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"Anni Iroccio: The New Year

While only 150 years old (and of Vailian origin as well), the Iroccian calendar is currently used throughout most of the Dyrwood and the surrounding areas. While the Dyrwood was using the Aedyran calendar until recently, they gave it up in favor of the Iroccian calendar. The transition was easy to get people to make because the Aedyran calendar was hopelessly inaccurate.

Iroccio calculated that it takes the planet approximately 334 days to orbit the sun, so he took the nine months from the Aedyran calendar and broke them into sixteen months of twenty days each, with each season consisting of four months. The length of each month corresponds to how long it takes Belafa (one of our moons) to circle the planet. At the end of each season, three days - not part of either season - are set aside for people to celebrate the transitions. Lastly, the final two days of the year - New Year and Mid Year - are used to observe the beginning and midpoint of the year.

To prevent any confusion for the transition from the old calendar to the new, Iroccio kept the year the same. So, although the calendar has only been in existence for 150 years, it is currently 2823 AI (Anni Iroccio).

Iroccio gave the months Vailian names, but in the Dyrwood and surrounding areas, they call them by their translated names.

The year is broken down in the following way -

New Year - A day to celebrate the arrival of the new year. Of all the holidays, this one is celebrated by most people around the Dyrwood and the Vailian Republics. Each new year is greeted with a fervent zeal to begin things anew and start with a fresh slate.

Winter Months (Two at the beginning of the year and two at the end)

Deep Winter - Fonivèrno Late Winter - Tarivèrno

Spring Dawn (3 days) - Inprima - Used to celebrate the transition of the world, rebirth, and Spring. Eothasian festivals are especially prevalent at this time, or were, prior to the Saint’s War.

Spring Months

Early Spring - Préprima Mid Spring - Majprima Deep Spring - Fonprima Late Spring - Tarprima

Summer Rising (3 days) - Inestu - A period of transition from birth to growth. Many ceremonies designed to usher children into adulthood take place during Summer Rising.

Summer Months (and Mid Year)

Early Summer - Préëstu Mid Summer - Majestu

Mid Year - A day of reflection and introspection. The year is half over. People who made promises on New Year use Mid Year to assess their progress and renew their oaths.

Deep Summer - Fonestu Late Summer - Tarestu

Autumn Falling (3 days) - Inauton - Harvest celebrations happen during Autumn Falling if the crops were particularly bountiful. If the harvest was small, supplication is given to the gods asking for a better harvest the following year.

Autumn Months

Early Autumn - Préauton Mid Autumn - Majauton Deep Autumn - Fonauton Late Autumn - Tarauton

Winter Dusk (3 days) - Inivèrno (ihn-ih-VEHR-no) - Winter Dusk is filled with celebrations of life and vigils for the dead. The world is returning to sleep, plants die, and those still alive raise a toast to another year.

Winter Months

Early Winter - Préïvèrno (pree-ih-VEHR-no) Mid Winter - Majivèrno (mahzh-ih-VEHR-no)"

• The Hall of Revealed Mysteries, Copperlane: Rear right bookcase, facing southwest.
• [WM1] Crägholdt: Can be obtained at random from the "tall bookshelf" scripted interaction, from any one of the bookshelves as long as you have at least 10 Lore, and haven't already received the book from the interaction.
• [WM2] The Halls of Presence: Library, on the bookcase in the top left corner.
• Random loot item spawning in various locations (10×).