Seasons and the Calendar of Amber
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Seasons[edit]
The planet that the kingdom of Amber is on the one major body of land. There are several small Island chains. It has has 4 seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. The winter tends to be mild except in the arctic regions which has a permanent ice cap. The Antarctic region has an occasionally occurring ice block that lasts a decade then melts.
Time[edit]
- Day Night Time: Amber has a 25 hour day. There are two 30 minute breaks between two 12 hour sets. A Nightbreak after the 12 pm and before 1 am. A Daybreak after 12 am and before 1 pm.
Calendar[edit]
The standard calendar of the Kingdom of Amber has 12 months of 28 days. Each month has 5 weeks of 7 days. At the beginning of each of the 4 seasons is a seasonal week of 7 days that belong to the season, but are separate from the months. There is a single stand-alone day at the beginning of the year called variably First Day, New Year's Day, Off Day, or King Finndo's Day.
Winter[edit]
The Winter months are Janus, Februo, & Mars. The Winter Week is The In Halls, and is celebrated with indoors festivities and arts and crafts, foods, gift giving, and sleeping. It is a week that often involved blacksmithing. The Third Day of Winter Week is called the King's Day and was a favorite of King Oberon's.
Spring[edit]
The Spring Months Aperire, Maia, & Juno. The Spring Week is generally considered a week for intensive yearly cleaning. "Spring Cleaning"
- The Repair was done during the Spring Week of 5201. Since then the Celebration of Queen Margot is held unofficially on the second day of Spring Week.
Summer[edit]
The Summer months are Julio, Augustus, & Spetem. The 7 day Summer Week is called Midway. It also features a large number of military festivals including ones sponsored by the CCC called the Sunbright.
Autumn[edit]
The Autumn months are October, Novem, Decem. The Autumn Week is the beginning of many harvest activities and festivals.
First Day , Festivals,and Holidays.[edit]
- First Day is a holiday of peace and is considered a day of truces where foes can safely gather. The day is called King Finndo's Day as a joke about King Finndo's reign the origins of which are nearly forgotten.
- Birthdays of family members tend to be celebrated during the seasonal weeks even if a monthly date can be determined.
