Absalom Reckoning

Moonday: Generally a work day with some religions holding ceremonies at night.

Toilday: A work day.

Wealday: A work day.

Oathday: A work day on which it is often considered advantageous to sign contracts and oaths.

Fireday: A work day that is most often the market day.

Starday: A work day.

Sunday: Generally a day of rest and one devoted to religious observances.

1. Abadius (ah-BAY-dee-us) 31 days The first month of the year, named in honor of Abadar.
2. Calistril (KAHL-izz-trihl) 28 days A late winter month named for Calistria, goddess of revenge.
3. Pharast (fah-RAHST) 31 days An early spring month named after Pharasma, the goddess of birth and death.
4. Gozran (GOHZ-ran) 30 days A stormy month named for the god of the wind, Gozreh.
5. Desnus (DEZ-nuhs) 31 days A mild month named for the goddess Desna.
6. Sarenith (sa-REHN-ihth) 30 days The sun goddess Sarenrae gives her name to this sun-blessed month.
7. Erastus (eh-RAS-tuhs) 31 days Named in honor of Erastil.
8. Arodus (AIR-oh-duhs) 31 days Although he is no longer widely worshiped, the summer month is named for the dead god Aroden.
9. Rova (ROH-va) 30 days The beginning of autumn is named after the violent god Rovagug. (Dwarves dispute naming a month after such a destructive and evil deity and instead name the ninth month Torawsh after their creator god, Torag.[3])
10. Lamashan (lah‑MAHSH‑ahn) 31 days Named for Lamashtu, the goddess of monsters.
11. Neth (NEHTH) 30 days Named for Nethys, the two-faced god of magic.
12. Kuthona (koo-THOH-nah) 31 days The shortest day of the year comes during the month named after the god of darkness, Zon-Kuthon.

1. Long Moon
2. Fated Moon
3. Rebirth Moon
4. Flood Moon
5. Blossom Moon
6. Sweet Moon
7. Lover's Moon
8. Swarm Moon
9. Harvest Moon
10. Hunter's Moon
11. Black Moon
12. Cold Moon

• The Thrush: As the first constellation of the year, the Thrush (18 Kuthona—20 Abadius) is seen as a herald of the other signs, welcoming them with open wings.
• The Lantern Bearer: The serpentine angel known as the Lantern Bearer (21 Abadius—16 Calistril) guides the other signs, protecting them from danger and monotony.
• The Newlyweds: The Newlyweds (17 Calistril—11 Pharast) are represented as an intertwined couple or scarves that slip away for privacy. They are symbols of devotion and new life.
• The Bridge: The constellation of the Bridge (12 Pharast—18 Gozran) carries the travelers of the Cosmic Caravan over danger and toward new adventure, and symbolizes the separation between the dark of winter and the light of spring.
• The Daughter: The Daughter (19 Gozran—13 Desnus) is a light-hearted dancer and the first to cross the Bridge into the warmth and sunshine of spring.
• The Rider: The Rider (14 Desnus—20 Sarenith) is the guardian of the Cosmic Caravan who watches over his companions mounted on his painted steed. He is seen as either a stern barbarian or a boisterous reveler.
• The Patriarch: Seen as the father of the Cosmic Caravan, the Patriarch (21 Sarenith—20 Erastus) guides the Wagon through danger.
• The Wagon: The Wagon (21 Erastus—10 Arodus) carries the other signs across the sky, and is seen as either a wheel with seven spokes or a seven-pointed star.
• The Pack: The beasts of the Pack follow the Wagon (11 Arodus—16 Rova) and are seen as either loyal hounds or scavenging wolves.
• The Mother: Seen as a cauldron over a warm fire, the Mother (17 Rova—30 Lamashan) provides comfort and sustenance against the coming chill of winter and is the spiritual heart of the Cosmic Caravan.
• The Stargazer: The Stargazer (31 Lamashan—20 Neth), sometimes written "Star Gazer", is thought of as either a fool or a prophet who watches the heavens, searching for lost treasures or new wonders.
• The Stranger: The Stranger (21 Neth—29 Neth) travels his own path that occasionally intersects with that of the Cosmic Caravan, and is depicted as a single staring eye.
• The Follower: The Follower (30 Neth—17 Kuthona) travels behind the Caravan and can only be seen on the darkest nights. He is a veiled figure that represents what awaits all at the end of our journeys: Death.

Abadius

• Eternal Kiss (Zon-Kuthon) - First New Moon, 11-days.
• Longnight (Irrisen) - Full Moon.
• Darkest Night (Tsukiyo) - At the lunar new year (the last new moon before the spring equinox), this holiday commemorates the three nights that Tsukiyo was dead.
• Festival of Flowers (Segada, Kazutal) - waxing half moon closest to the spring equinox.
  

Calistril

Pharast

Desnus

• Remembrance Moon (Iomedae, Lastwall, Ustalav) - Full Moon.

Sarenith

Erastus

Arodus

• Reefclaw Moon (Besmara) - A holiday celebrated on the second full moon of summer due to the migrating reefclaws preventing pirate raids.
  

Rova

• Day of Bargained Ascension (Nivi Rhombodazzle) - new moon.
  

Lamashan

Neth

• Blightmother's Eve (Gyronna) -final new moon of each year.

Abadius

Calistril

• Last Oathday - Batul al-Alim (Qadira) - This holiday commemorates the birth of the romantic Qadiran poet Batul al-Alim.

Pharast

• First Sunday - Golemwalk Parade (Magnimar, Varisia) - A parade of golems made by amateurs hoping to win a monetary grant from the Golemworks. At the end of the parade, the constructs are judged.

