Meitei calendar

The Meitei calendar (Meitei: ꯃꯩꯇꯩ ꯊꯥꯄꯥꯂꯣꯟ) or Manipuri calendar (Meitei: ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔꯤ ꯊꯥꯄꯥꯂꯣꯟ) or Kangleipak calendar (Meitei: ꯀꯪꯂꯩꯄꯥꯛ ꯊꯥꯄꯥꯂꯣꯟ) or Maliyapham Palcha Kumshing (Meitei: ꯃꯂꯤꯌꯥꯐꯝ ꯄꯥꯜꯆꯥ ꯀꯨꯝꯁꯤꯡ) is a lunisolar calendar used by the Meitei people, the Pangal people and Meitei Christians of Manipur for their religious as well as agricultural activities. The concept of era in Meitei was first developed by Emperor Maliyafam Palcha, in the year 1397 BC (Palcha Era)[1] in the kingdom of Kangleipak in present-day Manipur. It is believed that the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th and 7th months of the Meitei calendar were named after Poireiten's agricultural activities. Similar to Georgian calendar, the Meitei calendar also consists of twelve months and seven days but the starting date with the English calendar is different.[2][3] The new year day known as, Sajibu Cheiraoba is celebrated on the 1st day of the month Sajibu.

Days

MeiteiRomanisationEnglish
ꯅꯣꯡꯃꯥꯏꯖꯤꯡNongmaijingSunday
ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧꯀꯥꯕNingthoukabaMonday
ꯂꯩꯄꯥꯛꯄꯣꯛꯄLeipakpokpaTuesday
ꯌꯨꯝꯁꯀꯩꯁYumsakeisaWednesday
ꯁꯒꯣꯜꯁꯦꯟSagolsenThursday
ꯏꯔꯥꯢEeraiFriday
ꯊꯥꯡꯖThangjaSaturday

Months

Reference: 26 August, 1988

MeiteiRomanizationDaysGregorian
ꯁꯖꯤꯕꯨSajibu30Mar-Apr
ꯀꯥꯂꯦꯟKalen30Apr-May
ꯏꯉꯥEenga30May-Jun
ꯏꯉꯦꯟEengen30Jun-Jul
ꯊꯧꯋꯥꯟThouwan30Jul-Aug
ꯂꯥꯡꯕꯟLangban30Aug-Sep
ꯃꯦꯔꯥMera30Sep-Oct
ꯍꯤꯌꯥꯡꯒꯩHeeyanggei30Oct-Nov
ꯄꯣꯢꯅꯨPoinu30Nov-Dec
ꯋꯥꯛꯆꯤꯡWakching30Dec-Jan
ꯐꯥꯢꯔꯦꯜFairel30Jan-Feb
ꯂꯝꯇꯥLamta30Feb-Mar

Important days

Preservation

There is a society which preserves the traditional calendar of Manipur.[4][5]

References

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