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The '''Loa Luni-Ecdysial calendar''', called the ''Marataka Hiraka'' in [[Insuo Loa]], is the calendar in use in [[Takatta Loa]] with several overseas Loa communities using this calendar in an unofficial capacity. It is a dual system calendar, with one half of the calendar being a lunar calendar and the other being an ecdysial calendar, that is one centered around a 365 day year and the life cycles of the [[Loa Silk Moth]]. | The '''Loa Luni-Ecdysial calendar''', called the ''Marataka Hiraka'' in [[Insuo Loa]] or Silk Calendar, is the calendar in use in [[Takatta Loa]] with several overseas Loa communities using this calendar in an unofficial capacity. It is a dual system calendar, with one half of the calendar being a lunar calendar and the other being an ecdysial calendar, that is one centered around a 365 day year and the life cycles of the [[Loa Silk Moth]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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On November Seventh, the designers of the calendar approached the king with their creation, called the Silk Calendar. The next day, when the eclipse happened as it was supposed to on its 800 year schedule, the king declared the calendar to be official in the kingdom, and set about having steles detailing its function and structure constructed and erected across the kingdom. Three of these steles survive in partial condition and one remains intact but unfinished, with the king's seal missing. These are housed in the Ólájá Aría Museum in the hills outside Ninao, converted from the Monsoon Palace of the [[Loa Empire]]. The calendar saw limited use during these times, being used for the reigns of three kings. In 1712, the Loa and their coalition of mercenaries, dissatisfied tribal subjects and enemy states went to war against the [[Septerine Alliance]] that ruled Southern Vallos as an unsteady alliance of privateering and slaving kings, including the kingdom that commissioned the Silk Calendar. The Loa adopted many aspects of their conquered peoples that they found appealing, but Káámarakatu (Empress) Raiatia'atiauelao was so enraptured by the calendar that she mandated its use across the Empire. It has endured to this day, being the official calendar of Takatta Loa to this day. | On November Seventh, the designers of the calendar approached the king with their creation, called the Silk Calendar. The next day, when the eclipse happened as it was supposed to on its 800 year schedule, the king declared the calendar to be official in the kingdom, and set about having steles detailing its function and structure constructed and erected across the kingdom. Three of these steles survive in partial condition and one remains intact but unfinished, with the king's seal missing. These are housed in the Ólájá Aría Museum in the hills outside Ninao, converted from the Monsoon Palace of the [[Loa Empire]]. The calendar saw limited use during these times, being used for the reigns of three kings. In 1712, the Loa and their coalition of mercenaries, dissatisfied tribal subjects and enemy states went to war against the [[Septerine Alliance]] that ruled Southern Vallos as an unsteady alliance of privateering and slaving kings, including the kingdom that commissioned the Silk Calendar. The Loa adopted many aspects of their conquered peoples that they found appealing, but Káámarakatu (Empress) Raiatia'atiauelao was so enraptured by the calendar that she mandated its use across the Empire. It has endured to this day, being the official calendar of Takatta Loa to this day. | ||
==Structure== | ==Structure== | ||
[[FIle:Loa Calendar.png|thumb|Outline of the Silk Calendar]] | |||
The calendar is divided into two parts, the lunar calendar and the ecdysial calendar. The lunar calendar follows a standard format, with there being 12 lunar months with intervals of 29 and thirty days, with even numbered months having 30 days. There are also 12 lunar holidays, one of which is the Lunar New Year's, which all fall on the full moon of the cycle, marking the end of one cycle and the beginning of the next. | The calendar is divided into two parts, the lunar calendar and the ecdysial calendar. The lunar calendar follows a standard format, with there being 12 lunar months with intervals of 29 and thirty days, with even numbered months having 30 days. There are also 12 lunar holidays, one of which is the Lunar New Year's, which all fall on the full moon of the cycle, marking the end of one cycle and the beginning of the next. | ||
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These are rendered in full as the amount of solar years followed by solar cycles in the current year, both in small notation. Then the ecdysial years in the cycle, followed by years since the last eclipse, the month and day, then the corresponding lunar date. In practice, the Loa omit most of these, using only the years since the eclipse and all following information. In full the date of September 29th, 2030 (date of Peace Day, celebrating the end of the [[Takatta Loa Civil War]]) is rendered as ⁹⁶^¹²9985/385/5/30/8/18, but is typically rendered as 385/5/30/8/18. | These are rendered in full as the amount of solar years followed by solar cycles in the current year, both in small notation. Then the ecdysial years in the cycle, followed by years since the last eclipse, the month and day, then the corresponding lunar date. In practice, the Loa omit most of these, using only the years since the eclipse and all following information. In full the date of September 29th, 2030 (date of Peace Day, celebrating the end of the [[Takatta Loa Civil War]]) is rendered as ⁹⁶^¹²9985/385/5/30/8/18, but is typically rendered as 385/5/30/8/18. | ||
==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
The Silk Calendar has a significant place in Loa culture, combining aspects of lunar worship and ecdysial theology. Although the native Polynesians did not ascribe as significant of a focus to the former two as the Loa do, they still held some respect for the concepts. With the adoption of the calendar and the establishment of the Kapuhenasa and its theology, it has come to be seen of in modern religious circles as an almost prophetic vision of a Loa future, being tailor made for their culture and religion. Certain theories suggest that the Loa adapted their culture in response to the calendar, but this is rejected by both mainstream religious figures and by other historians who note the Loa's entomantic rites long before their conquest of the mainland. | |||
There lie beliefs that the alignment of certain days of the lunar calendar, such as new moons and full moons, with certain days of the ecdysial calendar produce days of bad luck. If a new moon falls on the first day of any ecdysial month, it is considered bad luck, and the inverse is true for full moons. As such, Loa often seek good luck charms in advance for these days, or even perform divination to determine how bad their luck will be on the associated day. Conversely, for full moon days there are often important events arranged on these days, such as the groundbreaking for a new building, the naming of children and opening of businesses. Women will even try to not give birth if a lucky day is very close by, though this practice is condemned by medical professionals as dangerous and unnecessary. | |||
==Holidays== | ==Holidays== | ||
[[Category:Takatta Loa]] | [[Category:Takatta Loa]] | ||