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An official calendar for the [[Unity Earth Sphere Alliance]] was not formally established until early in the [[Ages#The Second Age|Second Age]] by [[Pendragon]] [[Scott Sagen]]. The primary derivation of the new system was the establishment of the [[A.Y. System|Alliance Year]] count for counting years, and the system of [[Ages]] that would be used until the end of the Alliance. It is an arbitrary calendar based on a cyclical count of days on [[Aren]].

The Calendar itself was a 365-day cycle based on the [[Ataya|Atayan]] calendar, which itself was based on the calendar of the ancestral [[Clans#The Lion Clan|Lion Clan]], believed to be similar in form to the the calendar of the [[Eladamri]]. The Lion Clan however used a [[The Lion Calendar|lunar calendar]], so while dates are expressed similarly, they do not correlate. The year is broken down into twelve months, each with between 30 or 31 days. Weeks are also used.

==Calendar layout==
Exact dates are given in a number of ways. Months of the year do not have specific universally recognized names, instead they are numbered, both twelve for the year and three for each season as the seasons occurred in [[Arindell]] during the start of the [[Ages#The Golden Age|Golden Age]]. Exact dates are expressed as the day of the month or the day of the season.

While the dates do not correspond exactly to the actual seasons (especially accounting for regional variations), the recognized first day of winter is the first day of the year, with each season "lasting" three months. Much like many other aspects of the [[Alliance]] calendar, this can get more than a little confusing, especially accounting for regional variances.

Dates can be expressed in a number of ways. The Alliance standard date code is Day-Month-Year, so "The first day of the first month of the year" or 1-1-11 for the first official day of the Alliance according to the Alliance calendar.

==Yearly Calendar==
Date formats: '''Day of Month''' | Day of Season | Day of Year

''1st'' | 1 | 1

===Winter===

<table>
<tr><td valign="top">

<table><tr><td align="center">
'''1st Month|1st Month of Winter'''
</td></tr><tr><td>

<table border="1">
<tr><td></td><td>'''Mo'''</td><td>'''Tu'''</td><td>'''We'''</td><td>'''Tu'''</td><td>'''Fr'''</td><td>'''Sa'''</td><td>'''Su'''</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''1st Week'''</td><td>''1st'' | 1 | 1</td><td>''2nd'' | 2 | 2</td><td>''3rd'' | 3 | 3</td><td>''4th'' | 4 | 4</td><td>''5th'' | 5 | 5</td><td>''6th'' | 6 | </td><td>''7th'' | 7 | 7</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''2nd Week'''</td><td>''8th'' | 8 | 8</td><td>''9th'' | 9 | 9</td><td>''10th'' | 10 | 10</td><td>''11th'' | 11 | 11</td><td>''12th'' | 12 | 12</td><td>''13th'' | 13 | 13</td><td>''14th'' | 14 | 14</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''3rd Week'''</td><td>''15th'' | 15 | 15</td><td>''16th'' | 16 | 16</td><td>''17th'' | 17 | 17</td><td>''18th'' | 18 | 18</td><td>''19th'' | 19 | 19</td><td>''20th'' | 20 | 20</td><td>''21st'' | 21 | 21</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''4th Week'''</td><td>''22nd'' | 22 | 22</td><td>''23rd'' | 23 | 23</td><td>''24th'' | 24 | 24</td><td>''25th'' | 25 | 25</td><td>''26th'' | 26 | 26</td><td>''27th'' | 27 | 27</td><td>''28th'' | 28 | 28</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''5th Week'''</td><td>''29th'' | 29 | 29</td><td>''30th'' | 30 | 30</td><td>''31st'' | 31 | 31</td></tr>
</table>

</td></tr></table>

</td><td valign="top">

<table><tr><td align="center">
'''2nd Month|2nd Month of Winter'''
</td></tr><tr><td>

