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Guybrush: /* Inconsistencies with the order of months */

2026-01-31T11:18:38Z

Inconsistencies with the order of months

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	=== Inconsistencies with the order of months ===		=== Inconsistencies with the order of months ===

	None of the books mention the specific order of the months or dayes of the week, so we are left with secondary sources - which are not always consistent. Of note, various editions of the Discworld Companion (right up to {{UDC}}), as well as the ''[[Book:GURPS Discworld\|Discworld Roleplaying Game]]'', specify that the year begins with Offle and ends with Ick. Neither of those sources give a date for Hogswatchnight, but the ~~roleplaying game does specify its~~ the last night of the year~~, so~~ presumably in that calendar it occurs on the 16th of Ick, rather than the 32nd of December. (See also [[Crueltide]].)		None of the books mention the specific order of the months or dayes of the week, so we are left with secondary sources - which are not always consistent. Of note, various editions of the Discworld Companion (right up to {{UDC}}), as well as the ''[[Book:GURPS Discworld\|original Discworld Roleplaying Game]]'', specify that the year begins with Offle and ends with Ick. Neither of those sources give a date for Hogswatchnight, but the RPG specifies it’s the last night of the year. This presumably means that in that calendar, it occurs on the 16th of Ick, rather than the 32nd of December. (See also [[Crueltide]].)

	==Special holidays==		==Special holidays==

Guybrush: /* Notable past years */ Added Year of the Barking Clam from Discworld II videogame

2026-01-31T11:11:58Z

Notable past years: Added Year of the Barking Clam from Discworld II videogame

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	* The Year of the Trout (mentioned in {{CJ}})		* The Year of the Trout (mentioned in {{CJ}})
	* The [[Year of the Revolving Crab]] (mentioned in {{WA}})		* The [[Year of the Revolving Crab]] (mentioned in {{WA}})
			* The Year of the Barking Clam (mentioned in [[Game:Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!?\|''Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!?'']])
	* The Year of the Sideways Leech (mentioned in {{H}})		* The Year of the Sideways Leech (mentioned in {{H}})
	* The Year of the Talking Frog (mentioned in {{H}})		* The Year of the Talking Frog (mentioned in {{H}})

Guybrush: /* Roundworld Common Years */ Added missing years

2025-12-03T14:49:12Z

Roundworld Common Years: Added missing years

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	* The Year of the Querulous [[Megapode]] (Common Year 2023) [https://www.reddit.com/r/discworld/comments/zzvsld/2023_will_be_known_as_the_discworld_year_of_the/ [2<nowiki>]</nowiki>]		* The Year of the Querulous [[Megapode]] (Common Year 2023) [https://www.reddit.com/r/discworld/comments/zzvsld/2023_will_be_known_as_the_discworld_year_of_the/ [2<nowiki>]</nowiki>]
	*The Year of the Moribund Aardvark (Common Year 2024) [https://www.reddit.com/r/discworld/comments/166fj0z/2024_will_be_known_as_the_year_of_the_moribund/#:~:text=2024%20will%20be%20known%20as,the%20Moribund%20Aardvark%20%3A%20r%2Fdiscworld [3<nowiki>]</nowiki>]		*The Year of the Moribund Aardvark (Common Year 2024) [https://www.reddit.com/r/discworld/comments/166fj0z/2024_will_be_known_as_the_year_of_the_moribund/#:~:text=2024%20will%20be%20known%20as,the%20Moribund%20Aardvark%20%3A%20r%2Fdiscworld [3<nowiki>]</nowiki>]
			*The Year of the Luminous Lemur (Common Year 2025)
			*The Year of the Curious Squid (Common Year 2026)

	==Months Of The Discworld Year==		==Months Of The Discworld Year==

Guybrush: /* Inconsistencies with the order of months */

2024-02-01T08:55:21Z

Inconsistencies with the order of months

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	=== Inconsistencies with the order of months ===		=== Inconsistencies with the order of months ===

