Calendar

Due to the lack of any astronomical or seasonal cycles underground, the Ayleid fascination with numerology, and a gradual shifting of circadian rhythms due to artificial magical light, the previous Aldmeri calendar system used by the Ayleids became obsolete and thus a new one was created around the end of the Sornid Dynasty.

Transition
To ease the transition, the Aldmeri calendar and system of timekeeping was simply altered slightly to revolve more around the number eight, the Holy Number of the Ayleids. Four seconds were added to each minute and four minutes to each hour.

The length of a day, however, was radically altered to now be thirty two new hours long. In the same way there came to be eight months all of five weeks of eight days in a year.

Thus, for all intents and purposes, each year came to be one third longer. The chosen starting date for the calendar was the day that the entrance was sealed.

By the Ayleid reckoning then, it is currently the year 4167.

Months
Each month is named for one of the Eight Ideals of Ayleid culture.

They are:
 * 1) Alasia ("Vision")
 * 2) Alataia ("Brightness")
 * 3) Hameia ("Origins")
 * 4) Meldia ("Ambition")
 * 5) Narilia ("Finality")
 * 6) Sunaia ("Blessings")
 * 7) Kanaia ("Daring")
 * 8) Emerataia ("Song")

Feast & Festival Days
By ancient decree and tradition, every eighth day is a feast day where all Ayleids cease their labors and indulge themselves. Even the constant feuding is halted on these days. These mark the end of one week.

Festival days are when great rituals and rites are performed, entertainment is put on, and gifts are given freely. They happen every 64th day, making five in a year, and are each dedicated to a specific Daedric Prince.

These are:
 * 24th of Brightness / Merid-Nunda (Meridia) / Festival of Light
 * 8th of Ambition / Gori Mora (Hermaeus Mora) / Festival of Knowledge
 * 32nd of Finality / Molag-Nunda (Molag Bal) / Festival of Power
 * 16th of Daring / Meliaphil (Mephala) / Festival of Eight
 * 40th of Song / Sankai (Sanguine) / Festival of Pain and Pleasure