The Calendar of Vagreon

A year on Avis consists of 365 days. In the Calendar of Vagreon, the year is divided into twelve months of thirty days, loosely following the synodic cycle of Ithil'aute, the moon. A month is made up of three Cainalarim (tendays).

Individual days of a Cainala (tenday) have no special names. Instead, they are denoted by counting from the beginning of the period ("first day," "second day," and so on).

Days of the month are designated by a number and the month name. For example, sages would record an event as occurring on "1Tatawain" or "27 Cantawain." People might a  so refer to a given day by its relationship to the current date ("two tendays from today") or the nearest holiday ("three days past Anar'cain").

Bagarth Alarim (Market Days)
Every Cainala consists of eight Bagarth Alarim (Market Days), where all markets and business are open and running, followed by two days intended for rest and worship, where only the churches and vendors who pay an additional tax remain open.

Meryalarim (Holidays)
A Meryala (Holiday) is a day outside of the normal 30 day months to balance the 365 day calendar. Four annual Meryalrim, falling between the months, complete the 365-day calendar. They fall on key astronomical events, the summer and winter solstices, and fall and spring equinoxes.

Once every four years, the Calendar of Vagreon includes a Meryale as a "leap day" following Rastawain.

Northern & Southern Variations
Tal En'Estela, after conducting trade with Tal En'Tankela, decided to adopt their calendar. The only changes they made were to modify the Meryalrim (Holidays) and Asarim (Festivals) to suit the mythologies they subscribed to.

The Months of the Calendar
First Month - Estawain

Second Month - Tatawain

Third Month - Nelawain

Fourth Month - Cantawain

Fifth Month - Lenpawain

Sixth Month - Enquawain

Seventh Month - Ostawain

Eighth Month - Toldawain

Ninth Month - Nertawain

Tenth Month - Cainawain

Eleventh Month - Yurawain

Twelfth Month - Rastawain

Tal En'Estela Variation
In the north, they count years starting from when Koddra was crowned. They refer to the year as X Vardakhilirna En'Koddra (Reign of Koddra), abbreviated to VEK. It is currently 1273 VEK.

Meryalrim (Holidays)

 * Gon'ala (Annual Holiday)
 * Anar'ala (Annual Holiday)
 * Erume'ala (Annual Holiday)
 * Ithil'ala (Annual Holiday)


 * Runya'ala (Quadrennial Holiday)

Sairosrim (Eras)

 * Age of Wandering - Born En'Kalava (BEK)
 * After Gontura gave oasis - Gontura Ante Kektele (GAK)
 * The Years before Koddra - Tel'Pá Afea Koddra (PAK)
 * Reign of Koddra - Vardakhilirna En'Koddra (VEK)

Tal En'Tankela Variation
In the south, they count years starting from when [https://avis.fandom.com/wiki/Tal_En%27Tankela#Yama_Kijo.27s_curse. Yama Kijo cursed Tal En'Tankela]. For the South, it is year 3,999 TS (Thaur Sairos, Age of Curses)

Meryalrim (Holidays)

 * Templa'ala (Annual Holiday)
 * Ek'ala (Annual Holiday)
 * Tenkela'ala (Annual Holiday)
 * Mord'ala (Annual Holiday)
 * Khelek'ala (Quadrennial Holiday)

Sairosrim (Eras)

 * Age of Curses - Thaur Sairos (TS)
 * Age of Blessings - Almare Sairos (AS)