Calendar

## Amathara Calendar

1. Glacias (31 days)

*Wolf Moon*- Glacias 28

2. Reram (31 days)

*Candlemas* (Reram 1st)

Marks the first stirrings of spring. Theme of purification. Amatharans engage in spring cleaning and inward looking, anticipating the next year. In rural areas, it is a shepherd’s holiday associated with ewes’ lactation, prior to the birthing of spring lambs. This is the first of two festivals honoring Atroa, who is called to and said to give an omen if her return is imminent.

*Snow Moon*- Reram 27th

3. Iuvenis (31 days)

*Ostara* (Iuvenis 20th)

This is the vernal equinox. Light and darkness are in balance, with light on the rise. A new beginning, life emerging from the grips of winter. This is the proper festival for Atroa, whose voice is said to be strong at this time. Play begins on this date.

*Worm Moon*- Iuvenis 28th

4. Quercus (30 days)

*Floralia* (Florere 21st)

Known as Obad-hai and Ehlonna’s principle festival, Floralia celebrates nature and hopes for a moderation of the wet season and burgeoning growth ahead.

*Pink Moon*- April 26th

5. Florere (31 days)

*Flower Moon*- Florere 26

6. Ruber (30 days)

*Midsummer* (Ruber 24th)

Sotillion is honored on this day when the summer reaches its height and the suns Omnum-Veris and Teshaltar shine the longest. Also known as the “day of calm breezes”, it is a day where many ships depart. Druid groups see this as the most important day.

*Strawberry Moon*- Ruber 24

7. Ruberulum (31 days)

*Lammas* (Ruberulum 30th)-

A baking holiday where deities and powerful figures are baked into bread and consumed to symbolize the sanctity and importance of the harvest.

*Buck Moon*- Ruberulum 23rd

8. Falx (31 days)

*Radiant Festival* (Falx 15th)-

This day celebrates the founding of Amberhelm, and also the launch of the Radiant Crusade, Amberhelm’s effort to bring the towns of the Windswept Coast under their comprehensive rule. Citizens are encouraged to wear their amber colored tunics and carry torches through the streets at night, with high ranking members bearing everburning torches representing the infinite empire of Amberhelm.

*Sturgeon Moon*- Falx 22

9. Ferveat (30 days)

*Meán Fómhair/Harvest Home* (Ferveat 22nd)

The goddess Wenta is appreciated on this autumn equinox day, called Meán Fómhair in New Bethera (a place that holds this day in special regard) and Harvest Home elsewhere. This is a thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the gods.

*Harvest Moon*- September 20

10. Libidine (31 days)

*Eterna* (Libidine 31st)

This day sees clergy from churches such as Wee Jas and Nerull celebrating the lives of those that have passed. It involves paying respect to ancestors, family, elders, friends, pets, and other loved ones. There is an intense ritualistic element to the celebrations. The veil between this world and the afterlife is at the thinnest at this point in time, with spirits abounding.

*Hunter’s Moon*- Libidine 20th

11. Nonfolium (30 days)

*Beaver Moon*-Nonfolium 19th

12. Precor (31 days)

*Yule* (Precor 21st)-

Midwinter sees the feast day of the god Telchur. Yule marks the reversal of the suns’ ebbing presence, symbolizing the immortal sacrifices of Omnum-Veris and Teshaltar against the Ancestors. The fertile season is presaged here, with evergreens, decorations, and lights cheering up the people in the dark of winter.

*Cold Moon*-Precor 18th

## Campaign Date Tracker

Iuvenis 20, 1390- Prologue

Iuvenis 19, 1400- Book 1: Flowering begins. Party returns to Primrose.

Iuvenis 20, 1400- Ostara Festival