Elven calendar



The elven calendar divides the year into eight parts, collectively called savaeds; most of them share the name with the holiday that starts them.

The elven New Year is celebrated on Saovine.

Solar Holidays
There is four holidays which date is connected with the activity of the Sun.
 * Solstices
 * Midinváerne
 * Midaëte
 * Equinoxes
 * Birke
 * Velen

Lunar Holidays
Four other holidays takes place during a new moons.
 * Imbaelk
 * Belleteyn
 * Lammas
 * Saovine

Conversion Tables

 * These conversion tables are based on the assumption that a year in the Witcher world is 365/366 days long and that the astrological and mythological phenomena happen at about the same time of the year as in the northern hemisphere of our own world.
 * As is common with calendars, astrological and mythological holidays have been moved to a fixed date.

Gregorian to Elven
Elfischer Kalender Calendrier elfique Calendario degli elfi Kalendarz elfów