<table border="1">
<tr><td></td><td>'''Mo'''</td><td>'''Tu'''</td><td>'''We'''</td><td>'''Tu'''</td><td>'''Fr'''</td><td>'''Sa'''</td><td>'''Su'''</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''5th Week'''</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>''1st'' | 32 | 32</td><td>''2nd'' | 33 | 33</td><td>''3rd'' | 34 | 34</td><td>''4th'' | 35 | 35</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''6th Week'''</td><td>''5th'' | 36 | 36</td><td>''6th'' | 37 | 37</td><td>''7th'' | 38 | 38</td><td>''8th'' | 39 | 39</td><td>''9th'' | 40 | 40</td><td>''10th'' | 41 | 41</td><td>''11th'' | 42 | 42</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''7th Week'''</td><td>''12th'' | 43 | 43</td><td>''13th'' | 44 | 44</td><td>''14th'' | 45 | 45</td><td>''15th'' | 46 | 46</td><td>''16th'' | 47 | 47</td><td>''17th'' | 48 | 48</td><td>''18th'' | 49 | 49</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''8th Week'''</td><td>''19th'' | 50 | 50</td><td>''20th'' | 51 | 51</td><td>''21st'' | 52 | 52</td><td>''22nd'' | 53 | 53</td><td>''23rd'' | 54 | 54</td><td>''24th'' | 55 | 55</td><td>''25th'' | 56 | 56</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''9th Week'''</td><td>''26th'' | 57 | 57</td><td>''27th'' | 58 | 58</td><td>''28th'' | 59 | 59</td><td>''29th'' | 60 | 60</td><td>''30th'' | 61 | 61</td></tr>
</table>

</td></tr></table>

</td><td valign="top">

<table><tr><td align="center">
'''3rd Month|3rd Month of Winter'''
</td></tr><tr><td>

<table border="1">
<tr><td></td><td>'''Mo'''</td><td>'''Tu'''</td><td>'''We'''</td><td>'''Tu'''</td><td>'''Fr'''</td><td>'''Sa'''</td><td>'''Su'''</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''9th Week'''</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>''1st'' | 62 | 62</td><td>''2nd'' | 63 | 63</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''10th Week'''</td><td>''3rd'' | 64 | 64</td><td>''4th'' | 65 | 65</td><td>''5th'' | 66 | 66</td><td>''6th'' | 67 | 67</td><td>''7th'' | 68 | 68</td><td>''8th'' | 69 | 69</td><td>''9th'' | 70 | 70</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''11th Week'''</td><td>''10th'' | 71 | 71</td><td>''11th'' | 72 | 72</td><td>''12th'' | 73 | 73</td><td>''13th'' | 74 | 74</td><td>''14th'' | 75 | 75</td><td>''15th'' | 76 | 76</td><td>''16th'' | 77 | 77</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''12th Week'''</td><td>''17th'' | 78 | 78</td><td>''18th'' | 79 | 79</td><td>''19th'' | 80 | 80</td><td>''20th'' | 81 | 81</td><td>''21st'' | 82 | 82</td><td>''22nd'' | 83 | 83</td><td>''23rd'' | 84 | 84</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''13th Week'''</td><td>''24th'' | 85 | 85</td><td>''25th'' | 86 | 86</td><td>''26th'' | 87 | 87</td><td>''27th'' | 88 | 88</td><td>''28th'' | 89 | 89</td><td>''29th'' | 90 | 90</td><td>''30th'' | 91 | 91</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''14th Week'''</td><td>''31st'' | 92 | 92</td></tr>
</table>

</td></tr></table>

</tr></table>

===Spring===

<table>
<tr>

<td valign="top">

<table><tr><td align="center">
'''4th Month|1st Month of Spring'''
</td></tr><tr><td>

<table border="1">
<tr><td></td><td>'''Mo'''</td><td>'''Tu'''</td><td>'''We'''</td><td>'''Tu'''</td><td>'''Fr'''</td><td>'''Sa'''</td><td>'''Su'''</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''14th Week'''</td><td></td><td>''1st'' | 1 | 93</td><td>''2nd'' | 2 | 94</td><td>''3rd'' | 3 | 95</td><td>''4th'' | 4 | 96</td><td>''5th'' | 5 | 97</td><td>''6th'' | 6 | 98</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''15th Week'''</td><td>''7th'' | 7 | 99</td><td>''8th'' | 8 | 100</td><td>''9th'' | 9 | 101</td><td>''10th'' | 10 | 102</td><td>''11th'' | 11 | 103</td><td>''12th'' | 12 | 104</td><td>''13th'' | 13 | 105</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''16th Week'''</td><td>''14th'' | 14 | 106</td><td>''15th'' | 15 | 107</td><td>''16th'' | 16 | 108</td><td>''17th'' | 17 | 109</td><td>''18th'' | 18 | 110</td><td>''19th'' | 19 | 111</td><td>''20th'' | 20 | 112</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''17th Week'''</td><td>''21st'' | 21 | 113</td><td>''22nd'' | 22 | 114</td><td>''23rd'' | 23 | 115</td><td>''24th'' | 24 | 116</td><td>''25th'' | 25 | 117</td><td>''26th'' | 26 | 118</td><td>''27th'' | 27 | 119</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''18th Week'''</td><td>''28th'' | 28 | 120</td><td>''29th'' | 29 | 121</td><td>''30th'' | 30 | 122</td></tr>
</table>

