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| This is the calendar in use by the College Esoterica since its move to the sky island of Caroban, as yet another sign of its independence from all major powers of Sinai, Rephidim included. Caroban still measures the years the same way, but it divides up the year by twelve holidays - each corresponding to a different Sphere of Magic (Magic, Spheres of), and spaced 30 days apart from each other, with a 5-day (or 6-day during leap years) week added to the front of the year to even things out. As with the Rephidim calendar, dates are measured by how many days they are before or after the nearest holiday. Under this system, a period of 30 days may be referred to as a "Sphere" or an "Apex", while a period of 15 days may be referred to as a "Hemisphere" or a "Transition". Holidays and dates of note include: | |
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 Candlemass is a holiday celebrated in Rephidim on what would correspond to March 15th each year on our calendar. On this day, candles are lit and flowers are worn by girls -- or given to their suitors.
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 [Earth Time: November 5] Guy Fox Day is a not-quite-official holiday celebrated in Rephidim City, commemorating the legendary attempt of an Exile Fox would-be assassin to blow up the Captain-Astromancer ... but who set off the explosions prematurely, taking care of himself in the process. The holiday, due to its quasi-official status, is typically celebrated by a parade that goes through the Bazaar region, rather than through the city proper (though it is common for the Temple Scouts to be involved in the festivities.)It is a time of fireworks, most notably involving flammable effigies of Foxes, either made of paper mache, or (the more expensive varieties) being stuffed animals with fur hides ... stuffed, that is, with fireworks, with the tail serving as a fuse. | |
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| [Earth Time: November 15] This annual celebration coincides with the traditional time of harvest for Rephidim and much of the northern hemisphere. A large meal showing off the bounties of the harvest is the centerpiece of the day's festivities. | |
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 [Earth time: December 25th] This holiday, celebrated in Rephidim, commemorates the date that it is believed that the Landing occurred on Sinai.
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| [Earth time: February 1] This is the date that starts the Rephidim calendar each year, and is celebrated by parades and the making of loud noises to drive away old ghosts and spirits. | |
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| [Earth time: May 23] This springtime holiday is celebrated with fireworks displays after sunset, commemorating the Pax Rephidim, and the various tribes and nations that make up the Rephidim-dominated alliance. |
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