Calendar of the Communities of Sweetland
All months are 28 days or four weeks long. Each season has a 3-day festival period, making the Sweetland year 348 days. The day is about 15 minutes shorter than an Earth day. 20 Sweetland years = 18.67 Earth Years = 6860 Sweetland days = 6789 Earth days
Seasons, Months, and Festival
The calendar year begins on the spring equinox. Each season begins with a 3-day Festival period when days and months are forgotten. Coincides with equinox / solstice. Each month begins on Primerdi (Monday).
Spring (Primavera)
- -Festival of Primavera (or New Life Festival)
- – Primermés
- – Segundœmés (15 – 22 Segundœmés is Blossom Week)
- – Tercermés
Summer (Verano)
- -Festival of Verano (or Midsummer Festival)
- – Cuartœmés
- – Quintœmés (15 – 22 Quintœmés is First Harvest or Mid-Season)
- – Seistœmés
Fall (Otoño)
- -Festival of Otaño (or Harvest Festival)
- – Séptœmés
- – Octœmés (15 – 22 Octœmés is Gathering Week)
- – Nonœmés
Winter (Invierno)
- – Festival of Invierno (or Two Moons Festival)
- – Décœmés
- – Penultœmés (15 – 22 Penultœmés is Hearth Week or Mid-Winter)
- – Ultœmés
Days of the week:
- – Primerdi
- – Segundi
- – Tercedi
- – Cuardi
- – Quindi
- – Seisdi
- – Sépdi (Descanso among the Christians)
A minority continue to use the old Earth languages for the weekdays.