</td></tr></table>

</td>

<td valign="top">

<table><tr><td align="center">
'''5th Month|2nd Month of Spring'''
</td></tr><tr><td>

<table border="1">
<tr><td></td><td>'''Mo'''</td><td>'''Tu'''</td><td>'''We'''</td><td>'''Tu'''</td><td>'''Fr'''</td><td>'''Sa'''</td><td>'''Su'''</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''18th Week'''</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>''1st'' | 31 | 123</td><td>''2nd'' | 32 | 124</td><td>''3rd'' | 33 | 125</td><td>''4th'' | 34 | 126</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''19th Week'''</td><td>''5th'' | 35 | 127</td><td>''6th'' | 36 | 128</td><td>''7th'' | 37 | 129</td><td>''8th'' | 38 | 130</td><td>''9th'' | 39 | 131</td><td>''10th'' | 40 | 132</td><td>''11th'' | 41 | 133</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''20th Week'''</td><td>''12th'' | 42 | 134</td><td>''13th'' | 43 | 135</td><td>''14th'' | 44 | 136</td><td>''15th'' | 45 | 137</td><td>''16th'' | 46 | 138</td><td>''17th'' | 47 | 139</td><td>''18th'' | 48 | 140</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''21st Week'''</td><td>''19th'' | 49 | 141</td><td>''20th'' | 50 | 142</td><td>''21st'' | 51 | 143</td><td>''22nd'' | 52 | 144</td><td>''23rd'' | 53 | 145</td><td>''24th'' | 54 | 146</td><td>''25th'' | 55 | 147</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''22nd Week'''</td><td>''26th'' | 56 | 148</td><td>''27th'' | 57 | 149</td><td>''28th'' | 58 | 150</td><td>''29th'' | 59 | 151</td><td>''30th'' | 60 | 152</td><td>''31st'' | 61 | 153</td></tr>
</table>

</td></tr></table>

</td>

<td valign="top">
<table><tr><td align="center">
'''6th Month|3rd Month of Spring'''
</td></tr><tr><td>

<table border="1">
<tr><td></td><td>'''Mo'''</td><td>'''Tu'''</td><td>'''We'''</td><td>'''Tu'''</td><td>'''Fr'''</td><td>'''Sa'''</td><td>'''Su'''</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''22nd Week'''</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>''1st'' | 62 | 154</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''23rd Week'''</td><td>''2nd'' | 63 | 155</td><td>''3rd'' | 64 | 156</td><td>''4th'' | 65 | 157</td><td>''5th'' | 66 | 158</td><td>''6th'' | 67 | 159</td><td>''7th'' | 68 | 160</td><td>''8th'' | 69 | 161</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''24th Week'''</td><td>''9th'' | 70 | 162</td><td>''10th'' | 71 | 163</td><td>''11th'' | 72 | 164</td><td>''12th'' | 73 | 165</td><td>''13th'' | 74 | 166</td><td>''14th'' | 75 | 167</td><td>''15th'' | 76 | 168</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''25th Week'''</td><td>''16th'' | 77 | 169</td><td>''17th'' | 78 | 170</td><td>''18th'' | 79 | 171</td><td>''19th'' | 80 | 172</td><td>''20th'' | 81 | 173</td><td>''21st'' | 82 | 174</td><td>''22nd'' | 83 | 175</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''26th Week'''</td><td>''23rd'' | 84 | 176</td><td>''24th'' | 85 | 177</td><td>''25th'' | 86 | 178</td><td>''26th'' | 87 | 179</td><td>''27th'' | 88 | 180</td><td>''28th'' | 89 | 181</td><td>''29th'' | 90 | 182</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''27th Week'''</td><td>''30th'' | 91 | 183</td></tr>
</table>
</td></tr></table>

</td>

</tr></table>

===Summer===

<table><tr>
<td valign="top">

<table><tr><td align="center">
'''7th Month|1st Month of Summer'''
</td></tr><tr><td>

