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===Holidays===

Holidays in the Inquisition are a fairly recent trend, having become a commonplace in most citizens' lives only in the last sixty years.

The number of days of public holidays in the Inquisition varies, because each diocese has its own festivity calendar and, often, many cities and towns have their own semi-festive "city day". There is, however, a number of holidays which are officially recognized by the central government. This means that the following (here in chronological order) 11 holidays (for a total of 14 days) are celebrated in every diocese:

* The '''raniam nājaṣrān''' (or Chlouvānem New Year; literally "glowing change") falls on the first day of the year, 1 māltapārṇāvi (the autumn equinox).

* The '''hīmbajaṃšā''' (Festival of Harmony and Colors) is the first of the four main Yunyalīlti festivals. It always falls on 4 pāṇḍalañši (third month of the year).

* The '''camilaliājaṃšā''' (Festival of the Greater Night), the second of the four main festivals, falls on 13 (1510) kanamimaila (fourth month), the winter solstice. It marks the longest nighttime period of the year and the beginning of longer days. It is observed even by communities in the Southern Hemisphere (as both solstices are holidays anyway), but the local significance varies from place to place.

* The '''murkadhānāvīyi pārṇam''' (Day of the Inquisition) on 10 murkāsena (fifth month) is one of only three non-religious public holidays, commemorating the foundation of the Inquisition as a country, on 10 murkāsena 3E 632 (90210)/4E 1<ref>As this day marked the beginning of the Fourth Era, this year is referred to as 3E 632 (90210) until this point and 4E 1 thereafter. This particular day may be cited as belonging to both eras.</ref>.

* The '''kaila nali jānilšeidumi pārṇam''' (Day of the Legions for Purity) on 15 (1710) būṃṣprātas (sixth month) is another public holiday, dedicated to the armed forces of the Inquisition.

* The '''maivajaṃšā''' (Festival of the Word) is the third of the four main Yunyalīlti festivals, on 10 laliāñaiṭa (seventh month). It celebrates the first teaching of the Chlamiṣvatrā.

* The '''caṃkrajavyājaṃšā''' (Festival of the Final Fire) falls on 1Ɛ (2310) brausāsena (eighth month), and is a highly symbolic religious festival where unneeded, unusable, and generally bad things (representing burdens or leftovers from the past) are burned; this is considered one of the most pictoresque happenings in the Chlouvānem world, with countless such fires lighting the night sky.

* The '''bhaivyāvāṣara''' (Oboe Nights) is the most important festival in the Yunyalīlta and the central holiday in the Chlouvānem Inquisition and in all Yunyalīlti communities on [[Verse:Calémere|Calémere]]. It lasts four days, from 13 (1510) to 16 (1810) bhaivyāvammi (eleventh month).

* The '''kaili jaṃšā''' (Festival of Purity) on 4 hælvyāsena (thirteenth month) is a fairly recent festival, only introduced by Great Inquisitor Nāʔahilūma in 4E 1ᘔ (2210) to glorify the ultimate purity of the ''lillamurḍhyā'', which every human being must try to reach and preserve.

* The '''camimurkadhāni gṇyauya''' is the Birthday of the Great Inquisitor, and as such its date is subject to change. Currently it falls on 24 (2810) hælvyāsena, birthday of Her Respectable Most Excellent Highness Hæliyoušāvi Dhīvajhūyai ''Lairė''.

* The '''lileskeah hulei pārṇam''' (New Moon's Day) is a religious festival without a fixed date, as it falls on the first day of the lunar year.

There are, furthermore, a few more holidays which are widely observed in many geographical areas. These are actually major spring festivals and are almost complementary:

* The '''juniahiyunyi jaṃšā''' (Festival of Blossoming Nature), where it is observed, is the second most important festival of the year. It is one of the traditional Chlouvānem festivals, celebrating the beginning of the monsoon season; it is a full celebration of nature, which is not worked for three days. Unlike other major festivals, its date varies depending on the area: most of the eastern part of the Lāmiejāya-Lāmberah plain celebrates it from 8 to 10 mailaheirah (ninth month), and other parts of the Plain and of the Southern Far East celebrate it at different times (but always falling during the last 3/4 days of brausāsena (8th), mailaheirah (9th), or the first 8/9 days of ñariāyāmyah (10th); dates are however the same every year in most dioceses). Dioceses outside the reach of monsoons do not celebrate it.

* The '''takijan''' is a traditional, pre-Chlouvānem festival in Kaṃsatsāna (most of the East), symbolizing the flowering of ''takīh'' (apple-peach) trees. It lasts two days, on 19 and 1ᘔ (2110 and 2210) mailaheirah.

* The '''taparimba''' is celebrated in the Northeast and most of the North on the spring equinox, 1 brausāsena. In pre-Chlouvānem local tradition, this was the beginning of the new year, and as such it is also known outside these areas as ''kehamnaleiyutei lileskeah hairah'' (Northeastern New Year).

* The '''ndegas''' is a Dabuke festival, remembering one's own ancestors, (celebrated in all Dabuke and Dabuke-influenced countries in western Márusúturon/eastern Védren) that falls on 3 ñariāyāmyah and is celebrated in all of the Western Inquisition.

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====Vacation====

Holidays in the Inquisition are a fairly recent trend, having become a commonplace in most citizens' lives only in the last sixty years. Most people who live in cities have their holidays during the summer (in the last two-and-a-half months of the year), which is also the period when schools are closed.

