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* '''Go hwiltyd''' - ''Good evening'', it's used between 06 p.m. and 10 p.m.;
* '''Go hwiltyd''' - ''Good evening'', it's used between 06 p.m. and 10 p.m.;
* '''Go nyt''' - ''Good night'', it's used after 10 p.m. or in the evening to say goodbye.
* '''Go nyt''' - ''Good night'', it's used after 10 p.m. or in the evening to say goodbye.
=Calendar and holidays=
Angelkinn is a pagan country, that has developed a synchretic religion with Celtic and Anglo-Saxon elements, even if the Celtic elements are prominent.
Tjoc calendar is organised depending on religious beliefs. The year is splitted into 13 ''monates'' (= months), each one of 28 days, except the last one, that has got one day more:
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle"
!'''Tjoc calendar'''
!'''Our calendar'''
|-
|''Blommond''
|1-28 Nov.
|-
|''Jola''
|29 Nov. - 26 Dec.
|-
|''Snåwmond''
|27 Dec. - 23 Jan.
|-
|''Solmond''
|24 Jan. - 20 Feb.
|-
|''Kremmond''
|21 Feb. - 20 Mar.
|-
|''Jormond''
|21 Mar. - 17 Apr.
|-
|''Trilkmond''
|18 Apr. - 15 May
|-
|''Håwmond''
|16 May - 12 Jun.
|-
|''Lyta''
|13 Jun. - 10 Jul.
|-
|''Hjemond''
|11 Jul. - 07 Aug.
|-
|''Wjogmond''
|08 Aug. - 04 Sep.
|-
|''Hålimond''
|05 Sep. - 02 Oct.
|-
|''Winterwild''
|03 Oct. - 31 Oct.
|}
''Winterwild'' is the only month that has got 29 days and, when the year is an '''oerjår''' (= leap year), it receives one day more.
The year is divided into two '''jårtyd''' (= seasons) - '''Winter''', winter, and '''Sumor''', summer. In the past '''Herfst''' (= autumn) and '''Lent''' (= spring) were considered to be the half of the true season, whose name could indicate both the entire season and the first half of it:
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle"
!colspan="3"|'''Seasons'''
|-
!'''Winter'''
|''Winter'' (1st half)
|''Lent'' (2nd half)
|-
!'''Sumor'''
|''Sumor'' (1st half)
|''Herfst'' (2nd half)
|}
Nowadays it is commoner and commoner to consider the year as divided into four seasons with the same relevance.
Even the ''wuke'', the week of Tjoc calendar, contains seven days. The nouns of these days are, obviously, different than those of our week. The Tjoch ''wuke'' begins with ''Monsdag'', Monday:
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle"
|'''Tjoc wuke'''
|'''Our week'''
|'''Meaning'''
|-
|''Monsdag''
|Monday
|Day of '''Mone''' (god of the moon)
|-
|''Tyfsdag''
|Tuesday
|Day of '''Tyw''' (god of war)
|-
|''Wojnsdag''
|Wednesday
|Day of '''Wojn''' (god of magic, divination and music)
|-
|''Tůrsdag''
|Thursday
|Day of '''Tůr''' (god of thunder)
|-
|''Frjosdag''
|Friday
|Day of '''Frjo''' (goddess of love and sex)
|-
|''Helsdag''
|Saturday
|Day of '''Hell''' (goddess of death and underworld)
|-
|''Bjårsdag''
|Sunday
|Day of '''Bjaller''' (god of daylight)
|}
In Tjoc calendar there are ten important holidays, that come from the Celtic and Anglo-Saxon pagan festivals (the main ones are in bold):
* '''1st Blommond - Winteråwilm''' (or '''Jåranginn''') = Winter begin / New Year's day (1st winter festival);
* '''23th''' or '''24th Ȝola - Wintersoljet''' = Winter solstice (2nd winter festival);
* '''9th Solmond - Lentåwilm''' (or '''Imbell''') = Spring begin (1st spring festival);
* '''28th Kremmond''' or '''1st Jormond - Lentsewennyt''' = Spring Equinox (2nd spring festival);
* ''13th Trilkmond - Sumoråwilmsåwen'' = Summer begin's eve;
* '''14th Trilkmond - Sumoråwilm''' (or '''Jårhjalw''') = Summer begin (1st summer festival);
* '''8th''' or '''9th Lyta - Sumorsoljet''' = Summer solstice (2nd summer festival);
* '''22th Hȝemond - Herfståwilm''' (or '''Wojenshelldag''') = Autumn begin (1st autumn festival);
* '''18th''' or '''19th Hålimond - Herfstsewennyt''' = Autumn Equinox (2nd autumn festival);
* ''29th'' or ''30th Winterwild - Winteråwilmsåwen'' (or ''Jårjondning'') = New Year's eve.
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