The names of Attland months are closely related to Old Norse and Icelandic calendar, but timed with Hebrew calendar:
Haustmánuður, equivalent to Tishri, "autumn month"
Gormánuður, equivalent to Cheshvan, "slaughter month" or "Gór's month"
Ýlir, equivalent to Kislev, "Yule month"
Mörsugur, equivalent to Tevet, "fat sucking month"
Þorri, equivalent to Shevat, "frozen snow month"
Góa, equivalent to Adar, "Góa's month,
Einmánuður (mid March - mid April, "lone" or "single month")
Nissan, exactly Hebrew Nisan (Harpa, a female name, probably a forgotten goddess, first day of Harpa is celebrated by Norse as Sumardagurinn fyrsti, first day of summer. Attland custom is to avoid using and giving women names that contain the sound R)
Ijar, is exactly Hebrew Iyar, (Skerpla until 1300's, another forgotten goddess)
Sivan , exactly as the Hebrew month, or Sólmánuður "sun month"
Heyannir, equivalent to Tammuz, "hay business month"
Tvímánuður, equivalent to Av, "two" or "second month"
Showing posts with label social customs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label social customs. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Friday, August 8, 2008
These refreshing social customs that frown on seclusion and piercings
Some of the most commendable customs I find in Attland are these:
- No man can touch or shake hands with a woman, especially a married woman
- Women avoid being alone in a house or an empty building with men they are not related to
- Body piercings, tattoos (and garish, inciting T-shirts) are definite no-nos and most respectable restaurants will not allow this on their premises
- any anarchistic, rebellious points of view are far from being fashionable in Attland, and are definite party-poopers
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