Calendar
When the Long Night finally ended and the sun returned, the
people of the Bright Future found themselves without a common
system of date-keeping -- at least, without one they were willing
to follow. The vampires had instituted their own calendar, complete
with months and holidays named after the most notorious of their
kind. Needless to say, those who had won back the Sun searched
for another way to keep time.
For decades, confusion reigned. But eventually, a calendar
gained acceptance throughout most of North America. Called, when
it's called anything, the Solar Celebration Calendar, this method
of date-keeping grew in popularity because of its central observance
of holidays respecting the Sun and the seasons.
The BrightFuture calendar is separated into four seasons, each
containing three 30-day months. For calendar purposes, the seasons
are known as Bud (spring), Sur (summer), Aum (fall), and Wint
(winter). The first month of each season receives the suffix -ing
(Budding, Auming). The second month of each season is marked by
the prefix In- (Inwint, Inbud). The final month of each season
gets the suffix -sed (Aumsed, Sursed).
The months, in turn, are split into five six-day weeks. The
days of the week have an uncounted number of names, as every state,
town and sept seems to have named them after their own heroes
and totems. Everyone, however, understands "Oneday, Twoday,
Threeday," so that's what most people use outside their homes.
And everywhere, the last day of the week is "Sunday."
But what about the other five days of the year? These are the
Solstice and Equinox holidays, not counted in any week, month
or season. They are times of celebration, times outside of time,
marked by feasting and the laying down of each person's labor.
Each is one day, except for the especially festive Summer Solstice,
which is two (the Winter Solstice is also two days each Leap Year).
Each season begins immediately following the associated holiday
(so the first day of Budding, for instance, follows the Spring
Equinox).
Following is the BrightFuture Calendar, with approximate real-world
dates noted. (Format = BF date-RL mm/dd)
Please note that the calendar is still rough, with some minor
mistakes I'll catch later. But it's close.
Summer Solstice -- June 20 and 21
Insur
|
Oneday |
Twoday |
Threeday |
Fourday |
Fiveday |
Sunday |
|
1-06/22 |
2-06/23 |
3-06/24 |
4-06/25 |
5-06/26 |
6-06/27 |
|
7-06/28 |
8-06/29 |
9-06/30 |
10-06/31 |
11-07/01 |
12-07/02 |
|
13-07/03 |
14-07/04 |
15-07/05 |
16-07/06 |
17-07/07 |
18-07/08 |
|
19-07/09 |
20-07/10 |
21-07/11 |
22-07/12 |
23-07/13 |
24-07/14 |
|
25-07/15 |
26-07/16 |
27-07/17 |
28-07/18 |
29-07/19 |
30-07/20 |
Surring
|
Oneday |
Twoday |
Threeday |
Fourday |
Fiveday |
Sunday |
|
1-07/21 |
2-07/22 |
3-07/23 |
4-07/24 |
5-07/25 |
6-07/26 |
|
7-07/27 |
8-07/28 |
9-07/29 |
10-07/30 |
11-07/31 |
12-08/01 |
|
13-08/02 |
14-08/03 |
15-08/04 |
16-08/05 |
17-08/06 |
18-08/07 |
|
19-08/08 |
20-08/09 |
21-08/10 |
22-08/11 |
23-08/12 |
24-08/13 |
|
25-08/14 |
26-08/15 |
27-08/16 |
28-08/17 |
29-08/18 |
30-08/19 |
Sursed
|
Oneday |
Twoday |
Threeday |
Fourday |
Fiveday |
Sunday |
|
1-08/20 |
2-08/21 |
3-08/22 |
4-08/23 |
5-08/24 |
6-08/25 |
|
7-08/26 |
8-08/27 |
9-08/28 |
10-08/29 |
11-08/30 |
12-08/31 |
|
13-09/01 |
14-09/02 |
15-09/03 |
16-09/04 |
17-09/05 |
18-09/06 |
|
19-09/07 |
20-09/08 |
21-09/09 |
22-09/10 |
23-09/11 |
24-09/12 |
|
25-09/13 |
26-09/14 |
27-09/15 |
28-09/16 |
29-09/17 |
30-09/18 |
Autumn Equinox -- September 19
Auming
|
Oneday |
Twoday |
Threeday |
Fourday |
Fiveday |
