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Old 10-02-2005, 08:08 AM   #5
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I was just looking at this on TEoA.

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Dwarvish New Years
A selection of modern Dwarvish new years: all dates are shown in the modern (Gregorian) calendar
2001 16 October
2002 6 October
2003 26 September
2004 14 October
2005 3 October
2006 22 September
2007 11 October
2008 29 September
2009 18 October
2010 7 October
2011 27 September
Thursday 14 October 2004 is a definite Durin's Day: not only do the Sun and Moon appear in the sky together, but a partial solar eclipse occurs. The occurrence of other Durin's Days will depend on longitude.
Reading the article besides this on the Encyclopaedia reveals that Durins day will be different in which country you are in. I suppose this applied to the Dwarves of Middle Earth as well. This got me thinking, Dwarves in, say, The Blue Mountains, would have a different day to those in the iron hills, if its further enough away. It must be confusing.
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