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The autumn equinox (''kanampeiṃlaliā'') is the first day of the year, and likewise the spring equinox (''tandayempeiṃlaliā'') is on the (functional) mid-point the year, being the first day of the eighth month — it is not the true mid-point because seasons are not equal: spring is the longest with 108 days, then autumn with 107, winter with 103, and summer with 100. Thus the first part of the year has 210 days while the second one has 208.<br/> | The autumn equinox (''kanampeiṃlaliā'') is the first day of the year, and likewise the spring equinox (''tandayempeiṃlaliā'') is on the (functional) mid-point the year, being the first day of the eighth month — it is not the true mid-point because seasons are not equal: spring is the longest with 108 days, then autumn with 107, winter with 103, and summer with 100. Thus the first part of the year has 210 days while the second one has 208.<br/> | ||
The winter solstice (''tandaikyuitehånna'') is on the fifteenth day of the fourth month, while the summer solstice (''enaukyuitehånna'') falls on the thirteenth day of the eleventh month. The solar months of the Chlouvānem calendar are: | The winter solstice (''tandaikyuitehånna'') is on the fifteenth day of the fourth month, while the summer solstice (''enaukyuitehånna'') falls on the thirteenth day of the eleventh month. The solar months of the Chlouvānem calendar are: | ||
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! No. !! Month !! Days !! Name meaning !! Notable dates | |||
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| '''Māltapārṇāvi''' || 30 || of the days of storage || ''1st day: (northern) autumn equinox''; ranire nājaṣrān <small>(Chlouvānem New Year)</small> | |||
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! 2 | |||
| '''Kanamiprātas''' || 29 || autumn wind || | |||
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! 3 | |||
| '''Pāṇḍalañši''' || 30 || white braid || 4th day: hīmbajaṃšā | |||
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! 4 | |||
| '''Kanamimaila''' || 29 || autumn water || ''15th day: (northern) winter solstice''; camilaliājaṃšā | |||
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! 5 | |||
| '''Murkāsena''' || 31 || black month || 10th day: Day of the Inquisition | |||
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! 6 | |||
| '''Būṃṣprātas''' || 30 || dry wind || 17th day: Day of the Legions for Purity | |||
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! 7 | |||
| '''Laliāñaiṭa''' || 30 || night star || 10th day: maivajaṃšā | |||
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! 8 | |||
| '''Brausāsena''' || 30 || sacred month || ''1st day: (northern) spring equinox''<br/>23rd day: caṃkrajavyājaṃšā | |||
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! 9 | |||
| '''Mailaheirah''' || 30 || “year”<ref>The word ''heirah'' used to mean both “year” (its only modern meaning) and “spring”.</ref> of water || | |||
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! 10 | |||
| '''Ñariāyāmyah''' || 29 || mountain fog || | |||
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! 11 | |||
| '''Bhaivyāvammi''' || 30 || of the oboes<ref>After the ''Bhaivyāvāṣara'', lit. “night(s) of oboes”, the most important religious festival of the Yunyalīlta.</ref> || ''13th day: (northern) summer solstice''<br/>15th to 18th day: bhaivyāvāṣara | |||
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! 12 | |||
| '''Īlāmyasena''' || 29 || hot month || | |||
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! 13 | |||
| '''Hælvyāsena''' || 31 || fruit month || 4th day: kaili jaṃšā<br/>28th day: Birthday of the Great Inquisitor <small>(as of 4E Ɛ1 (4E 133<sub>10</sub>)</small> | |||
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! 14 | |||
| '''Camimæchliė''' || 30 || great green || | |||
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As a comparison with the Western calendar used in most of the planet, the first day of Māltapārṇāvi is the eighth day of the eleventh Western month; the first day of the Western year is the 24th day of Kanamimaila. | As a comparison with the Western calendar used in most of the planet, the first day of Māltapārṇāvi is the eighth day of the eleventh Western month; the first day of the Western year is the 24th day of Kanamimaila. | ||
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