Calendar

Deia's Calendar
     Deia has a 8-month calendar, each month lasting 35 days,  based on the cycle of the moon . The end and beginning of each month is a new moon, the night of the 17th into the 18th is a full moon.   The months are paired due to the behaviour of the Deian Moon.   The moon during each 'len' month is a very pale blue-white, the moon during each 'de' month is more yellowy, resembling a harvest moon. 



     This means that one year on Deia is 280 days long, or .767 of an earth year. Your characters' ages will need to be adjusted accordingly, by multiplying your character's earth-years by 1.304, you'll find their Deian years.





The Calender's Eight Months
The 8 months of the year, in order, as well as multiculturally celebrated holidays, are as follows:





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Days of the Week
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