus</td></tr>
-<tr><td>2</td><td></td></tr>
+<tr><td>2</td><td>Tebruaris</td></tr>
-<tr><td>3</td><td></td></tr>
+<tr><td>3</td><td>Martius</td></tr>
-<tr><td>4</td><td></td></tr>
+<tr><td>4</td><td>Aperire</td></tr>
-<tr><td>5</td><td></td></tr>
+<tr><td>5</td><td>Quintilis</td></tr>
 <tr><td>6</td><td>Sextilis</td></tr>
 </table>
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 <table>
 <tr><td>'''#'''</td><td>'''Name'''</td></tr>
-<tr><td>7</td><td></td></tr>
+<tr><td>7</td><td>Iuniores</td></tr>
-<tr><td>8</td><td></td></tr>
+<tr><td>8</td><td>Maius</td></tr>
-<tr><td>9</td><td></td></tr>
+<tr><td>9</td><td>Aquonox</td></tr>
-<tr><td>10</td><td></td></tr>
+<tr><td>10</td><td>Maiores</td></tr>
-<tr><td>11</td><td></td></tr>
+<tr><td>11</td><td>Nombeerus</td></tr>
-<tr><td>12</td><td></td></tr>
+<tr><td>12</td><td>Washictus</td></tr>
 </table>
 </td></tr></table>
 The same names for the months were used by the [[Atayans]] and several other civilizations on [[Aren]] for their solar calendars up until A.Y. 150 when [[Eieber]] unified the calendars. At that time many major powers within the Alliance used different names for their months, with very little agreement. A compromise was reached by

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 The first day of the solar and lunar years align once every 384 solar years. [[B.G.A.]] 3800, the accepted start of recorded history, represents one such alignment. The last lunar/solar alignment of the [[Mage Wars]] occurred in 344 B.G.A. and the first alignment after the formal adoption of the [[Alliance Calendar]] occurred in [[A.Y.]] 140
-==Lunar Calendar==
+==Aspects of the Calendar==
-===Other Aspects===
+===Hours of the Lunar Day===
 In addition to numbering the days and dividing them by the phases of the moon, the Lion Calendar divided up the hours of the day accordingly:
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 While the widespread invention of clocks negated the original function of these divisions, the practice survives both in [[Ritual Magic|ritual magic]] and various [[Quadrocardinalism|esoteric practices]].
 ==Usage==