Yondaran Calendar

The Yondaran Calendar is a simple one. There are thirteen months, each month consists of 4 weeks, each week consists of 7 days. Every day consists of 24 hours, and the time is measured the same, independent of location (i.e., no time zones). In Yondar, the time is kept in hours, much like standard military time (for example, 1:00 P.M. in Yondar would be "the thirteenth hour").

Below can be found a list of the months and the known holidays celebrated within each one.

Apothemensis

• The 1st day of Apothemensis every year marks the passing of a new year. In Yondar this is typically celebrated as a day of new beginnings; it is not uncommon for families and friends to reunite, weddings to be had, or for various rites of passage to be conducted. At any rate, the realm celebrates and welcomes in the new, while taking a moment to bid farewell to the past.

• The 13th day of Apothemensis is the Day of Justice. This day's roots are steeped deeply in the Exodus of the Children. This holy day is in remembrance of when Fangor, Voxos, and Nelroth were banished to Infandus for their transgressions against the peace. This holiday is celebrated by all the major good and neutral deities (although some devout of Auleos refuse to celebrate this holiday, as they refute that true justice would have been slaying the dark gods, as opposed to giving them a new home).

Fangorlûn

• Every year, from the 8th through the 14th of Fangorlûn, the Festival of Lust is celebrated. Typically, this festival is observed privately by Yondarans west of the Ebonwood, however, east of the Ebonwood, this holiday tradition lives up to its name. In every city, in every tavern, inn, brothel, and in every temple of Fangor, people take on new lovers, for the sake of the act of coupling. Deemed perverse by many of the Eleven Eternal, this holiday was outlawed during the reign of King Rexford I Vermitharr and not made legal once more until the short reign of King Lyrus II Vermitharr (who's death was rumored to have been an assassination by one of the Garroters for his repeals around religious oppression). The Festival of Lust has a much darker and lesser known repute, for this holiday is also kept by vampires.

• On the 14th day of Fangorlûn, a sinister holiday takes place known as the Blood Harvest. The Blood Harvest is a dark end to the Festival of Lust. For the truly devout of Fangor and for vampires, the Festival of Lust is a week long search for the perfect host to mate with, and in the case of the former, the devout will slay their mate as a sacrifice to Fangor, or in the case of the latter, the mate will join the ranks of the undead, eager to take part in the festival the following year.

Aurel

• The 1st day of Aurel is Varanis (the Dawn of the Mother). This special day is an observance of all mothers, a reminder that we all must come from somewhere, and that the miracle of life is bestowed upon us from mother to mother throughout history. This major holiday is commonly celebrated all throughout the realm, but it is considered the highest holy day for the Matriarchs of Aurelia. Children born on this day are said to be born with the mark of the mother, and common superstition holds that those with the mark of the mother are said to be incredibly fertile and kindhearted.

• The 26th day of Aurel is the Day of Mercy, perhaps the second highest holy day for the Matriarchs of Aurelia. This day marks a celebration of Aurelia's act of mercy - banishing the Children to the material plane instead of executing them, as she was implored to do by all of her peers. It is because of this act of mercy that life as we know it came to be, and therefore, Yondarans everywhere give thanks on this day. It is common, for those who can afford it, to have venison, elk, or goose as part of a feast on this day. Elsewhere, the common folk gather in common halls and plazas everywhere to share what they have with their neighbors.