Calendar

Time passes on Mythgate mostly the same as it does on other planets, such as Earth. Sixty seconds become a minute, sixty minutes an hour, twenty fours, a day. Likewise, Mythgate's calendar system is the same as well. Seven days a week, and twelve months for a year. Years are marked as per the **Timeline**, in Ages, starting with the Age of Ancients. The current Age is known as the Age of Might.

## Days

Days come in seven forms, as said: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Midday, Fireday, Starday, and Sunday. Most days are for work, with the exception of Sunday, which is a day of rest.

## Calendar

As for the calendar and it's months, Mythgate has gone the same route as Golarion with it's months.

## Holidays

There are only a few Holidays observed for Mythgate, but all have meaning to it's people. Some are specific to a Kingdom, City, or Religion, however.

### Abadius

* **1st:** Four days of celebration for the new year. Most Kingdoms and Towns celebrate this.
* **1st - Vulpendra:** A week of festivities begins in the land of **Vulpendra** as they begin celebrating their **Coming of Age Festival**. The youth that partake in the festivities only need to complete one of the games to be considered to have grown up by the community. Those that succeed in multiple games, however, get a pendant in the shape of a fox tail. Amongst the clans of the nation, it's a mark of prestige to obtain one.
* **12th:** In the monster nation of **Pakon Uzg**, they hold the **Super Bloodbowl** on the 12th of Abadius. Many people show up, demonstrating the diversity of the monster nation, to watch the action and see the violent games. Some would say it's a shocking dismissal of the deity of law that the month is named after, but it is still special to the people there.

### Pharast

* **2nd:** A holiday in **Tuatha de Denann** that celebrates love, beauty, and nature named **Almë Liltë**. Celebrations with flowers and sweets, its popularity was originally tributes to friendship and close bonds, but became popular for couples and romance.
* **25th:** The beginning of spring, and the time for new harvests to begin.

### Gozran

* **7th - Myandra**: Known as **Currentseve**, this is an important day in the **Myandra Kingdom**, as a day for those to give thanks to Gozreh, in preparation for increased travel on the seas.
* **7th - Higashi-Ku:** On the seventh day of the month after the Spring Equinox, the nation of **Higashi-Ku** celebrates a holiday labelled as **Easter**. The adults of the nation hide candy, typically chocolate in the shape of eggs, around for the children to find. There's a folktale that a Usagimimi woman comes to deliver treats at great speeds.
* **29th:** The beginning of **Yamato's Golden Week**, a week of celebrations begin that continues on into the next month for **Yamato**. Typically, during these celebrations, Yamato hires many workers from outside to allow the people to celebrate and be with their families.

### Desnus

* **5th:** On the 5th of Desnus, the holiday of **Communion** begins in the nation of **Al-Marila** as the founding day of the nation itself. It continues on for the next week, celebrating the working force of Al-Marila that makes the nation what it is today.
* **25th:** A holiday known as **Drunk Dragon's Day** where the people of the nation of the **Autonomous Nation of Zulgastra** try to outdrink their draconic patron. Food and stalls are set up for the festivities, and the patron is the chooser of the competition drink.

### Sarenith

* **1st:** The **Athreyan Great Hunt** is a **Republic of Athreya** holiday that can happen at any point after a successful hunt, whether in kill or just defeating, a great beast. However, to begin the nation's month-long celebrations in Sarenith, the leadership themselves must go hunt a great beast of their own.
* **6th:** A holiday called **The Sacrifice** that is a tradition in **Al-Marila.** The people make a pilgrimage to the landmark of a giant pit in the nation's borders and give offerings to it. In reality, the government gives the days to respect the tradition of the natives, while typically they don't because people throw trash into it.

### Erastus

* **1st:** On the **Dominion of Ithaca's** birthday, they hold all major elections on this day. Thus, the holiday is dubbed as **Election Day**. It is a civic holiday, but an important one that grants reprieve to all non-essential workers for the day. Traditionally, the Prime Minister is expected to host a beach festival and to cook on the day. A grand celebration that ends with fireworks in the evening... and much, much heavy drinking.

### Arodus

* **13th:** The holiday of **Obon** in the nation of **Yamato** where the people honor their ancestors. Lanterns are hung from houses and other traditions take place, with the holiday wrapping up on the 16th where floating lanterns are put adrift at sea, as a sign of guiding spirits to the Boneyard.
* **18th:** Called **Premising Day** in the **Republic of Athreya,** a day where people celebrate the next step forward unto tomorrow. The day was picked as it was when people had moved past the war with the **Kingdom of the Black Sea** and things began returning to normal. On this day, people celebrate the new businesses, discoveries, and other things that help move things forward in life. While nothing extravagant, it's a tame and boring holiday of visiting new, small, and other homely businesses than big parties and adventures.

