Cormarë
Cormarë or Ringday was a day of celebrations in the Reunited Kingdom of the Fourth Age to celebrate the birthday of Frodo Baggins, destroyer of the One Ring.
In Aragorn the King Elessar's New Reckoning calendar, 30 Yavannië was made a festival in honor of the Ring-bearer, since it corresponded with Frodo's birthday, 22 September in the Shire Calendar. Except in leap-years 30 Yavannië corresponded with 21 September in the Shire Calendar, so the New Reckoning's leap-day was inserted between Yavannië and its Enderi, and was called Cormarë or "Ringday"[note 1], and Frodo's birthday feast was doubled in leap-years.[1]
Etymology
Cormarë is a Quenya word glossed as "Ringday", apparently containing the unattested word corma ("ring").[2]
Uses outside the legendarium
22 September is a popular "ceremonial" date for founding Tolkien societies. Unquendor (the Netherlands), Eredain (Switzerland), Imladris (Denmark) and several others were founded on this day. Another ceremonial day is 3 January, the birthday of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Among fans, 22 September is also commonly observed as the Hobbit Day.
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Notes
- ↑ It's not clear whether Frodo's birthday festival on 30 Yavannië was also called Cormarë, or if that was only the name of the leap-day.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix D, "The Calendars"
- ↑ Helge Fauskanger, "English-Quenya Wordlist (Quettaparma Quenyanna)", Ardalambion (accessed 25 June 2011)
