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~Soléiân Calendar~

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Soléiân years begin on the spring equinox, and are divided into the four traditional seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Each season is split into three months each, the first and last which are 30 days and the middle which is always 31 days long, totalling to years that are 364 days long. Unlike in our world, this perfectly aligns with the sun’s yearly cycle and makes leap years and similar measures unnecessary.

The year system, referred to as S.A., began when Soléiâ officially (more or less) became its own nation. The bulk of String of Stardust: Volume One takes place in the late spring and summer of 3066 S.A. Due to its status as the main calendar used by most characters of Beloved Chronicles, most dates written throughout this website use the Soléiân system.

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~Months~

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~Name~	~Translation~	~Gregorian Equivalent**~
Viosne	Spring
Pluvié	From pluvion, “rain”	March 20^th - April 18^th
Našonkié	From našonko, “seed”	April 19^th - May 19^th
Florié	From floriâ, “flower”	May 20^th - June 18^th
Somêkh	Summer
Senlior	From senliosk, “sunshine”	June 19^th - July 18^th
Prêrior	From prêriâ, “meadow”	July 19^th - August 18^th
Bior	From biozjên, “harvest”	August 19^th - September 17^th
Âlon	Autumn
Véisiêr	From véisiêl, “fruit”	September 18^th - October 17^th
Talyškêr	From talyško, “autumn leaves”	October 18^th - November 17^th
Miêvkêr	From miêvka, “mist”	November 18^th - December 17^th
Hyvêr	Winter
Sufonal	From sufon, “wind”	December 18^th - January 16^th
Šnoval	From šnov, “snow”	January 17^th - February 16^th
Morozjal	From morozj, “frost”	February 17^th - March 18^th

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~Asàshían Calendar~

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Asàshían years begin in the middle of autumn, equivalent to the 14^th of Talyškêr in the Soléiân calendar; this is the traditional date attributed to humanity’s arrival in Asàshí from the Old World. Years are 364 days long, and divided into 13 months of 28 days each.

The year system began on that day when humanity arrived in Asàshí; however, this is not how they are numbered—years are numbered based on the reign of the current ruler, referred to as a period, with a name of their choosing. For historical and academic purposes, every 26 periods are lumped together into “eras,” but most people outside of specific disciplines simply use the period names for years. The bulk of String of Stardust: Volume One takes place during the second half of Chohyò 19, or year 292 of the Ninth Era.

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~Months~

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~Name~	~Translation~	~S.A. Equivalent~
Chunjò Yútsù	Creation Month	14^th Talyškêr - 10^th Miêvkêr
Rinhùei-Hiyóu	Winter
Hyán Yútsù	Dark Month	11^th Miêvkêr - 8^th Sufonal
Shuweì Yútsù	Water Month	9^th Sufonal - 6^th Šnoval
Bèikou Yútsù	Sorrow Month	7^th Šnoval - 3^rd Morozjal
Shié-shàng Yútsù	Père Ciel’s Month	4^th Morozjal - 1^st Pluvié
Chisaò-Hiyóu	Spring
Shíseì Yútsù	The Stars’ Month	2^nd Pluvié - 29^th Pluvié
Hàchú Yútsù	Air Month	30^th Pluvié - 27^th Našonkié
Shouzjì Yútsù	Knowledge Month	28^th Našonkié - 24^th Florié
Báon-Hiyóu	Summer
Yánchou-shàng Yútsù	Lady Sun’s Month	25^th Florié - 22^nd Senlior
Hiyóu Yútsù	Fire Month	23^rd Senlior - 20^th Prêrior
Koyué Yútsù	Joy Month	21^st Prêrior - 17^th Bior
Shìnwá-Hiyóu	Autumn
Shizhù-shàng Yútsù	Mère Terre’s Month	18^th Bior - 15^th Vêsiêr
Tsudoù Yútsù	Dirt Month	16^th Vêsiêr - 13^th Talyškêr

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~Notable Periods~

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~Name~	~Length~	~Soléiân Equivalent~
Jìn	24 years	3007 - 3031 S.A.
Tiánen	4 years	3031 - 3035 S.A.
Kásho	11 years	3035-3046 S.A.
Chohyò	37 years	3046 - 3083 S.A.
Wadò	15 years	3083 - 3098 S.A.
Beishi	17 years	3098 - 3115 S.A.

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~Eras~

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~Name~	~Length~	~Soléiân Equivalent~
First Era	151 years	617 - 466 Pre-S.A.
Second Era	207 years	466 - 259 Pre-S.A.
Third Era	276 years	259 - 17 S.A.
Fourth Era	514 years	17 - 531 S.A.
Fifth Era	412 years	531 - 943 S.A.
Sixth Era	701 years	943 - 1644 S.A.
Seventh Era	444 years	1644 - 2088 S.A.
Eighth Era	686 years	2088 - 2774 S.A.
Ninth Era	342 years	2774 - 3116 S.A.
Tenth Era	495 years	3116 - 3611 S.A.
Eleventh Era	40 years	3611 - 3651 S.A.
Twelfth Era	97 years	3651 - 3748 S.A.
Thirteenth Era	268 years	3748 - 4016 S.A.

