How many days are there in each month of the saanich lunar calendar?
Cut and pasted from the site listed on the Reference box. The days in the month are determined by the time it takes for the full moon to wax and wane until a full moon arises again. This is the type of moon used by both the Saanich peoples. What you will be studying in this activity is referred to as the “Saanich” Year rather than the “Saanich Calendar” because it shows the integration and flow of activities that occurred when the Saanich peoples lived a traditional life that was linked to nature. The moons in the Saanich year are markers, not calendar months. Their “year” was more than 365 days. If you compare the Saanich year to the western system you will see that some years there have been 13 moons and sometimes they have 12. As well, you will see that sometimes there are 29 days between moons and sometimes there are 30 days. As the authors noted, this system may seem confusing at first but one must remember that nature is very complex should not be reduced to a calendar or a clock
