Shire Calendar

The calendar of the Shire-hobbits

The calendar in use by the Hobbits of the Shire, in which the year was divided into twelve months of thirty days each, with five additional days to make up a full 365-day year.

Shire Calendar	Eastfarthing usage	Calendar of Bree	Length	Modern Equivalent
2 Yule	2 Yule	2 Yule	1 day	22 December
Afteryule	Frery	Frery	30 days	23 December - 21 January
Solmath	Solmath	Solmath	30 days	22 January - 20 February
Rethe	Rethe	Rethe	30 days	21 February - 22 March
Astron	Chithing	Chithing	30 days	23 March - 21 April
Thrimidge	Thrimidge	Thrimidge	30 days	22 April - 21 May
Forelithe	Forelithe	Lithe	30 days	22 May - 20 June
1 Lithe	1 Lithe	1 Summerday	1 day	21 June
Mid-year's Day	Mid-year's Day	2 Summerday (Mid-year's Day)	1 day	22 June
Overlithe	Overlithe	Overlithe	1 day	(Leap years only)
2 Lithe	2 Lithe	3 Summerday	1 day	23 June
Afterlithe	Afterlithe	Mede	30 days	24 June - 23 July
Wedmath	Wedmath	Wedmath	30 days	24 July - 22 August
Halimath	Halimath	Harvestmath	30 days	23 August - 21 September
Winterfilth	Winterfilth	Wintring	30 days	22 September - 21 October
Blotmath	Blotmath	Blooting	30 days	22 October - 20 November
Foreyule	Yulemath	Yulemath	30 days	21 November - 20 December
1 Yule	1 Yule	1 Yule	1 day	21 December

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Shire Calendar

The calendar of the Shire-hobbits

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