The Discordian calendar is an alternative calendar used by some adherents of Discordianism. It is specified on page 00034 of the Principia Discordia. A calendar is a system for naming periods of time, typically days. ... Discordianism is a modern, Chaos-based religion founded in either 1958 or 1959. ... The Loompanics Yellow Cover combined 4th & 5th Edition Principia Discordia, (1979). ...

The numbering of Discordian years is the same as that of Anno Domini years plus 1,166. (Elsewhere in the Principia Discordia, it is mentioned that the Curse of Greyface occurred in 1166 BC, so this is presumably the start-date of the calendar.) As a reference, the year Anno Domini 2000 is 3166 YOLD (Year of Our Lady of Discord). Anno Domini Nostri Iesu Christi (In the Year of Our Lord Jesus Christ), commonly shortened to Anno Domini (In the Year of the Lord), abbreviated as AD or A.D., is the designation used to number years in the Christian Era, conventionally used with the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... Discordianism is a modern, Chaos-based religion founded in either 1958 or 1959. ... (Redirected from 1166 BC) Centuries: 13th century BC - 12th century BC - 11th century BC Decades: 1210s BC 1200s BC 1190s BC 1180s BC 1170s BC - 1160s BC - 1150s BC 1140s BC 1130s BC 1120s BC 1110s BC Events and Trends Death of Pharaoh Ramses V, from smallpox (1160 BC) The... Anno Domini Nostri Iesu Christi (In the Year of Our Lord Jesus Christ), commonly shortened to Anno Domini (In the Year of the Lord), abbreviated as AD or A.D., is the designation used to number years in the Christian Era, conventionally used with the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ...

The Discordian calendar has five 73-day seasons: Chaos, Discord, Confusion, Bureaucracy, and The Aftermath. The Discordian year is aligned with the Gregorian calendar and begins on January 1, thus Chaos 1, 3172 YOLD is January 1, 2006 Gregorian. Chaos derives from the Greek Χάος and typically refers to unpredictability. ... Look up Discord in Wiktionary, the free dictionary The word discord is a noun in the English language used to refer to things that clash or disagree. ... Look up Confusion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Confusion can have the following meanings: Unclarity or puzzlement, e. ... Bureaucracy is a concept in sociology and political science. ... Aftermath, is first attested in the 16th century in the meaning second crop (after-mowing, dialectal math, from Anglo-Saxon mæð mowing (c. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2006 (MMVI in Roman) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Discordian week consists of five days: Sweetmorn, Boomtime, Pungenday, Prickle-Prickle, and Setting Orange. The days of the week are named after the five basic Discordian elements, Sweet, Boom, Pungent, Prickle, and Orange. There are 73 of these weeks per year.

Every fourth year on the Discordian calendar, starting in 2 YOLD, an extra day is inserted between Chaos 59 and Chaos 60 called St. Tib's Day. This is because 4 years + 1 day = 5, a holy number, but the Discordian leap year also coincides with the Gregorian one. The result of this is that any given day of the year in the Discordian calendar may be taken to correspond to the same day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, and vice versa (but see "St. Tib's Day dispute", below). February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... February 29 is the 60th day of a leap year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 306 days remaining. ... A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing an extra day or month in order to keep the calendar year in sync with an astronomical or seasonal year. ... The Gregorian calendar is the calendar that is used nearly everywhere in the world. ...

There are Apostle Holydays on the 5th day of each season, named after the 5 Discordian apostles: Mungday, for Hung Mung; Mojoday, for Dr Van Van Mojo; Syaday, for Sri Syadasti; Zaraday, for Zarathud; and Maladay, for Malaclypse the Elder. There are also Season Holydays on the 50th of each season: Chaoflux, Discoflux, Confuflux, Bureflux, and Afflux. January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining. ... August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. ... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

The given list of Apostle Holydays is not comprehensive and there may be many more, or many fewer. Discordians are practically forbidden from agreeing on which Apostles are apocryphal and which are canonical; this list is derived from the official Holydays given in the Principia Discordia and may be considered heretical by some Discordians (which is most likely okay with them).

St. Tib's Day dispute

A schism has recently arisen within Discordianism over the St. Tib's Day rule. The Discordian Calendar, as described in the Principia Discordia, is unclear about whether the St. Tib's Day rule follows the Julian or Gregorian Calendar. The Loompanics Yellow Cover combined 4th & 5th Edition Principia Discordia, (1979). ...

The rule as given is "occurs once every four years", which would imply that the Discordian Calendar is effectively aligned to the Julian calendar and that the year begins on December 19 Julian. In this interpretation, the Discordian and Gregorian calendars are only aligned for the two centuries between Chaos 60, 3066 YOLD (March 1, 1900 Gregorian) and Chaos 59, 3266 YOLD (February 28, 2100 Gregorian). The Julian calendar was introduced in 46 BC by Julius Caesar and took force in 45 BC (709 ab urbe condita). ... December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2100 is the last year of the 21st century. ...

However, that page also claims to be a "Perpetual Date Converter from Gregorian to POEE Calendar", which implies that the Discordian and Gregorian calendars are perpetually aligned. In this interpretation, St. Tib's Day is skipped in years where the year ends in 66, unless the number of the century when divided by 4 leaves a remainder of 3 (e.g., since 31 = (7 * 4) + 3, 3166 was a leap year and 3566 will be a leap year, while 3266, 3366 and 3466 will not). This article or section should be merged withDiscordianism Paratheo-Anametamystikhood Of Eris Esoteric or POEE is a manifestation of the Discordian society. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... (Redirected from 2400) (23rd century - 24th century - 25th century - more centuries) The 24th century (Gregorian Calendar) comprises the years 2301-2400. ... 2100 is the last year of the 21st century. ... (Redirected from 2200) (21st century - 22nd century - 23rd century - other centuries) The twenty-second century comprises the years 2101 to 2200. ... (Redirected from 2300) (22nd century - 23rd century - 24th century - other centuries) The 23rd century (Gregorian Calendar) comprises the years 2201-2300. ...

Discordian Date in Linux

ddate, a program that prints the current date in the Discordian calendar, is quietly included in most Linux distributions. Tux is the official Linux mascot. ...

External links

• A scan of page 00034 on www.poee.org
• Online Gregorian-to-Erisian Date Converter
• Discordian Holydays in iCalendar format