	None of the books mention the specific order of the months or dayes of the week, so we are left with secondary sources - which are not always consistent. Of note, various editions of the Discworld Companion (right up to {{UDC}}), as well as the ''[[Book:GURPS Discworld\|Discworld Roleplaying Game]]'', specify that the year begins with Offle and ends with Ick. Neither of those sources give a date for Hogswatchnight, but the roleplaying game does specify its the last night of the year, so presumably in that calendar it occurs on the 16th of Ick, rather than the 32nd of December. ~~Both the Companions and the RPG~~ also ~~say that Hogswatchnight is technically only the holiday at the end of a full 800-day year, with the half-year mid-Winter festival being~~ [[Crueltide]], but that in most rural areas folks just call them both Hogswatchnight and don’t differentiate between them. (Similarly, Small Gods’ Eve is said to be the early half-year equivalent of Midsummer Eve, also known as All’s Fallow, but again, most folks just call the holiday Midsummer Eve every Summer.)		None of the books mention the specific order of the months or dayes of the week, so we are left with secondary sources - which are not always consistent. Of note, various editions of the Discworld Companion (right up to {{UDC}}), as well as the ''[[Book:GURPS Discworld\|Discworld Roleplaying Game]]'', specify that the year begins with Offle and ends with Ick. Neither of those sources give a date for Hogswatchnight, but the roleplaying game does specify its the last night of the year, so presumably in that calendar it occurs on the 16th of Ick, rather than the 32nd of December. (See also [[Crueltide]].)

	==Special holidays==		==Special holidays==

Guybrush: /* Months Of The Discworld Year */ Added section on discrepancies between various sources

2024-02-01T08:48:17Z

Months Of The Discworld Year: Added section on discrepancies between various sources

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	==Months Of The Discworld Year==		==Months Of The Discworld Year==
	Or rather, of the Discworld's ''half''-year. {{TCDA}} clarifies previously opaque or puzzling aspects of the calendar. Quote:		Or rather, of the Discworld's ''half''-year. {{TCDA}} clarifies previously opaque or puzzling aspects of the calendar. Quote:
	''This be for the Common Year, that being the four hundred days that measure the Season from Winter's Edge until the snows come again, and the Hogswatch is celebrated. All Celestial measurements, Observations and notations of Stars, houses of the firmament, and other divers heavenly bodies are taken on the Full Celestial year, of eight hundred days, which emcompasses two common years...''
			:''This be for the Common Year, that being the four hundred days that measure the Season from Winter's Edge until the snows come again, and the Hogswatch is celebrated. All Celestial measurements, Observations and notations of Stars, houses of the firmament, and other divers heavenly bodies are taken on the Full Celestial year, of eight hundred days, which emcompasses two common years...''

	* [[Ick]] - only has sixteen days		* [[Ick]] - only has sixteen days
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	* June		* June
	* [[Grune]]		* [[Grune]]
	* August		* August
	* [[Spune]]		* [[Spune]]
	* [[Sektober]]		* [[Sektober]]
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	The year commences on Hogswatch Day and ends on the following Hogswatch Eve.		The year commences on Hogswatch Day and ends on the following Hogswatch Eve.

			=== Inconsistencies with the order of months ===

			None of the books mention the specific order of the months or dayes of the week, so we are left with secondary sources - which are not always consistent. Of note, various editions of the Discworld Companion (right up to {{UDC}}), as well as the ''[[Book:GURPS Discworld\|Discworld Roleplaying Game]]'', specify that the year begins with Offle and ends with Ick. Neither of those sources give a date for Hogswatchnight, but the roleplaying game does specify its the last night of the year, so presumably in that calendar it occurs on the 16th of Ick, rather than the 32nd of December. Both the Companions and the RPG also say that Hogswatchnight is technically only the holiday at the end of a full 800-day year, with the half-year mid-Winter festival being [[Crueltide]], but that in most rural areas folks just call them both Hogswatchnight and don’t differentiate between them. (Similarly, Small Gods’ Eve is said to be the early half-year equivalent of Midsummer Eve, also known as All’s Fallow, but again, most folks just call the holiday Midsummer Eve every Summer.)