<table border="1">
<tr><td></td><td>'''Mo'''</td><td>'''Tu'''</td><td>'''We'''</td><td>'''Tu'''</td><td>'''Fr'''</td><td>'''Sa'''</td><td>'''Su'''</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''27th Week'''</td><td></td><td>''1st'' | 1 | 184</td><td>''2nd'' | 2 | 185</td><td>''3rd'' | 3 | 186</td><td>''4th'' | 4 | 187</td><td>''5th'' | 5 | 188</td><td>''6th'' | 6 | 189</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''28th Week'''</td><td>''7th'' | 7 | 190</td><td>''8th'' | 8 | 191</td><td>''9th'' | 9 | 192</td><td>''10th'' | 10 | 193</td><td>''11th'' | 11 | 194</td><td>''12th'' | 12 | 195</td><td>''13th'' | 13 | 196</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''29th Week'''</td><td>''14th'' | 14 | 197</td><td>''15th'' | 15 | 198</td><td>''16th'' | 16 | 199</td><td>''17th'' | 17 | 200</td><td>''18th'' | 18 | 201</td><td>''19th'' | 19 | 202</td><td>''20th'' | 20 | 203</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''30th Week'''</td><td>''21st'' | 21 | 204</td><td>''22nd'' | 22 | 205</td><td>''23rd'' | 23 | 206</td><td>''24th'' | 24 | 207</td><td>''25th'' | 25 | 208</td><td>''26th'' | 26 | 209</td><td>''27th'' | 27 | 210</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''31st Week'''</td><td>''28th'' | 28 | 211</td><td>''29th'' | 29 | 212</td><td>''30th'' | 30 | 213</td></tr>
</table>
</td></tr></table>

</td>

<td valign="top">

<table><tr><td align="center">
'''8th Month|2nd Month of Summer'''
</td></tr><tr><td>

<table border="1">
<tr><td></td><td>'''Mo'''</td><td>'''Tu'''</td><td>'''We'''</td><td>'''Tu'''</td><td>'''Fr'''</td><td>'''Sa'''</td><td>'''Su'''</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''31st Week'''</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>''1st'' | 31 | 214</td><td>''2nd'' | 32 | 215</td><td>''3rd'' | 33 | 216</td><td>''4th'' | 34 | 217</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''32nd Week'''</td><td>''5th'' | 35 | 218</td><td>''6th'' | 36 | 219</td><td>''7th'' | 37 | 220</td><td>''8th'' | 38 | 221</td><td>''9th'' | 39 | 222</td><td>''10th'' | 40 | 223</td><td>''11th'' | 41 | 224</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''33rd Week'''</td><td>''12th'' | 42 | 225</td><td>''13th'' | 43 | 226</td><td>''14th'' | 44 | 227</td><td>''15th'' | 45 | 228</td><td>''16th'' | 46 | 229</td><td>''17th'' | 47 | 230</td><td>''18th'' | 48 | 231</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''34th Week'''</td><td>''19th'' | 49 | 232</td><td>''20th'' | 50 | 233</td><td>''21st'' | 51 | 234</td><td>''22nd'' | 52 | 235</td><td>''23rd'' | 53 | 236</td><td>''24th'' | 54 | 237</td><td>''25th'' | 55 | 238</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''35th Week'''</td><td>''26th'' | 56 | 239</td><td>''27th'' | 57 | 240</td><td>''28th'' | 58 | 241</td><td>''29th'' | 59 | 242</td><td>''30th'' | 60 | 243</td><td>''31st'' | 61 | 244</td></tr>

</table>
</td></tr></table>

</td>

<td valign="top">

<table><tr><td align="center">
'''9th Month|3rd Month of Summer'''
</td></tr><tr><td>