Desnus

• Last Sunday - Goblin Flea Market (Andoran) - A market day that focuses on unusual crafts and offers games to children who dress up for the occasion.
• Last Sunday - Breaching Festival (Korvosa) - Yearly festival in which contestants try to break through the magical wards protecting the Academae.

Sarenith

• Last Sunday - Goblin Flea Market (Andoran)

Erastus

• Last Sunday - Goblin Flea Market (Andoran)

Arodus

• Last Sunday - Silverglazer Sunday (Andoran)

Rova

• Early Autumnn- First Brewing (Cayden Cailean) - The date of this religious holiday changes from year to year, but usually occurs about a month after the harvest of crops used for alcoholic beverages. Cayden's priests use this holiday to bless the harvest and reflect on the hard work of the Accidental God's devotees.
• Market's Door - Market's Door (Abadar) - Held on a different day every year in early autumn, during the Market's Door festival, Abadaran priests bless the markets where the first of the fall harvest is being sold.
• First Sunday - Silverglazer Sunday (Andoran) - Second part of a two-part festival (see above).
• Second Oathday - Signing Day (Andoran, Cheliax, Galt, Isger) - Festival marking the day these nations gained their independence from Taldor.
• First Wealday - Crabfest (Korvosa) - Fall is crab season on Conqueror's Bay, and this feast day is filled with the eating of them.

Lamashan

• Harvest Feast - Harvest celebration marking the end of many agricultural activities with the coming of winter. Followers of Pharasma hold this on the second Moonday of Lamashan, but it's better known for their work in the preceeding weeks.
• Procession of Unforgotten Souls (Pharasma) - Occurs nightly before the Harvest Feast.
• Sinking of Lost Souls (Zyphus} - During the Procession of Unforgotten Souls, cultists attempt to drown a priest of Pharasma.
• Third Moonday - The Feast of the Survivors (Zon-Kuthon, Nidal) - A harvest festival signifying the centuries of Nidalese ancestors protected by Zon-Kuthon. The ceremonial tables are made of human bones of community members from past generations.
  

Neth

(Shackles, Kurgess) Carnival of Kurgess - Held once every two years on Widowmaker Isle, this week-long competition features gladiatorial games and contests.

(Korvosa) Crimson Festival - This week-long festival celebrates the liberation of the city from a tyrannical queen and a dark time.

(Dahak) Day of Amends - On a day of their choosing, the faithful try to coax a chromatic dragon to return to the worship of the Endless Destruction.

(Norgorber) Disappearance  - Marking their god's ascension, followers kidnap a random person sometime in midwinter, poison them, and hide the body where it will not be found.

(Kazutal) Evolutia - Celebrated in late summer on the date that the empire originally fell after the Battle of the Bone-Splintered Heart. The faithful and visitors eat together at temple tables overflowing with food.

(Grandmother Spider) First Rain - The first rain of each summer is celebrated indoors.

(Katapesh) Gaol Parade - Once a year Massein Aktep is taken out of his cell and paraded through the city, to remind the citizens that nobody is allowed to break the law. Locals celebrate with puppets, "gaol rations" and reenactments of his sentencing.

(Hanspur) Hanspur's death - Each sect devotes its own day to his death and celebrates it as a momentous accomplishment.

(Hanspur) Hanspur's resurrection - Each sect devotes its own day to his resurrection and honors it with song and contemplative retrospection.[51]

(Trunau) Holdfast - A festival celebrating the town's first victory over the orcs.

(Zon-Kuthon) Joymaking - Privileged and wealthy followers undergo both pain and pleasure by having their extremities and excess flesh removed.

(Caliphas) Last Breath - A cross-medium competition where connoisseurs judge experiences to award a champion with the label "worth dying for".

(Rovagug) Lastday - Usually, but not always, in autumn, the Rough Beast's followers work to weaken the bonds of the Great Prison.[8][56]

(Kalsgard) Linnorm hunt - A mock "Linnorm Hunt" festival where children search for gnomes dressed in costumes of linnorms.[57]

(Rosehaven) Mercylight - An annual festival celebrated every autumn in the small Galtan village of Rosehaven. It commemorates the defeat of a coven of Gyronna-worshipers several decades ago.

(Carpenden) Moonmelon festival - Occurring in summer, this five-day festival celebrates the passing of another year and culminates with a citywide food fight.

(Absalom) Passion of the First Siege of Absalom - An annual celebration of the city's first military victory and its freedom.

(Ketephys) Reclamation - A day in memory of the elves' return from Sovyrian.

(Dahak) The Release - Once every millennia, followers turn on everyone in a day of unending ruin.

(Calistria) Ritual of the Whip Sting - A day of mediation and public vengeance.

 (Kurgess, Oppara) Running of the Raptors - In the streets of Lionsgate, participants choose to race through the streets while being chased by raptors.

Skylost - Dwarven communities with ancestral ties to a Sky Citadel mourn the date it was lost. This varies by community due to the different days each citadel's founders fled.

(Rovagug) Waking - Orc shamans commemorate the Rough Beast's stirring and perform ceremonies of humanoid sacrifice, scarification, and blood, and rally their followers for war.

Yolarati - The traditional Vudrani Festival of Colors is a celebration with multi-hued powders, dyed water, rainbow illusions, and loud joyful blessings.

(Apsu) Wanderer's Escape - The first day of a week of travel in the wilderness and through unknown lands.

(Shizuru) Heaven's Beneficence - The first day of the Sky Dragon's month is a day for self-improvement and new beginnings.

(Hei Feng) The Festival of Sea to Sky - A riotous celebration with drinking, feasting, and fireworks, this festival falls on the final night of the Sea Dragon's zodiac sign and continues into the following day, the first of the Swallow sign.