Meitei calendar

The Meitei calendar or Manipuri calendar or Kangleipak calendar or Maliyapham Palcha Kumshing is a lunar and sidereal calendar used by the Meitei people of Manipur for their religious as well as agricultural activities. The calendar was first developed by Emperor Maliya Phampalcha, in the year 1398 BC in the kingdom of Kangleipak in present day Manipur. Similar to Georgian calendar, the Meitei calendar also consists of twelve months and seven days.^[1][2]

Days[]

Months[]

Important days[]

• Ningol Chakouba (ꯅꯤꯉꯣꯜ ꯆꯥꯛꯀꯧꯕ)-2nd of Hiyangei month
• Sajibu Cheiraoba (ꯁꯖꯤꯕꯨ ꯆꯩꯔꯥꯎꯕ)-1st of Sajibu month
• Panthoibi Iratpa (ꯄꯥꯟꯊꯣꯢꯕꯤ ꯏꯔꯥꯠꯄ)-
• Imoinu Iratpa (ꯏꯃꯣꯢꯅꯨ ꯏꯔꯥꯠꯄ)-12th of Wakching month
• Sanamahi Ahong Khong Chingba (ꯁꯅꯥꯃꯍꯤ ꯑꯍꯣꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯆꯤꯡꯕ)-
• Kwaak Taanba (ꯀ꯭ꯋꯥꯛ ꯇꯥꯟꯕ)-10th of Mera month
• Yaoshang (ꯌꯥꯎꯁꯪ)-15th of Lamtaa month,Full moon
• Heikru Hidongba (ꯍꯩꯀ꯭ꯔꯨ ꯍꯤꯗꯣꯡꯕ)-11th of Langban month
• Mera Chaorel Houba (ꯃꯦꯔꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯦꯜ ꯍꯧꯕ)-1st of Mera month
• Mera Hou Chongba (ꯃꯦꯔꯥ ꯍꯧ ꯆꯣꯡꯕ)- 15th of Mera month

Preservation[]

There is a society which preserves the traditional calendar of Manipur.^[3][4]

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