<table border="1">
<tr><td></td><td>'''Mo'''</td><td>'''Tu'''</td><td>'''We'''</td><td>'''Tu'''</td><td>'''Fr'''</td><td>'''Sa'''</td><td>'''Su'''</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''35th Week'''</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>''1st'' | 62 | 245</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''36th Week'''</td><td>''2nd'' | 63 | 246</td><td>''3rd'' | 64 | 247</td><td>''4th'' | 65 | 248</td><td>''5th'' | 66 | 249</td><td>''6th'' | 67 | 250</td><td>''7th'' | 68 | 251</td><td>''8th'' | 69 | 252</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''37th Week'''</td><td>''9th'' | 70 | 253</td><td>''10th'' | 71 | 254</td><td>''11th'' | 72 | 255</td><td>''12th'' | 73 | 256</td><td>''13th'' | 74 | 257</td><td>''14th'' | 75 | 258</td><td>''15th'' | 76 | 259</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''38th Week'''</td><td>''16th'' | 77 | 260</td><td>''17th'' | 78 | 261</td><td>''18th'' | 79 | 262</td><td>''19th'' | 80 | 263</td><td>''20th'' | 81 | 264</td><td>''21st'' | 82 | 265</td><td>''22nd'' | 83 | 266</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''39th Week'''</td><td>''23rd'' | 84 | 267</td><td>''24th'' | 85 | 268</td><td>''25th'' | 86 | 269</td><td>''26th'' | 87 | 270</td><td>''27th'' | 88 | 271</td><td>''28th'' | 89 | 272</td><td>''29th'' | 90 | 273</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''40th Week'''</td><td>''30th'' | 91 | 274</td></tr>
</table>
</td></tr></table>

</td></tr></table>



===Fall===

<table><tr>

<td valign="top">

<table><tr><td align="center">
'''10th Month|1st Month of Fall'''
</td></tr><tr><td>

<table border="1">
<tr><td></td><td>'''Mo'''</td><td>'''Tu'''</td><td>'''We'''</td><td>'''Tu'''</td><td>'''Fr'''</td><td>'''Sa'''</td><td>'''Su'''</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''40th Week'''</td><td></td><td>''1st'' | 1 | 275</td><td>''2nd'' | 2 | 276</td><td>''3rd'' | 3 | 277</td><td>''4th'' | 4 | 278</td><td>''5th'' | 5 | 279</td><td>''6th'' | 6 | 280</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''41st Week'''</td><td>''7th'' | 7 | 281</td><td>''8th'' | 8 | 282</td><td>''9th'' | 9 | 283</td><td>''10th'' | 10 | 284</td><td>''11th'' | 11 | 285</td><td>''12th'' | 12 | 286</td><td>''13th'' | 13 | 287</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''42nd Week'''</td><td>''14th'' | 14 | 288</td><td>''15th'' | 15 | 289</td><td>''16th'' | 16 | 290</td><td>''17th'' | 17 | 291</td><td>''18th'' | 18 | 292</td><td>''19th'' | 19 | 293</td><td>''20th'' | 20 | 294</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''43rd Week'''</td><td>''21st'' | 21 | 295</td><td>''22nd'' | 22 | 296</td><td>''23rd'' | 23 | 297</td><td>''24th'' | 24 | 298</td><td>''25th'' | 25 | 299</td><td>''26th'' | 26 | 300</td><td>''27th'' | 27 | 301</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''44th Week'''</td><td>''28th'' | 28 | 302</td><td>''29th'' | 29 | 303</td><td>''30th'' | 30 | 304</td><td>''31st'' | 31 | 305</td></tr>

</table>
</td></tr></table>

</td>

<td valign="top">

<table><tr><td align="center">
'''11th Month|2nd Month of Fall'''
</td></tr><tr><td>

<table border="1">
<tr><td></td><td>'''Mo'''</td><td>'''Tu'''</td><td>'''We'''</td><td>'''Tu'''</td><td>'''Fr'''</td><td>'''Sa'''</td><td>'''Su'''</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''44th Week'''</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>''1st'' | 32 | 306</td><td>''2nd'' | 33 | 307</td><td>''3rd'' | 34 | 308</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''45th Week'''</td><td>''4th'' | 35 | 309</td><td>''5th'' | 36 | 310</td><td>''6th'' | 37 | 311</td><td>''7th'' | 38 | 312</td><td>''8th'' | 39 | 313</td><td>''9th'' | 40 | 314</td><td>''10th'' | 41 | 315</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''46th Week'''</td><td>''11th'' | 42 | 316</td><td>''12th'' | 43 | 317</td><td>''13th'' | 44 | 318</td><td>''14th'' | 45 | 319</td><td>''15th'' | 46 | 320</td><td>''16th'' | 47 | 321</td><td>''17th'' | 48 | 322</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''47th Week'''</td><td>''18th'' | 49 | 323</td><td>''19th'' | 50 | 324</td><td>''20th'' | 51 | 325</td><td>''21st'' | 52 | 326</td><td>''22nd'' | 53 | 327</td><td>''23rd'' | 54 | 328</td><td>''24th'' | 55 | 329</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''48th Week'''</td><td>''25th'' | 56 | 330</td><td>''26th'' | 57 | 331</td><td>''27th'' | 58 | 332</td><td>''28th'' | 59 | 333</td><td>''29th'' | 60 | 334</td><td>''30th'' | 61 | 335</td></tr>
</table>
</td></tr></table>

