Calendar

Year

A year on Abeth consists of 10 months of 30 days each.  The official calendar is called the Alnian calendar and used by the government of the Empire.  It has a new year starting on the day the noontime sun is at it's most northern point in the sky.   That day is winter solstice for the southern hemisphere and the summer solstice for the northern hemisphere.

The Hope calendar has the same structure with 10 months of 30 days each, but they set the new year on the first day when the Hope star rises after sundown.

Currently, the Alnian calendar and the Hope calenar are about 3 months out of sync.

Months

The months are just numbered. 1st Month, 2nd Month, etc.

Days of the Week

There are seven days in a week.week, and Therethere are two ways of naming the days of the week.  The Alnian calendar and the Hope calendar agree on the days of the week.week and use the sane names.  Both systems are used by everybody, but the alternate system is considered slightly rude.

The primary system names the days after the seven natural virtues. 

• Sun
• Moon
• Justice
• Wisdom
• Strength
• Love
• The Ancestor

The alternate system names the days after the seven natural hazards.

• Sun
• Moon
• War
• Lies
• Sky
• Sea
• Death

Also, some believers in the Hope have renamed the day of the Ancestor to the day of Hope.