AUUUUUUUUGH.

[kiya]

I picked up a couple of books to do some research for the calendar portion of the OH project. One of them was a reprint of an article, which I thought was disappointing, but hey, it'd be a quick read ...

... it notes that the Medinet Habu calendars and the Edfu calendars have the Sothic rising in different months.

And while I'm dealing with the emotional fallout from this someone on TC posts a, "So does every pagan religion use the Wheel of the Year?" thread, to which I was tempted to reply "I WISH."

Fucking calendars, how do they work?

*chooses music semi-deliberately*

Comments

[jadecat9.livejournal.com]

Here's a question then:

When were the Medinet & Edfu calendars used? In different periods or such?
Considering the timespan of the AE civilization, Sopdet might have conceivably changed when it rose, just as the constellations change in time as we move through the Universe.

Anyways, it's a thought.

On the flip side, you can always just use the actual calculations of when Sopdet does rise astronmically, then use that as the beginning of whichever calendar you decide to use.

[kiya]

I'm pretty sure the difference is due to the drifts from the lack of a leap year. But it raises the question of whether the festivals should be compiled by distance from the new year defined by Sopdet or the new year defined by the drifting calendar or ... waugh.

I'm trying to simplify this stuff a bit, but that adds a layer of thinking that I was hoping to skip by going "Okay, this festival is held on such-and-such Peret, so I put it here...." I have to decide which Peret...

[luellon.livejournal.com]

When making my calendar, all I did was put the festivals in and then calculate it from there. All of the AE temples calculated it differently from where Sopdet rose though from where their own temple or the Nisut's residence throughout AE history so none of it was totally uniform.

Wow, did that make any sense? I don't think I'm so coherent right now.

[wcg.livejournal.com]

Fucking calendars, how do they work?

Every one is a little different. The point, of course, is to measure out the year. But everyone did it a bit differently.

(from Elfi)

[(Anonymous)]

And here I thought Daylight Savings was a big hassle....