Kuelgon calendar

The **Kuelgon calendar** (Kuelgon: Uligar'ha Kuelgonnek) is the official calendar of the Konjor Supercorporation and its capital world of Kuelgon.

The odd-numbered months have 31 days, while the even months have 32 days, so the year is made of 16 months and 504 days.

## 1: Stûmek-rri

Stûmek-rri ("Month of Stumps") is the first month of the Kuelgon calendar. It is also known as Neira-rri ("The White Month") or Sulzŷ-rri ("Month of Snow"). It begins at the start of winter.

* 1 Stûmek-rri - Zlorekdaun (Day of Awakening), Fôryodaun (Day of the Firestorm), Algelûn (New Year's Day) - anniversary of the Kuelgons' mastery of their mutant powers. Celebrated with burning effigies and fire mutants burning as many objects as possible.
* 15 Stûmek-rri - Stûmekdaun (Stump Day) - anniversary of the Kuelgons' landing on the planet, celebrated by cutting down a year-old tree and using its stump as an altar to Frinqar, the god of change and victory.

## 2: Fevri-rri

Fevri-rri ("Month of Ferns") is the second month of the Kuelgon calendar.

* 12 Fevri-rri - Zyladrodaun (Day of the Curse) - anniversary of the Kuelgons' discovery of their mutation. Celebrated with a ritual duel and a prayer to Frinqar, god of mutation and magic.

## 3: Posa-rri

Posa-rri ("Month of Blades") is the third month of the Kuelgon calendar.

* 14 Posarri - Posalkadaun (Day of Knives) - anniversary of the First Kuelgonian Civil War, when the founders' descendants had a dispute that escalated into a fully-blown war. Celebrated with a brawl.

## 4: Beike-rri

Beike-rri ("Month of Machines") is the fourth month of the Kuelgon calendar. In ancient times, it was known as Skŷn(do)ra ("Mountains"), held in honour of the mountain gods.

* 9 Beike-rri - Subrydor - day to honour all machines
* 28 Beike-rri - Skŷrotloi - festival to honour the mountain gods of the north. Held with a sacrifice of boars and animals, a feast, and a rock-building contest.

## 5: Naksa-rri

Naksa-rri ("Month of the Scorch") is the fifth month of the Kuelgon calendar. It was formerly known as Nondoh-rri, the month of the Comets.

* 2 Naksa-rri - Azbalgeh - day of the scorch, honours the day when trees were planted to stop a heatwave caused by the removal of the toxic forests and mountains. Originally the birthday of the scholar who suggested a great reforestation campaign, Duzalkoh, who was burned to death in a heatwave.
* 20 Naksa-rri - Zahloh - day of scrap, celebrates the day when the city of Malgaldra finished clearing out the last scrap mountain. It is celebrated by building handicrafts and machines.

## 6: Daiqlo-rri

Daiqlo-rri ("Month of the Six") is the sixth month of the Kuelgon calendar. It is also the holiest month in the calendar, so it is also known as Drova-rri ("Month of Might") or Zalar-rri ("Month of Magic").

* 9 Daiqlo-rri - Glinkiras - Day of Wisdom - in ancient times, this festival was used to celebrate wisdom. Nowadays in the Konjor Supercorporation, official celebrations distorted it into the biggest display of anti-intellectualism in the Galaxy, such as burning books as beating up the smartest people in a group.
* 23 Daiqlo-rri - Zalamundaun - the Day of Magical Exercises

## 7: Spurra-rri

Spurra-rri ("Month of the Spores") is the seventh month of the Kuelgon calendar. It was also known as Hizel-rri, the Month of Spears.

* 16 Spurra-rri - Ozqohdaun (Day of Infections) - six volunteers (or chosen victims) were exposed to various spores. Some emerged as stronger and better shapeshifters, while weaker and ill-prepared volunteers died of infections. Also, several mutated Kuelgons are being injected with toxins, and their bodies create their own antidotes and cures. The first to kill a disease and create his own cure wins a cash prize, some machines, and/or slaves.
	+ This festival is considered to be very disgusting to other civilisations.
* 29 Spurra-rri - Kizdulehdoun (Day of the Traitors) - mourning the Coup of 6785, when the lord Makruqol slaughtered a dinner feast and ate the guests to become an inept ruler. Within four weeks, someone accidentally burned his palace and killed him and everyone else inside, ending his poor reign.

## 8: Gluaro-rri

Gluaro-rri ("Month of Purple") is the eighth month of the Kuelgon calendar. It is named for the purple leaves in the crops.

* 12 Gluaro-rri - Yzlek Zqondaun (Feast of Herbs) - a festival where people eat herbs in honour of the goddess Zuleknari.

## 9: Muna-rri

Muna-rri ("Month of the Gods") is the ninth month of the Kuelgon calendar. It is also a holy month, ideal for magical rites as they are considered to be more effective and pleasing to the gods on that month.