Sunday |
|
1-09/20 |
2-09/21 |
3-09/22 |
4-09/23 |
5-09/24 |
6-09/25 |
|
7-09/26 |
8-09/27 |
9-09/28 |
10-09/29 |
11-09/30 |
12-10/01 |
|
13-10/02 |
14-10/03 |
15-10/04 |
16-10/05 |
17-10/06 |
18-10/07 |
|
19-10/08 |
20-10/09 |
21-10/10 |
22-10/11 |
23-10/12 |
24-10/13 |
|
25-10/14 |
26-10/15 |
27-10/16 |
28-10/17 |
29-10/18 |
30-10/19 |
Inaum
|
Oneday |
Twoday |
Threeday |
Fourday |
Fiveday |
Sunday |
|
1-10/20 |
2-10/21 |
3-10/22 |
4-10/23 |
5-10/24 |
6-10/25 |
|
7-10/26 |
8-10/27 |
9-10/28 |
10-10/29 |
11-10/30 |
12-10/31 |
|
13-11/01 |
14-11/02 |
15-11/03 |
16-11/04 |
17-11/05 |
18-11/06 |
|
19-11/07 |
20-11/08 |
21-11/09 |
22-11/10 |
23-11/11 |
24-11/12 |
|
25-11/13 |
26-11/14 |
17-11/15 |
28-11/16 |
29-11/17 |
30-11/18 |
Aumsed
|
Oneday |
Twoday |
Threeday |
Fourday |
Fiveday |
Sunday |
|
1-11/19 |
2-11/20 |
3-11/21 |
4-11/22 |
5-11/23 |
6-11/24 |
|
7-11/25 |
8-11/26 |
9-11/27 |
10-11/28 |
11-11/29 |
12-11/30 |
|
13-12/01 |
14-12/02 |
15-12/03 |
16-12/04 |
17-12/05 |
18-12/06 |
|
19-12/07 |
20-12/08 |
21-12/09 |
22-12/10 |
23-12/11 |
24-12/12 |
|
25-12/13 |
26-12/14 |
27-12/15 |
28-12/16 |
29-12/17 |
30-12/18 |
Winter Solstice -- December 20
Winting
|
Oneday |
Tueday |
Threeday |
Fourday |
Fiveday |
Sunday |
|
1-12/22 |
2-12/23 |
3-12/24 |
4-12/25 |
5-12/26 |
6-12/27 |
|
7-12/28 |
8-12/29 |
9-12/30 |
10-12/31 |
11-01/01 |
12-01/02 |
|
13-01/03 |
14-01/04 |
15-01/05 |
16-01/06 |
17-01/07 |
18-01/08 |
|
19-01/09 |
20-01/10 |
21-01/11 |
22-01/12 |
23-01/13 |
24-01/14 |
|
25-01/15 |
26-01/16 |
27-01/17 |
28-01/18 |
29-01/19 |
30-01/20 |
Inwint
|
Oneday |
Twoday |
Threeday |
Fourday |
Fiveday |
Sunday |
|
1-01/21 |
2-01/22 |
3-01/23 |
4-01/24 |
5-01/25 |
6-01/26 |
|
7-01/27 |
8-01/28 |
9-01/29 |
10-01/30 |
11-01/31 |
12-02/01 |
|
13-02/02 |
14-02/03 |
15-02/04 |
16-02/05 |
17-05/06 |
18-02/07 |
|
19-02/08 |
20-02/09 |
21-02/10 |
22-02/11 |
23-02/12 |
24-02/13 |
|
25-02/14 |
26-02/15 |
27-02/16 |
28-02/17 |
29-02/18 |
30-02/19 |
Wintsed
|
Oneday |
Twoday |
Threeday |
Fourday |
Fiveday |
Sunday |
|
1-02/20 |
2-02/21 |
3-02/22 |
4-02/23 |
5-02/24 |
6-02/25 |
|
7-02/26 |
8-02/27 |
9-02/28 |
10-03/01 |
11-03/02 |
12-03/03 |
|
13-03/04 |
14-03/05 |
15-03/06 |
16-03/07 |
17-03/08 |
18-03/09 |
|
19-03/10 |
20-03/11 |
21-03/12 |
22-03/13 |
23-03/14 |
24-03/15 |
|
25-03/16 |
26-03/17 |
27-03/18 |
28-03/19 |
29-03/20 |
30-03/21 |
Spring Equinox -- March 21
Budding
|
Oneday |
Twoday |
Threeday |
Fourday |
Fiveday |
Sunday |
|
1-03/22 |
2-03/23 |
3-03/24 |
4-03/25 |
5-03/26 |
6-03/27 |
|
7-03/28 |
8-03/29 |
9-03/30 |
10-03/31 |
11-04/01 |
12-04/02 |
|
13-04/03 |
14-04/04 |
15-04/05 |
16-04/06 |
17-04/07 |
18-04/08 |
|
19-04/09 |
20-04/10 |
21-04/11 |
22-04/12 |
23-04/13 |
24-04/14 |
|
25-04/15 |
26-04/16 |
27-04/17 |
28-04/18 |
29-04/19 |
30-04/20 |
Inbud
|
Oneday |
Twoday |
Threeday |
Fourday |
Fiveday |
Sunday |
|
1-04/21 |
2-04/22 |
3-04/23 |
4-04/24 |
5-04/25 |
6-04/26 |
|
7-04/27 |
8-04/28 |
9-04/29 |
10-04/30 |
11-05/01 |
12-05/02 |
|
13-05/03 |
14-05/04 |
15-05/05 |
16-05/06 |
17-05/07 |
18-05/08 |
|
19-05/09 |
20-05/10 |
21-05/11 |
22-05/12 |
23-05/13 |
24-05/14 |
|
25-05/15 |
26-05/16 |
27-05/17 |
28-05/18 |
29-05/19 |
30-05/20 |
Budsed
|
Oneday |
Twoday |
Threeday |
Fourday |
Fiveday |
Sunday |
|
1-05/21 |
2-05/22 |
3-05/23 |
4-05/24 |
5-05/25 |
6-05/26 |
|
7-05/27 |
8-05/28 |
9-05/29 |
10-05/30 |
11-05/31 |
12-06/01 |
|
13-06/02 |
14-06/03 |
15-06/04 |
16-06/05 |
17-06/06 |
18-06/07 |
|
19-06/08 |
20-06/09 |
21-06/10 |
22-06/11 |
23-06/12 |
24-06/13 |
|
25-06/14 |
26-06/15 |
27-06/16 |
28-06/17 |
29-06/18 |
30-06/19 |