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 26/04/2022, the Sakura time in lore was Kyūjitsuhi 25 Seinaruōki, SKE 228, compared to Stoneworks standard calendar summer 144 SMP.

As per new standardised Stoneworks time, 1 Sakuran year is roughly equal to 2/5ths of a Stoneworks year, with the day lengths being the same but years different, 150 days in a Sakuran calendar year vs 365 in a Stoneworks calendar year. (Given a Stoneworks year (SMP) is 4 irl days, a Sakuran year is thus equal roughly to 1.6 irl days).

During the Sakuran Cultural Revolution (Chūnichi 13 Kaitōki, SKE 72 to Chūnichi 18 Kazokuōki, SKE 86), 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, the 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 Etanochihu, 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. Thus, Keisehi 1 Sanchōki, 1 SKE is equal to summer 50 SMP.

There are 60 Chijihuha, or seconds, in a Ninuha, or minute, 72 minutes 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. 'Ōkihuha 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. A year in Sakuran in Etanochi.

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.