Amenite Calendar

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The Amenite Calendar is a calendar devised for Amenitism, a constructed religion. The accompanying language and culture are still undeveloped. The calendar is lunar and assumed to be used in a world and year similar to our own. It has twelve months:

Summēna 5 Midwinter, 17 Freeborn, 19-23 Fifthdays
Dovimēna 21 Flocks
Trīmēna 9, 11, 13 Ghosts
Četurmēna 9 Heath
Pinchemēna
Svešamēna 5 Neras, 15 Rose Moon
Septummēna
Aštōmēna
Nevummēna
Dešummēna
Turamēna Crossover
Pūramēna Scripture Days

The calendar is metonic, so that in a cycle of 19 years, the years 3, 6, 9, 11, 14, 17, and 19 have 13 months. A leap-year month, second Svešamēna is added to bring the calendar closer to the solar year. The festivals of sixth month occur in the bisextile month in a leap-year. The civic calendar begins on the day of the new moon after 22 June, the southern winter solstice.

Each month consists of two fortnights. The first is the bright fortnight which moves toward the full-moon night. The second is the dark fortnight which moves toward the new-moon night. The first and fifteenth days are known as the 'entry-days', when pious laity join with the priests for special observances. At these times the priests will lead public worship and give scripture talks.