	==Special holidays==		==Special holidays==

Guybrush: /* Years and centuries */

2024-02-01T08:28:02Z

Years and centuries

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	* The [[Century of the Summer Weevil]] (mentioned in {{UA}})		* The [[Century of the Summer Weevil]] (mentioned in {{UA}})
	* The [[Century of the Dragonfly]] (mentioned in {{RM}})		* The [[Century of the Dragonfly]] (mentioned in {{RM}})
	* The [[Century of the Three Lice]] (mentioned in {{RM}})
	* The [[Century of the Cobra]] (mentioned in {{P}})		* The [[Century of the Cobra]] (mentioned in {{P}})
	* The [[Century of the Fruitbat]] (mentioned in {{RM}}, {{MAA}}, {{MP}}, {{SG}}, {{LL}}, {{CJ}}, {{T5E}}, {{TT}}, {{SM}}, {{P}})		* The [[Century of the Three Lice]] (mentioned in {{RM}} and the ''[[Book:GURPS Discworld\|Discworld Roleplaying Game]]'')
	* The [[Century of the Anchovy]] (mentioned in {{GP}} & {{MM}})		* The [[Century of the Fruitbat]] (mentioned in {{RM}}, {{MAA}}, {{MP}}, {{SG}}, {{LL}}, {{CJ}}, {{T5E}}, {{TT}}, {{SM}}, {{P}} and the ''[[Book:GURPS Discworld\|Discworld Roleplaying Game]]'')
			* The [[Century of the Anchovy]] (mentioned in {{GP}}, {{MM}} and the ''[[Book:GURPS Discworld\|Discworld Roleplaying Game]]'')
	* The [[Century of the Rat]] (mentioned in {{FOC}})		* The [[Century of the Rat]] (mentioned in {{FOC}})

Moishe Rosenbaum: /* Roundworld Common Years */ replacing Xitter with Reddit as source

2024-01-10T02:49:22Z

Roundworld Common Years: replacing Xitter with Reddit as source

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	* The Year of the Condescending Carp (Common Year 2020)		* The Year of the Condescending Carp (Common Year 2020)
	* The Year of the Beleaguered Badger (Common Year 2021)		* The Year of the Beleaguered Badger (Common Year 2021)
	* The Year of the Lachrymating Leveret (Common Year 2022) [https://~~twitter~~.com/~~terryandrob~~/~~status~~/~~1466043256391753733~~]		* The Year of the Lachrymating Leveret (Common Year 2022) [https://www.reddit.com/r/discworld/comments/r6j46t/2022_has_been_prounouced_the_year_of_the/ [1<nowiki>]</nowiki>]
	* The Year of the Querulous [[Megapode]] (Common Year 2023) [https://www.reddit.com/r/discworld/comments/zzvsld/2023_will_be_known_as_the_discworld_year_of_the/ [2<nowiki>]</nowiki>]		* The Year of the Querulous [[Megapode]] (Common Year 2023) [https://www.reddit.com/r/discworld/comments/zzvsld/2023_will_be_known_as_the_discworld_year_of_the/ [2<nowiki>]</nowiki>]
	*The Year of the Moribund Aardvark (Common Year 2024) [https://www.reddit.com/r/discworld/comments/166fj0z/2024_will_be_known_as_the_year_of_the_moribund/#:~:text=2024%20will%20be%20known%20as,the%20Moribund%20Aardvark%20%3A%20r%2Fdiscworld [3<nowiki>]</nowiki>]		*The Year of the Moribund Aardvark (Common Year 2024) [https://www.reddit.com/r/discworld/comments/166fj0z/2024_will_be_known_as_the_year_of_the_moribund/#:~:text=2024%20will%20be%20known%20as,the%20Moribund%20Aardvark%20%3A%20r%2Fdiscworld [3<nowiki>]</nowiki>]

Moishe Rosenbaum: /* Roundworld Common Years */ replacing Xitter with Reddit as source again

2024-01-10T02:47:58Z

Roundworld Common Years: replacing Xitter with Reddit as source again

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	* The Year of the Beleaguered Badger (Common Year 2021)		* The Year of the Beleaguered Badger (Common Year 2021)
	* The Year of the Lachrymating Leveret (Common Year 2022) [https://twitter.com/terryandrob/status/1466043256391753733]		* The Year of the Lachrymating Leveret (Common Year 2022) [https://twitter.com/terryandrob/status/1466043256391753733]
	* The Year of the Querulous [[Megapode]] (Common Year 2023) [https://~~twitter~~.com/~~terryandrob~~/~~status~~/~~1560280427390111744~~]		* The Year of the Querulous [[Megapode]] (Common Year 2023) [https://www.reddit.com/r/discworld/comments/zzvsld/2023_will_be_known_as_the_discworld_year_of_the/ [2<nowiki>]</nowiki>]
	*The Year of the Moribund Aardvark (Common Year 2024) [https://www.reddit.com/r/discworld/comments/166fj0z/2024_will_be_known_as_the_year_of_the_moribund/#:~:text=2024%20will%20be%20known%20as,the%20Moribund%20Aardvark%20%3A%20r%2Fdiscworld [3<nowiki>]</nowiki>]		*The Year of the Moribund Aardvark (Common Year 2024) [https://www.reddit.com/r/discworld/comments/166fj0z/2024_will_be_known_as_the_year_of_the_moribund/#:~:text=2024%20will%20be%20known%20as,the%20Moribund%20Aardvark%20%3A%20r%2Fdiscworld [3<nowiki>]</nowiki>]

