Qabóri calendar

The Qabóri calendar (Qabóri: Ta'asekton Qabóróc; Sokalakee: Taktalion Qabúra; Yapokee: Utka'ahsi u Qabòòr; Soqweux: Atáákusanijiyya Qaabosatinalij) is the official state civil calendar of the Pan-Qabóri civilization, and is used officially in Tierrador, Ceylonia, Istrenya, and Porlos. It is also an unofficial customary calendar in Malentina, along with the Pan-Qabóri diaspora seen all over Crona and the world. The Qabóri calendar also serves as an ecclesiastical calendar for Pan-Qabóri Christians. The Qabóri calendar is a solar calendar, which has much in common with the Levantine calendar. It spaces leap years so that the average year would be 365.2425 days, approximating the tropical year determined by the Earth's revolution around the Sun, which lasts for 365.2422 days.

The Qabóri calendar consists of ten months, all thirty-six days long, along with five or six epagomenal days forming an eleventh month. It adds a leap day every four years, with no exception, and begins the year on the 9th or 10th of April in the Levantine calendar. A sixth epagomenal day is added every four years, on April 3 of the Levantine calendar, a little over one month following the corresponding Levantine leap day. Therefore, the first day of the Qabóri calendar year, 1 Anteri, is usually 9 April (Levantine), however it falls on 10 April on Levantine leap years.

History

Before the adoption of the Qabóri calendar, subjugates of the Aonaali and Abio Woqalates, in which both existed dating back to 12,500 BC, used a completely different form of timekeeping, known as the Aonaali calendar. The Aonaali calendar did not have months, instead being divided into two seasons, based on the growing and harvesting seasons of the agrarian societies. These were further separated into 182 days, beginning at midnight and ending at midnight of the following day. The Aonaali calendar was one of the first instances of organized timekeeping, and was used in daily life throughout both Woqalates. Around the time of the Abio Woqalate, the bureaucratic dynasties beginning in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC began to alter the calendar in small, complicated ways. This led to mass confusion amongst the people of the Woqalate, with most of its colonies even rejecting the use of the calendar.

The rise of the Qabóri Woqalate towards the beginning of the 1st century AD had also led to the slow downfall of the Abio Woqalate. The War of the Qaraqa lasted from April 3 to April 8 of 62 AD, and resulted in the Capture of Taisgol on April 9. That same day, Woqali Aptanaía declared a feast for all Qabóri soldiers as a reward for their capture of the city. This would be known as the Qabóri Reform, and the Qabóri calendar, which was developed one year later to commemorate the first anniversary of the Qabóri Reform, and Aptanaía would mandate its use across the Woqalate. The calendar would be official within the borders of the Qabóri Woqalate, along with its eventual vassals as the empire evolved.

It is widely believed that the calendar possesses supernatural powers. Many cite the death of Tesío Takosenia in 1811. One day before his death, he banned the calendar's use, seeking to Occidentalize the Tierradorian Confederation during the Takosenic Wars. He would then die from an unknown terminal illness. His successor, Aphío Kostari would undergo a period of extreme bad luck, with his advisors claiming it would go away if he reinstated the calendar. Kostari eventually reinstated the calendar on March 7, 1813. That same day, the Tierradorian Militia, commanded by Kostari, emerged victorious in the Battle of Tafkoska during the Qazrogzo Egg War. Eventually, in 1957, the calendar's supernatural powers would be debunked, as it was discovered that Takosenia had possessed the illness since 1809.

Structure

The Qabóri calendar is the official projection of the Qabóri Common Era, which began on the first Qabóri Reform on April 9, 62 AD. Similar to the Aonaali calendar, it is divided into two seasons; the Season of Harvest (Qabóri: Kutlas Ya'anpil), which consists of the Levantine spring and summer seasons, and the Season of Growth (Qabóri: Kutlas Tuuca), which consists of the Levantine autumn and winter seasons. The seasons are then divided into ten months (Qabóri: Ma'achat) and one epagomenal month (Qaraqa). Modern calendars have also accepted the use of seven-day weeks (Sâptân), directly aligning with the weeks of the Occidental Levantine calendar. Qabóri days were based solely on massive sundial clocks in the center court of Teklan fortresses, which served as the center of many older Qabóri cities.

Months

Qabóri	Levantine start date	Levantine start date in year following leap day
Anteri	9 April	10 April
Šaphiana	15 May	16 May
Tabalo	20 June	21 June
Qorba	26 July	27 July
Benta	31 August	1 September
Tailiko	6 October	7 October
Tavava'na	11 November	12 November
Atla'ascaí	17 December	18 December
Tyneskee	15 January	16 January
Iónta'alo	20 February	20 February
Qaraqa	3 April	3 April

Holidays

There are several holidays in the Qabóri calendar. These include the various Christian holidays seen in the Gregorian calendar, along with three major Qabóri holidays.

Qabóri Reform/Qabóri New Year and Qaraqa

Qabóri Reform, or the Qabóri New Year, is celebrated on the 9th or 10th of April of every year. Many members of the South Cronan indigenous diaspora travel to different cities across the region, most notably Qabór, Taisgol, Karaba and Naqili, where some of the largest festivals are held to commemorate the new year. Typically, Qabóri Reform is characterized by a large feast, consisting of a three-course meal with food from different parts of South Crona. This usually includes Tierradorian low-country seafood boil, Istrenyan Kokelá noodle soup, Porlosi salmon, and several different assortments of desserts.

Included in the celebrations of Qabóri Reform are the five or six epagomenal days in the month of Qaraqa. Qaraqa is treated as an official holiday, though usually only April 8-10 are granted as off-days for South Cronan workers and students. Qaraqa is meant to commemorate the five-day long battle for the Qaraqa River, which resulted in the Capture of Taisgol.

Tuuca

Tuuca is usually celebrated on 1 Tailiko, or October 6 (October 7 on leap years), and occurs to celebrate the beginning of the growing season in South Cronan agriculture. In 1961, a new tradition began where Tierradorian farmers would shoot revolvers into the ground, while shouting “Lí tuuca patlanav!” (The growth has begun!). Eventually, this tradition would become apparent in mainstream South Cronan culture.

Other holidays

Many Christian holidays, including Christmas (occurring on 9 Atla’ascaí), Easter, Palm Sunday, etc., are included in the Qabóri calendar, due to a large majority of South Cronan indigenous communities following the Christian faith. Other non-Christian holidays, such as Hanukkah, Yom Kippur, Ramadan, Ashura, Diwali, Saint Valentine’s Day, and Saint Patrick’s Day are also observed in the Qabóri calendar.