I just had a heart-shattering realization
I was finishing up writing a prompt fic that takes place in late 3021 (which really does not exist, since it became FA 1 in spring). The date of the story matches the date of something in canon, so I was trying to figure out how this Shire Reckoning date (since all days/months are listed as such in Appendix B) would be as a FA 1 date, since March 26 became April 1st starting FA 1 (aka what would have been 3021 if they had not changed it).
Then I realized something. Moving April 1st 5 days ahead for the FA calendar (each month has 30 days in both the Gondor calendar and Shire calendar) would move *everything* 5 days ahead. Including Aragorn's birthday. So if he like, everyone in Gondor followed the conversion, including birthdays... does that mean he'd be like, a late February birthday in New Reckoning and a March birthday in Shire reckoning?
Crap, guys, I need help! :o Do you think that everyone in Gondor like, moved their friggin birthday five days back to make it so they actually passed 365 days, or that they kept their birthday the same day but that everyone born BEFORE April 1, FA 1 was actually 5 days older than their birthday said they were! And if they did all change, OMG, did Aragorn celebrate like, every birthday after his 90th in early 3021 like, in February instead of March?
I am going to cry now. Why are you doing this to me, Professor!? >_<
On another note, since after FA 1 mettare (basically New Year's Eve) is right after flipping March, and so a spring-based holiday, I need a Quenya name for a winter-based holiday. That, or I need to completely reorder my dates in my sequel to Hearts of Men, which is really difficult since I already have somewhat of an established canon of fourth age events in my Tales of Life prompt series.
Hmm. Maybe not. I have an idea.
Edit: I went to Appendix D (the evil calendar appendix) like right after writing this post and caught an interesting line about the New Reckoning: "The months retained their former names, beginning now with Viresse (April), but referred to periods beginning generally five days earlier than previously." Do you guys think this indicates that Gondor was like "yea, we know we're five days earlier, but we're just gonna ignore that and pretend that the new March 1st is not actually March 6th in the old reckoning"?
I really hope so.
Still, that makes the old September 29, 3021 TA like, October 4 in FA 1. I think. Since the 25th was the last month-less middle day.
I am sooo flipping confused as to what date I give it in my prompt fic, and it's really bugging me. Maybe I'll just give it both dates. *cries*
Then I realized something. Moving April 1st 5 days ahead for the FA calendar (each month has 30 days in both the Gondor calendar and Shire calendar) would move *everything* 5 days ahead. Including Aragorn's birthday. So if he like, everyone in Gondor followed the conversion, including birthdays... does that mean he'd be like, a late February birthday in New Reckoning and a March birthday in Shire reckoning?
Crap, guys, I need help! :o Do you think that everyone in Gondor like, moved their friggin birthday five days back to make it so they actually passed 365 days, or that they kept their birthday the same day but that everyone born BEFORE April 1, FA 1 was actually 5 days older than their birthday said they were! And if they did all change, OMG, did Aragorn celebrate like, every birthday after his 90th in early 3021 like, in February instead of March?
I am going to cry now. Why are you doing this to me, Professor!? >_<
On another note, since after FA 1 mettare (basically New Year's Eve) is right after flipping March, and so a spring-based holiday, I need a Quenya name for a winter-based holiday. That, or I need to completely reorder my dates in my sequel to Hearts of Men, which is really difficult since I already have somewhat of an established canon of fourth age events in my Tales of Life prompt series.
Hmm. Maybe not. I have an idea.
Edit: I went to Appendix D (the evil calendar appendix) like right after writing this post and caught an interesting line about the New Reckoning: "The months retained their former names, beginning now with Viresse (April), but referred to periods beginning generally five days earlier than previously." Do you guys think this indicates that Gondor was like "yea, we know we're five days earlier, but we're just gonna ignore that and pretend that the new March 1st is not actually March 6th in the old reckoning"?
I really hope so.
Still, that makes the old September 29, 3021 TA like, October 4 in FA 1. I think. Since the 25th was the last month-less middle day.
I am sooo flipping confused as to what date I give it in my prompt fic, and it's really bugging me. Maybe I'll just give it both dates. *cries*