Helemen calendar

The Helemen calendar refers to the universal calendar that was established during the Red Ring conclave of 0 AOG. Following the Opening of Gates, also known as the Helemen, there was a call for greater cooperation among the nation-states of Gaedera, and numerous nation-states pledged to uphold this future. The first step towards the fulfillment of this plan was the standardisation of date- and timekeeping in across the world, and it is for this purpose that the Helemen Calendar was created.

It takes the year of the Opening of Gates as its calendar epoch, calling it 0 AOG, or zero years after the Opening of Gates. Years thereafter are numbered in relation to this epoch, and months subdivide the year into twelve nearly equal portions, roughly corresponding to subdivisions of the seasons. The first day of the year falls on the anniversary of the Opening of Gates, also the first day of Spring.

Aside from the recognition of days, months and years, solar cycles of eleven years are also recognised, in correspondence with the sunspot cycle (which science has yet to reveal to the people of Gaedera, but which has tangible and measurable effects on deity activity).