Moishe Rosenbaum: /* Roundworld Common Years */ replacing Xitter with Reddit as source

2024-01-10T02:46:47Z

Roundworld Common Years: replacing Xitter with Reddit as source

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	* The Year of the Lachrymating Leveret (Common Year 2022) [https://twitter.com/terryandrob/status/1466043256391753733]		* The Year of the Lachrymating Leveret (Common Year 2022) [https://twitter.com/terryandrob/status/1466043256391753733]
	* The Year of the Querulous [[Megapode]] (Common Year 2023) [https://twitter.com/terryandrob/status/1560280427390111744]		* The Year of the Querulous [[Megapode]] (Common Year 2023) [https://twitter.com/terryandrob/status/1560280427390111744]
	*The Year of the Moribund Aardvark (Common Year 2024) [https://x.com/~~terryandrob~~/~~status~~/~~1697202682283372827?s~~=46]		*The Year of the Moribund Aardvark (Common Year 2024) [https://www.reddit.com/r/discworld/comments/166fj0z/2024_will_be_known_as_the_year_of_the_moribund/#:~:text=2024%20will%20be%20known%20as,the%20Moribund%20Aardvark%20%3A%20r%2Fdiscworld [3<nowiki>]</nowiki>]

	==Months Of The Discworld Year==		==Months Of The Discworld Year==

Guybrush: /* Years and centuries */ Little clean-up, especially around Century of the Rat

2023-11-16T10:49:35Z

Years and centuries: Little clean-up, especially around Century of the Rat

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	Centuries and years are named. We are currently in the Century of the Anchovy ({{CJ}}). It was preceded by the Century of the Fruitbat ({{MP}}) and even earlier by the [[Century of the Three Lice]], and the [[Djelibeybi\|Century of the Cobra]] ({{SG}}).		Centuries and years are named. We are currently in the Century of the Anchovy ({{CJ}}). It was preceded by the Century of the Fruitbat ({{MP}}) and even earlier by the [[Century of the Three Lice]], and the [[Djelibeybi\|Century of the Cobra]] ({{SG}}).

	In ~~[[Feet of Clay]] it is posed by~~ [[Doc Pseudopolis]], President of the Guild of Gamblers ~~that the next century would not~~ be the [[Century of the ~~Anchovy~~]] but ~~instead~~ the [[Century of the ~~Rat~~]]~~. This is met with no protest by the Guild leaders but is~~ not ~~mentioned again~~ in ~~the Discworld Novels~~.		In {{FOC}} [[Doc Pseudopolis]], President of the Guild of Gamblers, says “in a few years it’ll be the [[Century of the Rat]].” No-one objects to this, but subsequent Discworld novels that mention the century refer to the [[Century of the Anchovy]], perhaps suggesting that centuries are not named that far in advance (and that this is a bet Doc has lost).

	* The [[Century of the Summer Weevil]] (mentioned in {{UA}})		* The [[Century of the Summer Weevil]] (mentioned in {{UA}})
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	* The [[Century of the Fruitbat]] (mentioned in {{RM}}, {{MAA}}, {{MP}}, {{SG}}, {{LL}}, {{CJ}}, {{T5E}}, {{TT}}, {{SM}}, {{P}})		* The [[Century of the Fruitbat]] (mentioned in {{RM}}, {{MAA}}, {{MP}}, {{SG}}, {{LL}}, {{CJ}}, {{T5E}}, {{TT}}, {{SM}}, {{P}})
	* The [[Century of the Anchovy]] (mentioned in {{GP}} & {{MM}})		* The [[Century of the Anchovy]] (mentioned in {{GP}} & {{MM}})
	* The [[Century of the Rat]] (mentioned in {{~~MAA~~}})		* The [[Century of the Rat]] (mentioned in {{FOC}})

	== Notable past years==		== Notable past years==