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En'Kara -(noun; lit. 'first turning'): the first month of the Gorean calendar that of the vernal equinox which is the Gorean new year; roughly equivalent to the Earth calendar month of March.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 178
En'Var -(noun; lit. 'first resting'): the fourth month of the Gorean calendar that of the summer solstice roughly equivalent with the Earth calendar month of June.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 178
Fair of En'Kara -(holiday); one of four great fairs held in the shadow of the Sardar range in the first month of the Gorean year.
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 8
hand, as chronology -(noun): the Gorean week consisting of five (5) days; as in Waiting Hand.
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 78
Hersius -(noun): the Gorean name for the planet, Jupiter. Named for a legendary hero of Ar. Note: an alternate spelling, i.e., 'Hesius', appears in later books in the series.
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 65
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 302
Kajuralia -(noun; lit. 'Festival of Slaves'): this holiday is celebrated in most northern civilized cities with the exception of Port Kar; many cities celebrate on the last day of the 12th Passage Hand but in Ar and some other cities on the last day of the 5th month the day before the Love Feast; in this day practical jokes from slaves are tolerated.
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 229
Omen Year -(noun): a season, rather than a year, calculated by the Wagon Peoples into three phases. The first phase is called the 'Passing of Turia', in the fall; the 'Wintering', which takes place north of Turia and south of the Cartius River, and, finally the 'Return to Turia' in the spring (also called 'Season of Little Grass'). The omens are taken near Turia by the haruspexes, mostly readers of bosk blood and verr livers. Depending on their determination an 'Ubar San' might be chosen, the Ubar of all the Peoples. In the time of Tarl Cabot, the omens had not been favorable for one hundred years.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, pages 11-12
Passage Hand -(noun): the 5-day period between Gorean months which consist of five 5-day weeks.
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 78
Se'Kara -(noun; lit. 'second turning'): the seventh month of the Gorean calendar that of the autumnal equinox roughly equivalent to the Earth calendar month of September.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 178
Se'Kara-Lar-Torvis -(noun): The Second Kara or the Second Turning the month of the autumnal equinox but usually called simply Se'Kara
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 178
Selnar -(noun): the third month of the Gorean calendar (in Ko-ro-ba and some other cities).
Book 5 Assassin of Gor, page 235
Se'Var -(noun; lit. 'second resting'): the tenth month of the Gorean calendar that of the winter solstice roughly equivalent with the Earth calendar month of December.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 178
Se'Var-Lar-Torvis - (noun): the Second Resting of the Central Fire simply known as Se'Var.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 178
Sardar Mountain Fairs -(noun): huge fairs held four times each year at the foot of the Sardar Mountains; they coincide with the equinoxes and solstices and are numbered chronologically. During of the Fair the area is neutral territory: no one may be enslaved at the Fair (though slaves captured elsewhere may be sold) & no blood may be spilled; serves as a trading point for information and merchandise; every Gorean is required to visit the Fair at least once before the age of 25.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 179
Sardar Mountain Fairs, En'Kara -(noun): occurs during the spring, one of the four great fairs held in the shadow of the Sardar during the Gorean year.
Book 20: Players of Gor, page 8
Sardar Mountain Fairs, En'Var -(noun): occurs during the summer solstice, one of the four great fairs held in the shadow of the Sardar during the Gorean year.
Book 5: Assassins of Gor, pages 78-79
Sardar Mountain Fairs, Se'Kara -(noun): occurs in the fall, one of the four great fairs held in the shadow of the Sardar during the Gorean year.
Book 5: Assassins of Gor, page 78
Sardar Mountain Fairs, Se'Var -(noun): occurs during the winter solstice, one of the four great fairs held in the shadow of the Sardar during the Gorean year.
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 309
Theory of the Sun Shield -(noun): the theory that Gor has existed for thousands of years, orbiting directly opposite Earth, on the far side of the Sun.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 33
lar -(noun): central; as in Lar-Torvis 'The Central Fire' .
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 28
Lar-Torvis -(noun): a Gorean term for the sun is The Central Fire taken from Pythagorean expressions.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 28
Prison Moon -(noun): of the three moons orbiting Gor, the name given to one of the two smaller ones.
Book 5: Assassins of Gor, page 170
Waiting Hand -(noun): the 5-day period between the 12th Passage Hand and the beginning of the New Year which begins on the Vernal Equinox.
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 78
Clicking on the link below will take you to pages were I have attempted to try and 'shed. light on how Gorean time differs from that on earth.
I have also included a 'guide' to festivals and to what month (s) they take place in.