Created
by games inventor and teacher Joli Quentin Kansil, the Intercalian Perpetual
Calendar is designed for practicality in that each month begins on Sunday
and ends on Saturday. Thus, any date in any month always falls on the
same day. For example, the 23rd of February — or March or November
— always falls on Friday. Likewise, each year begins on Sunday and
ends on Saturday so the calendar is perpetual in that it never needs to
be replaced from year to year.
Each of the 12 months is divided into five weeks of six days. There is no natural reason why it is necessary to have seven days in a week! No Wednesday is included in this calendar, but in that there are more weeks in the year, the work week is still the same number of hours, and the school year is just as many days.
In addition to having only six days in a week, the other major change is the introduction of an extra week — called Intercalia — at the end of the half-year. It is designed to be a week of relaxation, festivities, etc., and each year there could be a world-wide theme attached to it. So as to conform to the exact length of a year, Intercalia does not occur every eighth year, and it is also eliminated one extra time every 800 years.
With the Intercalian Perpetual Calendar (“Intercalia” for short),
holidays would always fall on the same day, and sports schedules and the
like would never have to be altered from year to year. This calendar could
be adopted on January 1, 2006, which is the next time when New Year’s
Day falls on a Sunday.
