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The Freehold Lunar Calendar
Calendar Rules:
- A lunar month is defined as the 29 or 30 day period following
the appearance of the first observable crescent after the new moon
(usually 2-3 days after the "dark moon").
- The date of Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year, must
occur at some point within the lunar month called Ere-Yule.
- The year consists of two half-years, commencing with winter followed by
summer.
- The beginning of winter, in the month called Winterfull, is
also the beginning of the new lunar year,
and occurs two lunar months prior to the lunar month of Ere-Yule.
- A lunar year consisist of 12 lunar months except when a thirteenth
"leap-month" is required to ensure Winter Solstice still occurs in
the month of Ere-Yule.
- When required, the thirteenth month, called Litha, occurs during Midsummer
following the month of Ere-Litha and preceeding the month of After-Litha.
- A great 19-year cycle is formed (see the
Metonic Cycle) with only
a six hour error (with respect to the date of Winter Solstice) creeping in after 19 years. This 19
year cycle we are calling a "High-week", for lack of a better Germanic term.
- However, after four great cycles,
or 76 years, (4 x 19yrs = 76 yrs), the error accumulates to 24 hours and
therefore
one day must be substracted from the calendar every 76 years, over the week of
Winter Solstice (see
Callippic Cycle).
This 76 year cycle we are calling a "High-month",
for lack of a better Germanic term.
- The count of the Freeyear is simply the accounting of the
number of years since the year of
founding of the Heathen Freehold Society, which is said to have formed in Freeyear One.
- Below is the first of four 19-year High-weeks.
- Dates given for the Full Moons are according to Pacific Standard Time.
References & Notes:
- The Anglo-Saxon chronicler
Bede provides
a description of the lunar calandar of ancient Heathen.
- Knowledge of the Metonic lunar cycle is attested by inscriptions on
Bronze Age gold cone hats found in France, Germany and Switzerland.
- There is some debate among modern Heathen exactly where in the
observable phases of the moon the lunar month should rightly begin. We have opted for
the appearance of the first cresecent.
- To learn more, read
The Germanic Lunar Calendar.
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Winter
Midwinter |
Summer
Midsummer |
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Freeyear 1 (2002ce)
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Winterfull
Oct
2001
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Blot
Nov
'01
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Ere-Yule
Dec
'01
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After-Yule
Jan
2002
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Sol
Feb
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Hreth
Mar
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Easter
Apr 29
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Founding
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Thri
May
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Ere-Litha
Jun
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After-Litha
Jul
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Weod
Aug
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Halig
Sept
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Winter |
Summer |
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Freeyear 2 (2003ce)
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Winterfull
Oct 21
2002
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Blot
Nov 20
'02
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Ere-Yule
Dec 19
'02
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After-Yule
Jan 18
2003
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Sol
Feb 16
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Hreth
Mar 18
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Easter
Apr 16
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Thri
May 16
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Ere-Litha
Jun 14
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After-Litha
Jul 13
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Weod
Aug 12
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Halig
Sept 10
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Winter |
Summer |
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Freeyear 3 (2004ce)
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Winterfull
Oct 10
'03
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Blot
Nov 8
'03
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Ere-Yule
Dec 8
'03
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After-Yule
Jan 7
'04
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Sol
Feb 6
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Hreth
Mar 6
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Easter
Apr 5
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Thri
May 4
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Ere-Litha
Jun 2
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Litha
Jul 2
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After-Litha
Jul 31
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Weod
Aug 29
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Halig
Sept 29
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Winter |
Summer |
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Freeyear 4 (2005ce)
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Winterfull
Oct 27
'04
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Blot
Nov 26
'04
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Ere-Yule
Dec 26
'04
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After-Yule
Jan 25
'05
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Sol
Feb 23
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Hreth
Mar 25
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Easter
Apr 24
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Thri
May 23
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Ere-Litha
Jun 21
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After-Litha
Jul 21
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Weod
Aug 19
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Halig
Sept 17
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Winter |
Summer |
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Freeyear 5 (2006ce)
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Winterfull
Oct 17
'05
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Blot
Nov 15
'05
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Ere-Yule
Dec 15
'05
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After-Yule
Jan 14
'06
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Sol
Feb 12
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Hreth
Mar 14
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Easter
Apr 13
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Thri
May 13
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Ere-Litha
Jun 11
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Litha
Jul 11
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After-Litha
Aug 9
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Weod
Sept 7
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Halig
Oct 6
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Winter |
Summer |
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Freeyear 6 (2007ce)
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Winterfull
Nov 5
'06
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Blot
Dec 4
'06
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Ere-Yule
Jan 3
'07
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After-Yule
Feb 1
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Sol
Mar 3
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Hreth
Apr 2
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Easter
May 2
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Thri
May 31
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Ere-Litha
Jun 30
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After-Litha
Jul 29
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Weod
Aug 28
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Halig
Sept 26
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Winter |
Summer |
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Freeyear 7 (2008ce)
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Winterfull
Oct 25
'07
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Blot
Nov 24
'07
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Ere-Yule
Dec 23
'07
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After-Yule
Jan 22
'08
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Sol
Feb 20
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Hreth
Mar 21
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Easter
Apr 20
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Thri
May 19
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Ere-Litha
Jun 18
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After-Litha
Jul 17
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Weod
Aug 16
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Halig
Sept 15
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Winter |
Summer |
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Freeyear 8 (2009ce)
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Winterfull
Oct 14
'08
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Blot
Nov 12
'08
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Ere-Yule
Dec 12
'08
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After-Yule
Jan 10
'09
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Sol
Feb 9
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Hreth
Mar 10
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Easter
Apr 9
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Thri
May 8
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Ere-Litha
Jun 7
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Litha
Jul 7
