Sakuran Calendar

The Sakuran Calendar, or Sakurakitochi Hananotochi in Sakuran, is the calendar used by the region in Plagos known as Sakura or by its people as Sakurakitochi. (As at 02/02/2022, the Sakura time in lore was 45 Sanchōki, 166 SKE).

During the Sakuran Cultural Revolution (Kinbenohi 7 Sanchōki, SKE 73 to Saigokarahi 4 Kaitōki, SKE 81), the previously informal calendar used by the people of the lands after their discovery of the sacred blossom tree Attakhaihen Sakuraki was formalised into the Sakuran Calendar. It was formalised by a team lead by then Mujanaibu-Sakuratochi Shujin (Minister for Sakuran Internal Affairs) Alexander S. Numachi, then a young politician in his mother Lady Aisuru Numachi's government.

It is unique in that it revolves around the lifecycle of the sacred Attakhaihen Sakuraki tree that is worshipped within Sakura. The denomination for the year date is SKE, which is an abbreviation from Sakuran, Sakuraki Kiomitsuke Etanochi, which translates roughly as "years after finding the holy tree". The accurate calendar was backdated by Alexander Numachi to begin on the first day of the first month of the first year, the day Sakura province was founded, Keiseihi 1 Sanchōki, 1 SKE, the formation of Sakura province.

There are 60 Chijihuha or seconds in a Ninuha or minute, 72 Ninuha in a Dainuha or hour, and 20 Dainuha in a Hihuha or day. This means that there is the same amount of time in a day as a conventional Rathnir day, it is just counted differently. Kihuha or months vary in length, with 40 day, 25 day and 20 day months making up a 150 day year, and simultaneously represent consistent seasons, as the Attakhaihen Sakuraki always blossoms at the same time on every day of each year. Each month has a name with a meaning, ōki is the ending for the months in Sakuran, taken from ōkihuha (month) and the part before that holds meaning relevant to what occurs in that month.

The most important day of the year is the day exactly in the middle of the 4th month, Seinaruōki, the 13th day of that month. It is known as Attakhai Shinenkaba and is the mid-year celebration of the height of the blossoming of the sacred, holy Attakhaihen Sakuraki trees.