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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
The Gehennan Lunar Calendar is the principal calendar of the Gehennan Empire, integrating lunar phases with solar phenomena in a lunisolar system. First instituted approximately six centuries before the rise of Lestatism, (500 CE) the calendar remains central to common life within the Gehennan Empire. Each lunar month begins with the first visible sliver of the new moon, while a new year is formally declared at the first twilight of the Midnight Sun each spring. | The Gehennan Lunar Calendar is the principal calendar of the [[Gehenna|Gehennan Empire]], integrating lunar phases with solar phenomena in a lunisolar system. First instituted approximately six centuries before the rise of Lestatism, (500 CE) the calendar remains central to common life within the [[Gehenna|Gehennan Empire]]. Each lunar month begins with the first visible sliver of the new moon, while a new year is formally declared at the first twilight of the Midnight Sun each spring. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
The origins of the Gehennan Lunar Calendar are entwined with the legendary '''Twin-Moon Miracle''', said to have occurred under King Brudedgar. According to this myth, Brudedgar witnessed a total lunar eclipse that reddened the moon, immediately followed by the sudden appearance of a second, pale silver disk in the sky. Convinced that this double moonlight marked divine favor, he renamed the land “Gehenna” in perpetual tribute and commissioned his court priests to devise a timekeeping system that would honor the celestial phenomenon each year. This proto-calendar evolved into the Gehennan Lunar Calendar used by the Gehennan Empire currently. | The origins of the Gehennan Lunar Calendar are entwined with the legendary '''Twin-Moon Miracle''', said to have occurred under King Brudedgar. According to this myth, Brudedgar witnessed a total lunar eclipse that reddened the moon, immediately followed by the sudden appearance of a second, pale silver disk in the sky. Convinced that this double moonlight marked divine favor, he renamed the land “Gehenna” in perpetual tribute and commissioned his court priests to devise a timekeeping system that would honor the celestial phenomenon each year. This proto-calendar evolved into the Gehennan Lunar Calendar used by the [[Gehenna|Gehennan Empire]] currently. | ||
== Cultural Significance == | == Cultural Significance == | ||
Within the local culture, several significant events are listed on the Gehennan Lunar Calendar. Blood moons occupy a central place in Gehennan seasonal life, and their appearance ushers in a series of ritualized activities collectively known as the Machschnellaust (Literally: Be Quick Harvest). Officially lasting three to five days surrounding the lunar eclipse, the festival begins with the ringing of village bells at dusk and the lighting of sacred bonfires atop hilltops. Farmers complete the mass harvesting of grain, fruits, and herbs under the eclipse’s crimson light to ensure maximum vitality, while hunting parties organize drives into nearby woodlands to cull game and renew stockpiles of venison. | Within the local culture, several significant events are listed on the Gehennan Lunar Calendar. Blood moons occupy a central place in Gehennan seasonal life, and their appearance ushers in a series of ritualized activities collectively known as the Machschnellaust (Literally: Be Quick Harvest). Officially lasting three to five days surrounding the lunar eclipse, the festival begins with the ringing of village bells at dusk and the lighting of sacred bonfires atop hilltops. Farmers complete the mass harvesting of grain, fruits, and herbs under the eclipse’s crimson light to ensure maximum vitality, while hunting parties organize drives into nearby woodlands to cull game and renew stockpiles of venison. | ||
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Overview
The Gehennan Lunar Calendar is the principal calendar of the Gehennan Empire, integrating lunar phases with solar phenomena in a lunisolar system. First instituted approximately six centuries before the rise of Lestatism, (500 CE) the calendar remains central to common life within the Gehennan Empire. Each lunar month begins with the first visible sliver of the new moon, while a new year is formally declared at the first twilight of the Midnight Sun each spring.
History
The origins of the Gehennan Lunar Calendar are entwined with the legendary Twin-Moon Miracle, said to have occurred under King Brudedgar. According to this myth, Brudedgar witnessed a total lunar eclipse that reddened the moon, immediately followed by the sudden appearance of a second, pale silver disk in the sky. Convinced that this double moonlight marked divine favor, he renamed the land “Gehenna” in perpetual tribute and commissioned his court priests to devise a timekeeping system that would honor the celestial phenomenon each year. This proto-calendar evolved into the Gehennan Lunar Calendar used by the Gehennan Empire currently.
Cultural Significance
Within the local culture, several significant events are listed on the Gehennan Lunar Calendar. Blood moons occupy a central place in Gehennan seasonal life, and their appearance ushers in a series of ritualized activities collectively known as the Machschnellaust (Literally: Be Quick Harvest). Officially lasting three to five days surrounding the lunar eclipse, the festival begins with the ringing of village bells at dusk and the lighting of sacred bonfires atop hilltops. Farmers complete the mass harvesting of grain, fruits, and herbs under the eclipse’s crimson light to ensure maximum vitality, while hunting parties organize drives into nearby woodlands to cull game and renew stockpiles of venison.