Heroquest larp/lrp Campaign
Orin Rakatha'n Calendar
While there are many calendars in use upon Orin Rakatha, due to the multi-cultural (not to mention multi-planar) nature of it's denizens, this is the calendar now officially adopted by those of the Kern Valley Alliance.
Days of the Week
| Sunday | Sun Day |
| Monday | Moon Day |
| Tuesday | Air Day |
| Wednesday | Water Day |
| Thursday | Earth Day |
| Friday | Fire Day |
| Saturday | Steel Day |
Months of the Year
| January | Cold Moon | 1st of month = New Years Day 6th = Twelfth Night |
| February | Bone Moon | 2nd -6th = First cross-quarter (Imbolc) 14th = Sphere of Love Conjunction |
| March | Wind Moon | 19th = 1st Quarter day = Spring (Vernal) Equinox, (Varies)Eostarre = Valley Celebration of arrival on Orin Rakatha |
| April | Fools Moon | 1st = All fool's Day 30th = Walpurgis night (night before Beltane) |
| May | Planting Moon | 1st = Second Cross-Quarter day (Beltane) |
| June | Green Growing Moon | 20th = 2nd Quarter Day = Summer Solstice |
| July | High Sun | |
| August | Harvest Moon | 5th = Third Cross-Quarter day (Lammas) |
| September | Hunting Moon | 21st = 3rd Quarter Day Autumn Equinox |
| October | Leaf Fall Moon | 31st = All Hallows Eve |
| November | Turning Moon | 1st = Fourth-Cross Quarter (Day of the Dead/Samhain) (varies)Burning Night |
| December | Snow Moon | 20th - 4th Quarter DayWinter Solstice 21st = start of Yule celebrations 25th = Yule 26th = 1st Night of AfterYule |
Notable dates
New years Day - As per modern
Twelfth Night - The End of the Yule Holiday
Imbolc - A celebration of the return of the sun (days start to get longer) - celebrated by a "candle mass". This festival marks the ending of Winter's grip. It is the time of the first lambs and of new beginnings. Sacred flames are tended by Druids.
Sphere of love conjunction – (Valentine's day)
Vernal Equinox &Autumn Equinox - day & night of equal length celebrated by priests of the Neutral sphere as a day of balance.
Eostarre - A day of celebration (Celebration theme) commemorating the arrival of the Valley on Orin Rakatha (Obviously only celebrated by the Valley peoples)
All Fool's Day - As per modern
Walpurgis Night - Evil Sphere Conjunction
Beltane - (May Day) Beltane marks the beginning of Summer Large bonfires are ignited. Men and women are known to leap through the flames for purification at these fire festivals.
Summer solstice - The longest day, Celebrated by priests of the good sphere as a triumph of light over darkness.
Lammas - (Harvest Festival) time of the first harvest and a time of games and competitions, associated with the trading towers as in the past they would hold trade fairs on this day - Good Sphere Conjunction
All Hallows Eve - The night before the day of the dead
The Day of the Dead (Samhain) - Necromantic Sphere Conjunction. Samhain is the beginning of Winter.
Burning Night (Guy Fawkes)- Shadow Sphere Conjunction – Ritual of Ashes
Yule = Xmas celebrations
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