Elven calendar

One version of the elven calendar showing the holidays and the savaeds.

The elven calendar divides the year into eight parts, collectively called savaeds; most of them share the name with the holiday that starts them.

The elven New Year is celebrated on Saovine.

Solar Holidays

There is four holidays which date is connected with the activity of the Sun.

• Solstices
  • Midinváerne
  • Midaëte
• Equinoxes
  • Birke
  • Velen

Lunar Holidays

Four other holidays takes place during a new moons.

• Imbaelk
• Belleteyn
• Lammas
• Saovine

Conversion Tables

• These conversion tables are based on the assumption that a year in the Witcher world is 365/366 days long and that the astrological and mythological phenomena happen at about the same time of the year as in the northern hemisphere of our own world.
• As is common with calendars, astrological and mythological holidays have been moved to a fixed date.

Elven to Gregorian

Original	Info	Converted	Duration
Saovine	Holiday	1 November	1 day
Saovine	1st Savaed	1 November – 20 December	50 days
Midinváerne	Holiday	21 December	1 day
Yule	2nd Savaed	21 December – 1 February	43 days
Imbaelk	Holiday	2 February	1 day
Imbaelk	3rd Savaed	2 February – 20 March	47 days
Birke	Holiday	21 March	1 day
Birke	4th Savaed	21 March – 30 April	41 days
Belleteyn	Holiday	1 May	1 day
Blathe	5th Savaed	1 May – 20 June	51 days
Midaëte	Holiday	21 June	1 day
Feainn	6th Savaed	21 June – 31 July	41 days
Lammas	Holiday	1 August	1 day
Lammas	7th Savaed	1 August – 22 September	53 days
Velen	Holiday	23 September	1 day
Velen	8th Savaed	23 September – 31 October	39 days
	Leap Day	29 February	1 day
Imbaelk	Leap Year, 3rd Savaed	2 February – 20 March	48 days

Gregorian to Elven

Original	Info	Converted	Duration
New Year	Holiday	12 Yule	1 day
January	1st Month	12 Yule – 42 Yule	31 days
February	2nd Month	43 Yule – 27 Imbolc	28 days
March	3rd Month	28 Imbaelk – 11 Birke	31 days
April	4th Month	12 Birke – 41 Birke	30 days
May	5th Month	01 Blathe – 31 Blathe	31 days
June	6th Month	32 Blathe – 10 Feainn	30 days
July	7th Month	11 Feainn – 41 Feainn	31 days
August	8th Month	01 Lammas – 31 Lammas	31 days
September	9th Month	32 Lammas – 08 Velen	30 days
October	10th Month	09 Velen – 39 Velen	31 days
November	11th Month	01 Saovine – 30 Saovine	30 days
December	12th Month	31 Saovine – 11 Yule	31 days
	Leap Day	28 Yule	1 day
February	Leap Year, 2nd Month	43 Yule – 28 Imbaelk	29 days
March	Leap Year, 3rd Month	29 Imbaelk – 11 Birke	31 days