About Calendars and Measuring Time
Artifacts from the Paleolithic suggest that ancient people used the moon to measure time with lunar calendars, which consisted of 12 or 13 lunar months (354 or 384 days).
The seasons quickly drift in a calendar based solely on twelve lunar months without adding extra days or months. To make up for the difference between a full year (now known to be about 365.24 days) and a year of twelve lunar months, some years in lunisolar calendars have a thirteenth month added to them.
The numbers twelve and thirteen have been significant in many cultures due to their relationship with the months and years. Another calendar type was developed in Mesoamerica, particularly in the ancient Mayan civilization. These calendars were based on religion and astronomy, with a year consisting of 18 months and each month consisting of 20 days. Additionally, there were five epagomenal days at the end of the year.
In 45 BC, Julius Caesar introduced reforms that changed the Roman world's calendar to a solar one. However, the Julian calendar had a flaw, as its intercalation still allowed the astronomical solstices and equinoxes to progress against it by approximately 11 minutes every year.
Pope Gregory XIII introduced a correction to fix this issue in 1582. Although different nations took centuries to adopt the Gregorian calendar, it is now the most commonly used calendar worldwide.
The Kingdom of Unixploria uses the Gregorian calendar but keeps an older Norse calendar to honor our Viking ancestors. Like the Calendar for Diversity and Inclusion, our Norse Calendar offers another perspective: a culturally homogenous calendar where nature sets the tone for festivities and seasons. In modern times, we need both the global and the local, and we need both a multinational, tolerant outlook and a culturally homogenous heritage to keep our feet on the ground.
- N.B. Red days (bold text) are mandatory flag days.
- (*) = This holiday or observation falls on a different date each year.
Calendar for Holidays and Observances in Unixploria
January
1 – New Year's Day
1 – International Pizza Day
3 – J.R.R. Tolkien Day
5 – Sausage Day
6 – Epiphany
10 – Tintin Day
27 – International Holocaust Remembrance Day
26 – National Bible Day (*)
February
5 – Carl Spitzweg Day
8 – Unixplorian Disc Pool Championships (*)
14 – St. Valentine's Day
18 – Wine Day
20 – International Pipe Smoking Day
21 – The Queen's Birthday
27 – International Cigar Day
March
1 – Hug A Librarian Day
4 – Unixplorian Semla Day (*)
5 – Ash Wednesday (Lent begins)*
8 – International Women's Day
12 – St. Gregory Day
14 – International PI Day
15 – Unixplorian Collector's Day (*)
20 – Award for Collector of the Year
31 – Unixplorian Snus Day
April
2 – Autism Awareness Day
5 – First Contact Day
12 – Unixplorian History Day (*)
17 – Lent ends
18 – Good Friday (*)
19 – Holy Saturday (*)
20 – Resurrection Sunday (*)
21 – Easter Monday (*)
22 – World Earth Day
23 – World Book Day
30 – Walpurgis
May
4 – Star Wars Day
15 – International Day of Families
20 – The Unixplorian Flag Day
23 – Linnaeus Day
25 – Geek Pride Day
25 – Mother's Day (*)
28 – Burger Day
29 – Ascension Day (*)
June
1 – World Milk Day
6 – Swedish Cultural Heritage Day
8 – Pentecost (*)
14 – International Steampunk Day
20 – Midsummer's Eve (*)
21 – Midsummer's Day (*)
22 – The King's Birthday
24 – Nativity of St John the Baptist (*)
July
2 – World UFO Day
4 – American Cultural Heritage Day
6 – International Kissing Day
7 – World Chocolate Day
10 – Pith Helmet Day
12 – Unixplorian Art Day (*)
20 – International Chess Day
29 – Lasagna Day
August
3 – Watermelon Day
7 – International Beer Day
9 – Crayfish Premiere (*)
8 – Independence Day
23 – Meatball Day
24 – Knife Day
26 – International Dog Day
28 – Bow Tie Day
30 – International Missy Barrett Day
September
5 – International Bacon Day
8 – Unixplorian Environmental Prize
13 – Mixed-Media Painting Contest (*)
18 – Prince Johan's birthday
26 – Prince Arvid's birthday
29 – International Coffee Day
30 – St. Jerome's Day
October
4 – Cinnamon Bun Day
5 – Global James Bond Day
11 – Unixplorian Quiz Championships (*)
16 – International Dictionary Day
16 – World Food Day
18 – Oktoberfest (*)
27 – International School Library Day
31 – Halloween
31 – Sir Douglas' Birthday
November
1 – All Saints' Day (*)
8 – Unixplorian Movie Awards (*)
14 – World Diabetes Day
15 – Unixplorian Writing Day (*)
17 – World Philosophy Day
17 – The Greyest Day of the Year
22 – Unixplorian Ludo Championships (*)
29 – Unixplorian Chess Championships (*)
December
6 – Finnish Cultural Heritage Day
10 – Order of Saint Paul
13 – St Lucy's Day
23 – Award for Micronational Creativity
24 – Christmas Eve
25 – Christmas Day
26 – St. Stephen's Day
31 – New Year's Eve
31 – Unixplorian Table Hockey Championships
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Norse Calendar
The Vikings' description of days and months reveals their beliefs and the challenges and opportunities each season brings.
The Norse year reflected the changes in seasons, such as the height of the sun in the sky, availability of food, and fertility. The year was divided into two halves, namely summer and winter. People's ages were counted by the winters they had lived through. It is believed that the "New Year" started on April 14, also the first day of summer.
In ancient times, the year was divided into moon phases, from new moon to new moon or full moon to full moon. However, counting days was not always accurate in Scandinavia because the nights were quite bright, making it challenging to observe the moon.
We invite you to learn more about our Viking heritage and their observed holidays. Learn more about our past to find out what Unixploria is today.
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