### Rova

* **9th - Tuatha De Danann:** The **Tuathan Harvest Festival** in the nation of **Tuatha de Danann** to celebrate the autumn harvest. A week long celebration as food is prepared and set out on stalls in the streets. Children typically dress up during this holiday.
* **9th - Zulgastra:** In the nation of **Autonomous Nation of Zulgastra**, they celebrate a holiday of their founding. On this day, it's a celebration of freedom in the nation where people show off theirs skills and have fun. Chaos is about, but any incidental damages to visitors does result in a fine.

### Lamashan

* **27th:** The birthday of the ruler of the **Queendom of Winfield,** where the people shower their ruler with gifts and the slaves get a reprieve from working. On the 31st of the month, children dress up as dragons and go asking for "tribute" from people in the Queendom. Those that do not pay tribute risk punishment from the ruler.
* **18th-31st:** A tradition started in a few select areas, the official name of this holiday has been labelled "Laughter's End". In honor of The Lantern King, individuals spend these days dressing up in a variety of costumes, even using magic to assist in the disguise. Once dressed up, the individuals then go door to door, knocking on the door before saying "Trick or Treat!". They then wait as the person who answered the door either gives them a piece of candy, or does a harmless prank on them. Additionally, pumpkins are carved and their insides hollowed out, a candle placed inside. The pumpkins can be carved with anything, and then they are placed on doorsteps, porches, front lawns, or even on tree stumps and unusual locations in a town, such as on top of a roof or upon a park bench. Additionally, during this time there's often an uptick in plays, performances, ghost tours, and other commercial-based depictions of the festival, often for public consumption, and a profit. After the 31st of Lamashan, which is named "The King's Night", the following morning, the pumpkins have their candles blown out, and are then placed in a field, garden, or other location, where they become food for the animals and return to the earth as compost. It's common that many of the costumes adorned for this occasion are of creatures that frighten others, such as undead, demons, and the like. The goal of this is to promote laughter and ease, dispelling some of the fear and fright associated with these things. Excessive gore, blood, and violence are discouraged, as they are considered too grisly, and not mischevious enough to warrant laughter. During this time, the Witchmarket also crosses into the Material Plane, allowing individuals to make purchases from the variety of sellers.

### Kuthona

* **20th-26th:** During this week, the nation of **Avalonis** celebrates their holiday of **Avalonis Midwinter** the solstice and the coming of a new cycle. On each night, a different type of celebration is had for each one. On the 25th, the nation holds their great festival on this night.
* **26th:** In the nation of **Higashi-ku**, they celebrate holiday that **Oakley Browning** calls **"Christmas"**. The holiday is typically celebrated once on a random date throughout the year, decided by the lord himself. The following days are typically spent in relaxation and calm, as called the **Twelve Days of Christmas** that follow. The marked day was the first day of celebration when the holiday began.
* **16th of Kuthona - 1st of Abadius:** Started as local tradition, this holiday is called "Winterlight". During this period of time, holiday cheer and festival joy are encouraged, a reminder of the brightness within one's soul and heart. Gifts are exchanged between friends and loved ones, and it's generally considered a time when people are more forgiving, compassionate, and leniant. Some say it is to spite Zon-Kuthon, reclaiming the winter holiday from his portfolios of darkness and pain, while others say it's a result of celebrating surviving another year, and looking forward to the next one. Winterlight is a festive time of year during which players can sample delicious festive treats, playfully toss snowballs, and participate in a variety of activities, such as baking cookies, enjoying candied treats such as miniature cane-shaped ones, and small cookies in the shape of gingerbread men. One of the most prominent and important moments of this holiday is either cutting down a tree yourself, or purchasing one, and adorning it with decorations and ornaments in the home, front yard, or other space. After the 31st of Kuthona, the tree is then chopped into wood, and the wood is burned all night from the 31st until the sunrise of the 1st of Abadius, signifying the survival of darkness, and the ever-present light that burns away the shadows in one's spirit. It's also typically common during this period of time that those who work or have demanding jobs are given a small break on the 24th and 25th of Kuthona to celebrate family and tradition, as well as another break on the 1st of Abadar, which culminates in the celebration of the new year, a four day celebration that heraldsd the dawning of a new year in the calendar of Mythgate. During Winterlight, taverns and bars often serve alcoholic beverages that are warm and spiced.