Igarin calendar

The Igarin calendar is the national calendar of the Igarin civilisations, from the Igarin Empire and its predecessors to the Galactic Community. It is widely-used throughout the Galaxy, alongside the Sarmelonid calendar imposed by the Vozonid Empire.

## Galactic calendar

This calendar is the "Igarin calendar" that is better-known throughout the Galaxy. Based on calculations from several prominent planets, this calendar has been simplified as a convenient measure of time for anyone in the Galaxy.

This calendar begins at mid-summer, like its original counterpart. It consists of thirteen months of 31 or 30 days, making up a year of 398 days.

### Autumn 3 (31 days)

* 3 - Consolidation Day, national day of the Konjor Supercorporation.

### Winter 3 (31 days)

* 23 - Organisation Day, national day of the Malendor Supercorporation.
* 28 - Battle of Melterjaz

## Local calendar

The Igarin calendar begins on mid-summer. It consists of 18 months of 27 or 28 days, making up a year of 495 days.

### Summer 3 (27 days)

* 1 - Midsummer's Day, New Year's Day - drums, fireworks, boat races, parades, stargazing, wearing red and white hats. Colours: green, blue, white

### Summer 4 (28 days)

* 1 - Day of the Sun - according to Igarin mythology, this was the day when their homeworld's sun was born from the darkness of chaos. Colours: red, yellow
	+ On many planets, this festival is observed as a replacement for Faneson's birthday, the latter of which is associated with mass murder and human sacrifices.
* 17 - Faneson's Birthday - clocks are burned as offerings to the solar god Faneson. In some parts of the Igarin Empire, people were murdered as sacrifices to Faneson; in protest, opponents of the empire burn effigies of Faneson and use them as target practice. Colours: red, white

### Summer 5 (27 days)

* 8 - Fruit Harvest - pumpkins are offered to the gods. Colours: orange

### Autumn 2 (27 days)

* 1 - Crop Harvest - villages and military bases hold a feast to honour the gods. Colours: yellow

### Autumn 3 (28 days)

* 18 - Nandegakko Day - traditional corresponding date of the founding of the Republic of Nandegakko. Colours: blue-black-green-yellow

### Autumn 4 (27 days)

* 23 - Unowane/Cold Rains - to celebrate the rains that water the jungles and crops, Igarins dance while banging pots. They also go on boat races.

### Winter 3 (28 days)

* 16 - Kunewano - campfire dances and songs

### Winter 4 (27 days)

* 1 - Death of the Sun/Day of the Old Sun - according to Igarin mythology, the lack of sunlight was explained as the aging of their planet's sun. This led to ritual murder or the burning of scarecrows to "awaken" the sun so it would return from the clouds.

### Winter 5 (28 days)

* 27 Winter 5 to 1 Spring 1 - Spring Festival - flowers in urns and vases, dances, white rice meat buns and tea, berries and fruit, family dinner.

### Spring 3 (27 days)

* 3 Spring 28 - Nandegakko Independence Day

### Summer 1 (27 days)

* 17 Summer 1 - Remembrance Day (Nandegakko)

### Summer 2 (28 days)

* 14 Summer 2 - Salekka/Fire Parade - the anniversary of the discovery of fire. It is celebrated with fireworks, bonfires, torch parades, and lanterns.

### Movable festivals

* Day of the Sun's Gate - the date of the Standard new year. It divides the local Igarin year into two (or more) halves between each midsummer.

## See also

* Kuelgon calendar
* Resparin calendar
* Nandegakkovian calendar
* Kerasonian calendar
* Vovtarlan calendar
* Sarmelonid calendar