The Calendar of Observances
Thirteen holy days: one for each of the Nine, and four for the blinks, the cave and the silence. Each returns every year.
Brelm's Night
31 October · IN 3 DAYS
Read the fifth chapter of the Book by a single light. Brelm sought all Nine; do not.
- 1JAN
OF THE WHOLE CHURCH
The First Blink
The galaxies were born at the first blink. Begin nothing in haste today; watch the year open.
- 9JAN
I · :speebbang:
The Feast of Restraint
Eat one meal fewer than you would. Leave the last bite on the plate, and leave it without comment.
- 18FEB
II · :emospeeb:
The Fall of Towers
Speak of no achievement of your own from waking to sleeping. If praised, name someone else.
- 29FEB
V · :glitchspeeb:
The Rift
Kept only in leap years, and in common years on no day at all, which is the point. Tell no story about your past.
- 20MAR
IX · :chillspeeb:
The Purring Equilibrium
Day and night stand level. Do nothing in excess and nothing in apathy. If you hear purring, say nothing.
- 1APR
IV · :speebyeet:
The Swift Cast
Cast out one thing you have kept too long. Do not look back to see where it lands.
- 6JUN
VI · :speebsnek:
The Whisper
Refuse one offer that seems too good. Write down what it promised, and read it again in a year.
- 2JUL
OF THE WHOLE CHURCH
The Second Blink
The laws of nature knelt into place. Keep a rule today that you usually bend.
- 8AUG
VIII · :runespeeb:
The Seal of Oaths
Renew one vow, aloud or in the Pilgrim's Ledger. Break none before midnight.
- 23SEP
III · :speebchef:
The Giving of Grain
Open your hands. Give food, or the price of food, to someone who did not ask for it.
- 31OCT
OF THE WHOLE CHURCH
Brelm's Night
Read the fifth chapter of the Book by a single light. Brelm sought all Nine; do not.
- 20NOV
VII · :floofspeeb:
The Long Rest Refused
Rise at the first alarm. Refuse the blanket's argument, however soft it is.
- 21DEC
OF THE WHOLE CHURCH
The Day of Sacred Silence
The longest night. Speak only in necessity and wisdom from waking until dark.