Runic Calendar

The runic calendar, or in other words the "eternal calendar," is like a separate culture that differs from others by its internal features. According to various sources, the runic calendar originated in the III-IV century BC, and possibly even later among the Scandinavian tribes. Since ancient times, ancient tribes have used the calendar to keep track of time and holiday events. Most often, the runic calendar could be found in the form of a stick about a meter and a half long, no longer, in a special form. It was also often written on paper or carved on natural materials such as stones, leather or wood. The calendar was based on a metonic cycle, which included about 19 years and the Sun and Moon. The whole calendar contained several horizontal lines, which were marked by the runes themselves according to the rule of repetition of seven runes in order to mark the current day. To determine the year in the calendar, the people also used the same rule of repetition, but with nineteen runic symbols, or as they were called "golden numbers". The numeric value of each runic symbol in the calendar is indicated in alphabetical order. As for the order of determining the holidays, they were defined differently in each tribe, because they were also celebrated differently, and which in turn provoked certain differences. However, natural events and periods had their own order and were clearly defined by the runic tradition. That is why it was believed that the holidays in the calendar should be recorded in accordance with the signs associated with a particular holiday and marked with special signs.