Re: Conlang Christmas

--- Adam Walker <carrajena@...> wrote:

> --- Geoff Horswood <geoffhorswood@...>
> wrote:
>
> > --- Adam Walker <carrajena@...> wrote:
> >
> > > It's still a bit early in Carraxan lands.
> > >
> >
> > They use a Julian calendar?
> >
> > If it's the same one as *here's Orthodox churches,
> > it
> > will be Epiphany here and in Franj domains at the
> > time
> > Christmas comes in Carrajena, right?
> >
> > Geoff
>
> No.  They (at least in modern times) use the
> Gregorian
> calendar.  They just use an older date for
> Christmas.
> Before Christmas was set on Dec. 25 by the Western
> Church, it was celebrated on Jan. 6 by the Eastern
> Church.  (We're talking back in the 300's here.)
> When
> the Dec. 25 date became official in the West, Jan. 6
> became Epiphany.  The Donatists in C-an lands still
> use the older date of Jan 6 (on whatever calendar).
>
>
> Here's the schedule for this year:
>
> Dec. 09 -- First Sunday of Advent
> Dec. 16 -- Second Sunday of Advent
> Dec. 19 -- Feast of the Geneology of Christ
> Dec. 23 -- Third Sunday of Advent
> Dec. 30 -- Fourth Sunday of Advent
> Jan. 06 -- Christmas Day
> Jan. 14 -- Feast of the Circumcision
> Jan. 19 -- Visit of the Magi
> Jan. 20 -- Flight into Egypt
> Jan. 22 -- Holy Innocents
> Feb. 09 -- Feast of SS Simeon and Anna
>
> Two full months this year!
>
Fascinating!

The festal calendar used by the Franj is a lot more
similar to our own, especially for this time of year.
It includes the following:

02 Dec - 1st Sunday of Advent
06 Dec - St. Nicholas
09 Dec - 2nd Sunday of Advent
13 Dec - St. Lucia
16 Dec - 3rd Sunday of Advent
21 Dec - St. Arslan Nur
23 Dec - 4th Sunday of Advent
24 Dec - Eve of Christmas
25 Dec - Feast of the Nativity
26 Dec - St. Stephen Protomartyr
27 Dec - St. John the Evangelist
28 Dec - Holy Innocents
30 Dec - St. Mary the Virgin
04 Jan - Flight into Egypt
06 Jan - Feast of the Epiphany

The Feasts of the Nativity and Epiphany are two of the
12 major feasts of their calendar; the others are
lesser feasts, but still celebrated.  Christmas is a
big deal; they still celebrate a full 12 days in much
of Li Alam.

Geoff


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