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DOSUUNIAN COMMONWEALTH CALENDAR
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To codify a calendar for the Dosuunian Commonwealth
- Image Credit: Created in Canva, [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
- Vectors from Adobe Stock, Google, Vecteezy. Assembled and completed in Photoshop, final touches in Photoshop, by me.
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- Links: Image Reference via Google | Sith-Imperial Calendar
- Media Name: Dosuunian Calendar, Commonwealth Calendar
- Format: Holonet Article / Flimsiplast Pamphlet
- Distribution: Inter-Planetary
- Length: Short
- Description: In the years and indeed decades since the fall of the First Order, and with the Rise of the Commonwealth. This calendar has been maintained and expanded on, calculations based not just on ancient Dosuunian writings, but distance from the Dosuunian sun, revolutions completed around the sun, etc. This centralized calendar serves as the standardized calendar throughout the Commonwealth. Memberworlds utilize their own solar cycles and cross reference with Dosuun's calendar to synchronize events and meetings. The caldendar is maintained by the Commonwealth's Science and Mathematics Office which now oversees SOAAM (The Society of Astrogation and Mathematics) and SOAR (the Society of Archaeological Researchers).
- Author: The Dosuunian Commonwealth
- Publisher: The Commonwealth
- Reception: The Dosuunian Commonwealth Calendar is well recieved by those within the Commonwealth, as always adjustments are required for systems beyond Dosuun's territory. Those adjusments are maintained by memberworlds, as overseen by SAMO (Science and Mathematics Office).
The following is a brief breakdown of the Dosuunian Commonwealth Calendar which includes ten months, that have anywhere from four to five weeks. Each week has seven days, there are approximately twenty-eight hours in a day on Dosuun.
Calendars in the Commonwealth may also have a secondary day underneath them that are a continuous counting of days from the first of the year to the last day of the year which would be the 336th Day. Every three years there are 339 days in the calendar and this is to help organic calendars synchronize with Dosuun’s orbit around its sun. These years are affectionately called the ‘Ternary’ years. The Calendar now reflects additional holidays, as designated by Her Majesty.
- Dosuunian Months:
- 1 Protos, PRO
- 2 Defteros, DEF
- 3 Tritos, TRI
- 4 Tetartos, TET
- 5 Pemptos, PEM
- 6 Ektos, EKT
- 7 Evdomos, EVD
- 8 Ogdos, OGD
- 9 Ennatos, ENN
- 10 Dekatos, DEK
- Dosuunian Days of the Week:
- Kryiday - This day is seen as the first day of the week.
- Deraday - This day is seen as the second day of the week.
- Cenday - This day is seen as the third day of the week.
- Tausday - This day is seen as the fourth day of the week.
- Zhellday - This day is seen as the fifth day of the week.
- Benuday - This day is seen as the sixth day of the week.
- Savaday - This day is seen as the seventh day of the week.
- Commonwealth National Holidays:
- New Year’s Day - Celebrates the start of the Dosuunian New Year.
- Trooping the Color - Celebrates Her Majesty’s Day of Birth.
- Grand Moff Day - Celebrates Grand Moffs of the Past, honoring their legacies.
- Foundation Day - Celebrates the founding of the Dosuunian Commonwealth.
- Enlightenment - Focuses on the Enlightenment of the Cosmic Balance.
- Festival of Cultures - Celebrates the many diverse cultures of the Commonwealth.
- Armed Forces Day - Celebrates members of the Commonwealth's Armed Forces.
- Remembrance - Focuses on the lives lost during the Fall.
- First Order Day - Celebrates the Commonwealth's imperial past as the First Order.
- Gala of the Stars - Celebrates Interstellar Travel.
- Victory Day - A remeberance of those who participated in the Reclamation Campaign.
- Ancestral Lights - A lantern festival honoring the ancestors.
- Coronation - Celebrates Her Majesty’s Coronation.
- Imperial Fair - Celebrates historic empires of the past.
- Festival of Thanks - Focuses on giving back and giving thanks.
- Life Day - Celebrates life, and focuses on reflecting on the year past.
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
When the First Order arrived in the mid 840s the first among their tasks was to create a calendar that synchronized with their new homeworld’s rotation around their new sun. The task was made easier from the recovery of ancient Dosuunian writings which would then be translated into Galactic Basic. From there, the First Order took what they knew from the Core and the Outer Rim and combined that knowledge with the ancient Dosuunian calendar.
The result became a blended calendar that aided in their transition to living in the Wild Space region. As time went on holidays were adjusted, and moved as needed. At least that was until the Fall of the First Order, or the Sacking of Dosuun. From which afterward the Calendar had to be recovered and updated. It no longer reflected knowledge from the Outer Rim, but was simplified to reflect ideas from the Core and the ancient Dosuunian writings.
As the First Order continues to reestablish itself on the galactic stage. It works diligently to ensure that its holidays observe more than just the national marks, but that each planet’s own cultural celebrations are highlighted on their calendars. Recently the First Order began accepting petitions to recognize non-human centric holidays so that it might reflect its diverse population.
- Edit Log: 03/14/24, OOC, General and Social Information updated, with exception to images of the calendar itself. Content updated. Photos updated, changed from flipbook to just linked Imgur photos.
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