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After-Litha
Aug 5
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Weod
Sept 4
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Halig
Oct 3
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Winter |
Summer |
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Freeyear 9 (2010ce)
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Nov 2
'09
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Dec 1
'09
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Dec 31
'09
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Jan 29
2010
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Feb 28
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Mar 29
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Apr 28
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May 27
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Jun 26
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Jul 25
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Aug 24
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Sept 23
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Winter |
Summer |
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Freeyear 10 (2011ce)
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Oct 22
'10
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Nov 21
'10
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Dec 21
'10
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Jan 19
2011
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Feb 18
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Mar 19
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Apr 17
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May 17
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Jun 15
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Jul 14
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Aug 13
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Sept 12
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Winter |
Summer |
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Freeyear 11 (2012ce)
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Oct 11
'11
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Nov 10
'11
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Dec 10
'11
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Jan 8
2012
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Feb 7
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Mar 8
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Apr 6
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May 5
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Jun 4
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Jul 3
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Aug 1
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Aug 31
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Sept 29
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Winter |
Summer |
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Freeyear 12 (2013ce)
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Oct 29
'12
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Nov 28
'12
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Dec 28
'12
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Jan 26
2013
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Feb 25
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Mar 27
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Apr 25
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May 24
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Jun 23
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Jul 22
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Aug 20
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Sept 19
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Winter |
Summer |
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Freeyear 13 (2014ce)
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Oct 18
'13
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Nov 17
'13
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Dec 17
'13
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Jan 15
2014
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Feb 14
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Mar 16
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Apr 14
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May 14
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Jun 12
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Jul 12
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Aug 10
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Sept 8
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Winter |
Summer |
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Freeyear 14 (2015ce)
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Oct 8
'14
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Nov 6
'14
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Dec 6
'14
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Jan 4
2015
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Feb 3
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Mar 5
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Apr 4
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May 3
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Jun 2
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Jul 1
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Jul 31
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Aug 29
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Sept 27
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Winter |
Summer |
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Freeyear 15 (2016ce)
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Oct 27
'15
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Nov 25
'15
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Dec 25
'15
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Jan 23
2016
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Feb 22
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Mar 23
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Apr 21
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May 21
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Jun 20
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Jul 19
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Aug 18
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Sept 16
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Winter |
Summer |
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Freeyear 16 (2017ce)
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Oct 15
'16
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Nov 14
'16
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Dec 13
'16
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Jan 12
2017
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Feb 10
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Mar 12
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Apr 10
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May 10
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Jun 9
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Jul 8
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Aug 7
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Sept 5
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Oct 5
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Winter |
Summer |
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Freeyear 17 (2018ce)
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Nov 3
'17
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Dec 3
'17
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Jan 1
2018
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Jan 31
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Mar 1
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Mar 31
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Apr 29
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May 29
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Jun 27
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Jul 27
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Aug 26
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Sept 24
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Winter |
Summer |
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Freeyear 18 (2019ce)
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Oct 24
'18
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Nov 22
'18
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Dec 22
'18
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Jan 20
2019
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Feb 19
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Mar 20
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Apr 19
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May 18
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Jun 17
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Jul 16
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Aug 15
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Sept 13
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Winter |
Summer |
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Freeyear 19 (2020ce)
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Oct 13
'19
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Nov 12
'19
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Dec 11
'19
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Jan 10
2020
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Feb 8
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Mar 9
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Apr 7
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May 7
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Jun 5
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Jul 4
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Aug 3
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Sept 1
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Oct 1
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