</td>

<td valign="top">

<table><tr><td align="center">
'''12th Month|3rd Month of Fall'''
</td></tr><tr><td>

<table border="1">
<tr><td></td><td>'''Mo'''</td><td>'''Tu'''</td><td>'''We'''</td><td>'''Tu'''</td><td>'''Fr'''</td><td>'''Sa'''</td><td>'''Su'''</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''48th Week'''</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>''1st'' | 62 | 336</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''49th Week'''</td><td>''2nd'' | 63 | 337</td><td>''3rd'' | 64 | 338</td><td>''4th'' | 65 | 339</td><td>''5th'' | 66 | 340</td><td>''6th'' | 67 | 341</td><td>''7th'' | 68 | 342</td><td>''8th'' | 69 | 343</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''50th Week'''</td><td>''9th'' | 70 | 344</td><td>''10th'' | 71 | 345</td><td>''11th'' | 72 | 346</td><td>''12th'' | 73 | 347</td><td>''13th'' | 74 | 348</td><td>''14th'' | 75 | 349</td><td>''15th'' | 76 | 350</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''51st Week'''</td><td>''16th'' | 77 | 351</td><td>''17th'' | 78 | 352</td><td>''18th'' | 79 | 353</td><td>''19th'' | 80 | 354</td><td>''20th'' | 81 | 355</td><td>''21st'' | 82 | 356</td><td>''22nd'' | 83 | 357</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''52nd Week'''</td><td>''23rd'' | 84 | 358</td><td>''24th'' | 85 | 359</td><td>''25th'' | 86 | 360</td><td>''26th'' | 87 | 361</td><td>''27th'' | 88 | 362</td><td>''28th'' | 89 | 363</td><td>''29th'' | 90 | 364</td></tr>
<tr><td>'''Wash Day'''</td><td>''30th'' | 91 | 365</td></tr>

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==Notable Dates==
*The 13th Day of the 6th Month: Spring [[Intertwention Day]]
*The 13th Day of the 9th Month: Summer [[Intertwention Day]]
*The 13th Day of the 12th Month: Fall [[Intertwention Day]]
*The 25th Day of the 12th Month: [[Day of Dawn's Reflection]]
*The 365 Day of the Year: [[Alliance Holidays#Wash Day|Wash Day]]

===Solstices and Equinoxes===
Because the Alliance calendar is arbitrary instead of solar, the dates move around but in defined patterns, progressing around a 3-day cycle that advances once each year.
*Vernal Equinox - 19th-21st day of the 3rd month
*Summer Solstice - 21st-22nd day of the 6th month
*Celestial Equinox - 22nd-24th day of the 9th month
*Winter Solstice - 20th-22nd day of the 12th month

The date-cycles are offset from each other. In A.Y. 10(Alliance Year 0) the days fell as such:

*Vernal Equinox - 19th day of the 3rd month
*Summer Solstice - 23rd day of the 6th month
*Celestial Equinox - 24th day of the 9th month
*Winter Solstice - 20th day of the 12th month

==History==
Atayans were somewhat unique among cultures of the region in that they did not use either a lunar calendar or one based around the equinoxes. When the society was still a group of simple farmers, they took up the tradition of counting the first day of winter as the first of the year. By the time extant records began, the first day frost appeared at dawn in a specific field became "the first day" for all of Ataya. This obviously caused significant problems with record-keeping, as it meant that the length of each year varied, sometimes heavily, and the actual date of the first day could take several days to reach the outlying provinces.

Sometime around the end of the [[Mage Wars#The Dynastic Period|Dynastic Period]], the Attayans fixed the date at a seemingly random point(not aligned with any lunar or solar events) for the first of the year and the first day of winter, and declared that going forward a new year would begin every 365 days. This calendar had already been long in use by [[Eieber]]'s era, and was thus adopted for the new Alliance.

==See Also:==
* [[Calendars]]
* [[Alliance Holidays]]

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