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 ===Holidays===
-Holidays in the Inquisition are a fairly recent trend, having become a commonplace in most citizens' lives only in the last sixty years.
+The number of days of public holidays in the Inquisition varies, because each diocese has its own festivity calendar and, often, many cities and towns have their own semi-festive "city day". There is, however, a number of holidays which are officially recognized by the central government. This means that the following (here in chronological order) 11 holidays (for a total of 14 days) are celebrated in every diocese:
+* The '''raniam nājaṣrān''' (or Chlouvānem New Year; literally "glowing change") falls on the first day of the year, 1 māltapārṇāvi (the autumn equinox).
+* The '''hīmbajaṃšā''' (Festival of Harmony and Colors) is the first of the four main Yunyalīlti festivals. It always falls on 4 pāṇḍalañši (third month of the year).
+* The '''camilaliājaṃšā''' (Festival of the Greater Night), the second of the four main festivals, falls on 13 (15<sub>10</sub>) kanamimaila (fourth month), the winter solstice. It marks the longest nighttime period of the year and the beginning of longer days. It is observed even by communities in the Southern Hemisphere (as both solstices are holidays anyway), but the local significance varies from place to place.
+* The '''murkadhānāvīyi pārṇam''' (Day of the Inquisition) on 10 murkāsena (fifth month) is one of only three non-religious public holidays, commemorating the foundation of the Inquisition as a country, on 10 murkāsena 3E 632 (902<sub>10</sub>)/4E 1<ref>As this day marked the beginning of the Fourth Era, this year is referred to as 3E 632 (902<sub>10</sub>) until this point and 4E 1 thereafter. This particular day may be cited as belonging to both eras.</ref>.
+* The '''kaila nali jānilšeidumi pārṇam''' (Day of the Legions for Purity) on 15 (17<sub>10</sub>) būṃṣprātas (sixth month) is another public holiday, dedicated to the armed forces of the Inquisition.
+* The '''maivajaṃšā''' (Festival of the Word) is the third of the four main Yunyalīlti festivals, on 10 laliāñaiṭa (seventh month). It celebrates the first teaching of the Chlamiṣvatrā.
+* The '''caṃkrajavyājaṃšā''' (Festival of the Final Fire) falls on 1Ɛ (23<sub>10</sub>) brausāsena (eighth month), and is a highly symbolic religious festival where unneeded, unusable, and generally bad things (representing burdens or leftovers from the past) are burned; this is considered one of the most pictoresque happenings in the Chlouvānem world, with countless such fires lighting the night sky.
+* The '''bhaivyāvāṣara''' (Oboe Nights) is the most important festival in the Yunyalīlta and the central holiday in the Chlouvānem Inquisition and in all Yunyalīlti communities on [[Verse:Calémere|Calémere]]. It lasts four days, from 13 (15<sub>10</sub>) to 16 (18<sub>10</sub>) bhaivyāvammi (eleventh month).
+* The '''kaili jaṃšā''' (Festival of Purity) on 4 hælvyāsena (thirteenth month) is a fairly recent festival, only introduced by Great Inquisitor Nāʔahilūma in 4E 1ᘔ (22<sub>10</sub>) to glorify the ultimate purity of the ''lillamurḍhyā'', which every human being must try to reach and preserve.
+* The '''camimurkadhāni gṇyauya''' is the Birthday of the Great Inquisitor, and as such its date is subject to change. Currently it falls on 24 (28<sub>10</sub>) hælvyāsena, birthday of Her Respectable Most Excellent Highness Hæliyoušāvi Dhīvajhūyai ''Lairė''.
+* The '''lileskeah hulei pārṇam''' (New Moon's Day) is a religious festival without a fixed date, as it falls on the first day of the lunar year.
+There are, furthermore, a few more holidays which are widely observed in many geographical areas. These are actually major spring festivals and are almost complementary:
+* The '''juniahiyunyi jaṃšā''' (Festival of Blossoming Nature), where it is observed, is the second most important festival of the year. It is one of the traditional Chlouvānem festivals, celebrating the beginning of the monsoon season; it is a full celebration of nature, which is not worked for three days. Unlike other major festivals, its date varies depending on the area: most of the eastern part of the Lāmiejāya-Lāmberah plain celebrates it from 8 to 10 mailaheirah (ninth month), and other parts of the Plain and of the Southern Far East celebrate it at different times (but always falling during the last 3/4 days of brausāsena (8th), mailaheirah (9th), or the first 8/9 days of ñariāyāmyah (10th); dates are however the same every year in most dioceses). Dioceses outside the reach of monsoons do not celebrate it.
+* The '''takijan''' is a traditional, pre-Chlouvānem festival in Kaṃsatsāna (most of the East), symbolizing the flowering of ''takīh'' (apple-peach) trees. It lasts two days, on 19 and 1ᘔ (21<sub>10</sub> and 22<sub>10</sub>) mailaheirah.
+* The '''taparimba''' is celebrated in the Northeast and most of the North on the spring equinox, 1 brausāsena. In pre-Chlouvānem local tradition, this was the beginning of the new year, and as such it is also known outside these areas as ''kehamnaleiyutei lileskeah hairah'' (Northeastern New Year).
+* The '''ndegas''' is a Dabuke festival, remembering one's own ancestors, (celebrated in all Dabuke and Dabuke-influenced countries in western Márusúturon/eastern Védren) that falls on 3 ñariāyāmyah and is celebrated in all of the Western Inquisition.
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+====Vacation====
+Holidays in the Inquisition are a fairly recent trend, having become a commonplace in most citizens' lives only in the last sixty years. Most people who live in cities have their holidays during the summer (in the last two-and-a-half months of the year), which is also the period when schools are closed.
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