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~New Academic Calendar~

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The New Academic calender was created during the late 3300s S.A. as a joint venture by Asàshían and Soléiân scholars to create a more culturally neutral calendar.

During the 3200s-3300s S.A., Asàshí and Soléiâ steadily increased contact with one another, especially within the economic and academic spheres. Over time, Asàshían scholars began to prefer using the Soléiân calendar, in part due to its simplicity, and in part due to its ability to easily label years before it, unlike with the Asàshían calender—which became important as technological advancement made the field of Old World studies become more sophisticated than ever before. However, this switch was somewhat controversial, particularly due to the fact the Soléiân calendar is dated based on the founding of Soléiâ—not a particularly happy moment in Asàshían history.

While the calendar is meant to be culturally neutral, it is ultimately largely based on the Soléiân calendar; the year structure is the same as the Soléiân calendar, and the linear fashion years are numbered is preserved as well. The most notable difference is the startpoint: instead of being based on Soléiâ's founding, it is based on when humanity arrived in the New World, like the Asàshían calendar. However, it actually begins slightly earlier than the Asàshían calendar, due to later studies of the Old World discovering the slight inaccuracy of the traditional date attributed to this event. The New Academic Calendar has a simplified naming system for the months, which varies between Asàshían and Soléiân; for the former, months are named based on their order (first month, second month, third month, etc), but for the latter they are divided into seasons (early spring, middle spring, late spring, etc)

The New Academic Calendar is referred to as A.S. The bulk of String of Stardust: Volume One takes place in the late spring and summer of 3690 A.S.

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~Months~

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~Soléiân~	~Asàshían~	~S.A. Equivalent~
Lêsh-Viosne	Iyá-Yútsù	Pluvié
Šovy-Viosne	Réin-Yútsù	Našonkié
Rize-Viosne	Chen-Yútsù	Florié
Lêsh-Somêkh	Shì-Yútsù	Senlior
Šovy-Somêkh	Wù-Yútsù	Prêrior
Rize-Somêkh	Líu-Yútsù	Bior
Lêsh-Âlon	Nansù-Yútsù	Véisiêr
Šovy-Âlon	Ban-Yútsù	Talyškêr
Rize-Âlon	Jíng-Yútsù	Miêvkêr
Lêsh-Hyvêr	Shuò-Yútsù	Sufonal
Šovy-Hyvêr	Shuòiyá-Yútsù	Šnoval
Rize-Hyvêr	Shuòréin-Yútsù	Morozjal

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~Calendar Comparisons~

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~Notable Birthdays~

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~Name~	~Soléiân~	~Asàshían~	~New Academic~	~Gregorian**~
Suzette Lebrun	22^nd Véisiêr, 3038 S.A.	7^th Shizhù-shàng Yútsù, Kásho 3	22^nd Lêsh-Âlon / Nansù-Yútsù, 3662 A.S.	October 9^th
Hikaru Wakahisa	22^nd Pluvié, 3018 S.A.	21^st Shíseì Yútsù, Jìn 11	22^nd Lêsh-Âlon / Iyá-Yútsù, 3642 A.S.	April 10^th
Alexander Boucher	12^th Bior, 3016 S.A.	23^rd Koyué Yútsù, Jìn 9	12^th Rize-Somêkh, / Líu-Yútsù, 3640 A.S.	August 30^th

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~Notable Holidays and Events~

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~Event~	~Soléiân~	~Asàshían~	~New Academic~	~Gregorian**~
Summer Solstice	1^st Senlior	7^th Yánchou-shàng Yútsù	1^st Lêsh-Somêkh / Shì-Yútsù	June 19^th
(Traditional) Arrival to the New World	14^th Talyškêr, 617 Pre-S.A.	1^st Chunjò Yútsù, Kaishì 1 [Year 1 of the First Era]	14^th Šovy-Âlon / Ban-Yútsù, 7 Pre-A.S.	October 31^st
(Scholarly) Arrival to the New World	610 Pre-S.A.	7 years before Kashì 1	1 A.S.	-
Founding of Soléiâ	1^st Pluvié, 1 S.A.	28^th Shié-shàng Yútsù, Hikári 17 [Year 259 of the Third Era]	1^st Lêsh-Viosne / Iyá-Yútsù, 624 A.S.	March 20^th

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*Note: Due to the irregularities in real life calendars and differences in natural cycles, it is im-possible to fully link a date in Beloved Chronicles to a date in real life. For example, the Soléiân calendar begins on the spring equinox; but, what date the spring equinox is in the Gregorian calendar differs from year to year. Likewise, other events like the summer solstice often occur at a different time within Beloved Chronicles than on our Earth.

For simplicity's sake, March 20^th is used as the default “translation” of the Soléiân new year, and all other dates are calibrated based on this. Even though it's impossible to calculate exact dates, this gives a rough idea of general time progression in Beloved Chronicles.