* 9 Muna-rri - Munamunadaun, Munnara (Day of the Gods) - the holiest day in the Kuelgon calendar, dedicated to the worship of all the gods.
* 18 Muna-rri - Âsilzar (First Great Day of Magic)

## 10: Irvirô-rri

Irvirô-rri ("Month of the Great Sun") is the tenth month of the Kuelgon calendar. It is another sacred month dedicated to the Kuelgon homeworld's sun, Irvirô, which is also the god of war.

* 2 Irvirô-rri - Vjardanom, day of the victorious god Varenom

## 11: Zugaral-rri

Zugaral-rri ("Month of Wheat") is the eleventh month of the Kuelgon calendar. It is also known as Sulkar-rri (Month of the Sickle), Slorza-rri (Month of the Scythe), or Dôrha-rri (Month of the Great War).

* 8 Zugaral-rri - Blôrodaun, day of the god of war. Celebrated with duels.
* 16 Zugaral-rri - Gizalohkor, Harvest Festival. Celebrated with a lunch feast, a dance, and a bonfire. Pumpkins, gourds, and wheat (like the zuglari plant) are the festival's official symbols.
	+ It was also the national and founding day of the Old Konjor Supercorporation, which was destroyed during the Plague Wars of the Eighteenth Galactic Empire, before the Igarin Empire.
* 21 Zugaral-rri - Nedarokoi, salutation to the winter stars. Celebrated with stargazing or recital of hymns to the winter stars.

## 12: Fsara-rri

Fsara-rri ("Month of Advancement") is the twelfth month of the Kuelgon calendar. It is also known as Silra-rri ("Silver Month") or Sjarska ("Stars").

* 13 Fsara-rri - Azêloi (Day of the Stars) - a festival to worship the stars. Beacons, usually machines, are set up and raised to be arranged like constellations.
* 17 Fsara-rri - Kaelyloi (Silver Day) - day to honour all machines and technology deities. Celebrated with a ritual offering of a machine to the gods by burning it, and then using it to create a stronger machine. Later evolved into a smelting and building contest.
* 31 Fsara-rri - Bâsqyn Rzundo, first season day

## 13: Irra-rri

Irra-rri ("Month of Suns") is the thirteenth month of the Kuelgon calendar. It is also known as Zîl-rri, the Light Green Month.

* 3 Irra-rri - Zîli, the autumn festival. Celebrated with a fireworks show, a bonfire, or raising an artificial tree with gold or yellow leaves.
	+ In modern times, the tree is wrapped with tinsel and cartoon decorations.
* 19 Irra-rri - Vjaksarom, day of the victorious god Vastanom. Celebrated with a table-building contest, a wrestling contest, and a parade.

## 14: Qomro-rri

Qomro-rri ("The Black Month") is the fourteenth month of the Kuelgon calendar. It is also known as Hiskyŷ-rri ("Month of Ice").

* 14 Qomro-rri - Maradaundar Lauvekkeo (Maradaundar Races) - Greatest vehicle race in the Konjor Supercorporation. Symbolised by a red sun.

## 15: Gûlha-rri

Gûlha-rri ("Month of Horrors") is the fifteenth month of the Kuelgon calendar, It is also known as Osk-rri, the Orange Month.

* 8 Gûlha-rri - Stûloddroq Mabdaun (Consolidation Day), the day of the Konjor Supercorporation's founding. (corresponds to the approximate local season)
* 15 Gûlha-rri - Klibalak (Hunting Festival) - people go on hunts to kill the great monsters on Kuelgon's continents. Those who bring back trophies win cash prizes.
* 21 Gûlha-rri - Uzilvar (Second Great Day of Magic)

## 16: Kotvê-rri

Kotvê-rri ("Month of Flags") is the sixteenth and final month of the Kuelgon calendar. It was also known as Froi (Red) or Zârgahar (Rage).

* 5 Kotvê-rri - Noqebaur (Day of Battles) - mock battles are celebrated to honour the gods of war.
* 8 Kotvê-rri - Fsarezar Mabdaun (Great Day of Ascension) - anniversary of the Kuelgon victory over the Igarin Empire at the Battle of Zulqirak.
* 22 Kotvê-rri - Makebaun (Day of Gifts) - a children's festival where they are given toys and other gifts. Adults celebrate by drinking in taverns or cafes.
* 31 Kotvê-rri - Vyesqun Rzundo, last season day and new year's eve. Celebrated by building wooden effigies to be burned at midnight (west) or at sunrise (east).

## Glossary

* daun - day
* loi - night
* gatloi - midnight
* un - full moon, pearl
* (hok)kos - week
* rri - month
* ryzu - season, year quarter
* rzundo - season festival
* arûz - spring
* milto - summer
* murula - autumn
* fyuzol - winter
* jets, jevs - year
* ... gaffel - may you have a happy festival

## See also

* Kuelgon glossary
* Kuelgon mythology
* Novantirna calendar
* Igarin calendar
* Sarmelonid calendar