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The information below was also included on the opening pages, but I have included it here also to refresh peoples memories.
Goreans seem, for the most part, not too particular about the manner in which they tell time. Oddly enough, Gorean chronometer run backwards, their spinning hands rotating in a counter-clockwise direction. I suppose this sort of thing is to be expected, it being "counter-earth" and all.
Here, then, are the standard Gorean measurements for time, along with their Earth equivalents:
Ihn: Gorean Second; equals 1.35 Earth seconds
Ehn: Gorean Minute (80 Ihn); equals 108 Earth seconds
Ahn: Gorean Hour (40 Ehn); equals 72 Earth minutes
Day: 20 Ahn; equals 24 Earth hours
Gorean Ahn |
Earth Hour |
Gorean Ahn |
Earth hour |
1st Ahn |
12:01 - 1:12 am |
11th Ahn |
12:01 - 1:12 pm |
2nd Ahn |
1:13 - 2:24 am |
12th Ahn |
1:13 - 2:24 pm |
3rd Ahn |
2:25 - 3:36 am |
13th Ahn |
2:25 - 3:36 pm |
4th Ahn |
3:37 - 4:48 am |
14th Ahn |
3:37 - 4:48 pm |
5th Ahn |
4:49 - 6:00 am |
15th Ahn |
4:49 - 6:00 pm |
6th Ahn |
6:01 - 7:12 am |
16th Ahn |
6:01 - 7:12 pm |
7th Ahn |
7:13 - 8:24 am |
17th Ahn |
7:13 - 8:24 pm |
8th Ahn |
8:25 - 9:36 am |
18th Ahn |
8:25 - 9:36 pm |
9th Ahn |
9:37 - 10:48 am |
19th Ahn |
9:37 - 10:48 pm |
10th Ahn (Noon) |
10:49 - 12:00 pm |
20th Ahn (Midnight) |
10:49 - 12:00 am |
Calendar
The Gorean calendar is divided into twelve twenty-five day months. Each month consists of five weeks (Hands), each of which is five days long. Each month is separated from the month which follows it by a five day "Passage Hand" which marks the passage from one month to the next. Following the normal Passage Hand which marks the end of the twelfth Gorean month is a five day period known as "The Waiting Hand" during which most Goreans mourn the passing of the old year.
Every fourth year (leap year) the Gorean New Year is celebrated on a separate day between the Waiting Hand of the previous year and the first day of the first Hand of En`Kara. The calendar below lists the Gorean hands and months along with their equivalent dates according to the calendar of Earth, as calculated from the orbital ecliptic of the twin planets.
En'Kara |
Second |
Camerius |
En'Var |
Fifth |
Sixth |
Se'Kara |
Eighth |
Ninth |
Se'Var |
Eleventh |
Twelfth |
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The Waiting Hand |
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Listed below are the festivals and the dates they fall upon according to the Gorean calander.
I have also included an earth date for each festival.
Month of En'Kara (The First Turning)
Gorean |
Earth |
Holidays |
First Hand
Second Hand |
March 21-25
March 26-30 |
The Gorean New Year
The fair of En-Kara
Wagon people- The return to Turia |
Third Hand |
March 31-April 4 |
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Fourth Hand |
April 5-9 |
|
Fifth Hand |
April 10-14 |
|
1st Passage Hand |
April 15-19 |
The Planting Feast of Sa-Tarna |
Gorean New Year
On the day of the Vernal equinox (March
21), many northern Gorean cities, including Ar, celebrate the Gorean New Year.
Typically upon this day a celebration takes place, doors are painted green,
and a city-wide festival is held, lasting for two full Gorean hands (ten days).
Every fourth year the New Year is celebrated on the extra day which occurs
between the Waiting Hand and the day of the equinox.
Sardar Fairs
The Gorean equivalent of the World's Fair on Earth, these are four huge trade
fairs which are held quarterly in the shadow of the Sardar Mountain Range.
Each young person of Gor is expected to make a pilgrimage to the foot of the
Sardar Mountains before he or she reaches their 25th birthday. They typically
last ten full days (plus at least that long for set up and break down) and
are scheduled to coincide with the solstices and equinoxes.
The Fair of En'Kara (March 21st-March 30th)
The Return to Turia
The last day of the Second Hand of En'Kara (March 30th) is traditionally the
day which marks the beginning of The Season of Little Grass for the Wagon
Peoples, and shortly thereafter they begin the long trek from their winter
pastures back to Turia.
The Planting Feast of Sa-Tarna
A complex feast celebrated by most Gorean cities early during the growing
season, and believed by many to ensure a plentiful harvest for the year ahead.
