The Calendar Peg System is based on associating a peg word with each of the months January to December. The peg words can then be associated to remember date information.

Below is a list of calendar pegs. They are partially chosen because they sound similar, or because they are associated with festivities or activities during the month.

January jacket you need a heavy jacket in January
February freeze a big chill
March march
April bunny the Easter bunny
May flowers
June dune a pleasant summer day in the dunes
July jungle a hot jungle in July
August BBQ barbeque out in the garden
September scepter scepter sounds like it
October doberman a big, black dog
November turkey turkey for Thanksgiving
December Santa Claus

Suppose you want to remember your friends’ birthday: September 2nd. If your friend’s birthday were in September you could imagine your friend yielding a tall SCEPTER, commanding a SWAN (2, see number-shape system above).