Numerous rituals are performed during the three days of the feast (April 16th-18th)
by members of the caste of Initiates, and members of each of the five high
castes perform their own part of the ceremony during that three-day period.
Most of these rituals consist of sacrifices or prayers to the Priest Kings
conducted in the presence of the city Home Stone. On the final eve of the
feast, the Home Stone is placed beneath the sky, typically atop the tallest
cylinder in the city, and sprinkled with sa-tarna grain and ka-la-na wine
by a dignitary of the city, often the Administrator, Ubar, or a member of
the ruling family.
Second Month
Gorean |
Earth |
Holidays |
First Hand |
April 20-24 |
|
Second Hand |
April 25-29 |
|
Third Hand |
April 30-May 4 |
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Fourth Hand |
May 5-9 |
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Fifth Hand |
May 10-14 |
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2nd Passage Hand |
May 15-19 |
Wagon People - Games of Love
War |
Games of Love War
The Wagon Peoples compete against the Warriors of Turia on the Plain of Stakes
during the Second Passage Hand (May 15th-19th) in mid-spring, participating
in various challenges and ceremonial-combats in order to exchange freewoman
for slaves.
Month of Camerius
Gorean |
Earth |
Holidays |
First Hand |
May 20-24 |
|
Second Hand |
May 25-29 |
|
Third Hand |
May 30-June 3 |
|
Fourth Hand |
June 4-8 |
|
Fifth Hand |
June 9-13 |
|
3rd Passage Hand |
June 14-18 |
Month of En'Var (The First Resting)
Gorean |
Earth |
Holidays |
First Hand |
June 19-23 |
Turian New Year |
Second Hand |
June 24-28 |
The Fair of En'Var |
Third Hand |
June 29-July 3 |
|
Fourth Hand |
July 4-8 |
|
Fifth Hand |
July 9-13 |
|
4th Passage Hand |
July 14-18 |
Turian New Year
The peoples of Turia and certain other southern regions officially celebrate
their own new year on the day of the Summer Solstice (June 21st). A ten day
period of revelry follows, similar to the New Year celebrations in northern
cities.
Sardar Fairs
The Gorean equivalent of the 'World's Fair' on Earth, these are four huge
trade fairs which are held quarterly in the shadow of the Sardar Mountain
Range. Each young person of Gor is expected to make a pilgrimage to the foot
of the Sardar Mountains before he or she reaches their 25th birthday. They
typically last ten full days (plus at least that long for set up and break
down) and are scheduled to coincide with the solstices and equinoxes.
The Fair of En`Var (June 19th-June 28th)
Fifth Month
Gorean |
Earth |
Holidays |
First Hand |
July 19-23 |
|
Second Hand |
July 24-28 |
|
Third Hand |
July 29-August 2 |
|
Fourth Hand |
August 3-7 |
|
Fifth Hand |
August 8-12 |
Kajuralia in Ar |
5th Passage Hand |
August 13-17 |
Love Feast in Ar |
Kajuralia
"The Festival of Slaves", it is held in most Gorean cities (except
Port Kar, where it is not celebrated at all) on the last day of the Twelfth
Passage Hand (March 15th). In Ar, it is celebrated on the last day of the
fifth month (August 12th), the day which precedes the Love Feast. Upon this
day, slaves may take liberties which are otherwise not permitted them during
the year, including the drinking of wine and liquor, the freedom to roam at
will (provided of course they do not attempt to escape from their owners permanently),
the freedom to choose their own sexual partners and to couch with slaves of
the opposite sex whom they find attractive, temporary suspension of all work
and duties, and even the opportunity to play (minor) tricks and practical
jokes upon freepersons. After the twentieth ahn, however, they are expected
to be back in their respective kennels and slave quarters to resume the services
required by their imbonded status; slaves who "go renegade" during
Kajuralia are typically punished severely if recaptured, and are often executed
for such an offense.
Love Feast
Five day celebration within Ar, held during the Fifth Passage Hand (August
13th-17th). It is a time wherein many slaves are sold; the fourth day of the
Love Feast (August 16th) is typically considered the climax of the festival
in regard to the sale of slaves. The fifth day (August 17th) is normally reserved
for great contests and spectacles in the Stadium of Blades, grand races in
the Stadium of Tarns, great Kaissa championships and general celebratory feasting.
Sixth Month
Gorean |
Earth |
Holidays |
First Hand |
August 18-22 |
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Second Hand |
August 23-27 |
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Third Hand |
August 28-September 1 |
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Fourth Hand |
September 2-6 |
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Fifth hand |
September 7-11 |
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6th Passage Hand |
September 12-16 |