Holidays

21 Frostfall
Night of Lights:
Candles, lanterns, torches, and bonfires are lit all night to celebrate the lengthening days and to ward off the encroaching night. A small prayer is sometimes said to Dulmarth, on this the longest night of the year, reflecting on the darkest thing you have done and asking for forgiveness.

36 Frostfall
High Bontwain:
A feast day meant to encourage reflection on the good that is happening in the world and in your life. Complaining goes against the spirit of this day and a complainer may find himself doused with a bucket of water to wash away bad luck.

91 Frostfall
Winternight (El-Morin's Night):
A night spent in solitude, or with close family, to mark the last day of winter.

1 Bloom
Festival of Nature:
Celebration of spring's arrival. Contests and competitions are prevalent from small hamlets to large cities. Small prayers or donations are made to Salix, Einhasad, and Mar.

20 Bloom
Fey Equinox:
The day when the barriers between the Prime Material Plane and the Feywild are at their weakest.

46 Bloom
Vagabonds Day:
A day celebrating visitors and travelers. It is customary to have baked sweets available for anyone stopping by on their way through town. Temples and churches of Loial give food and comfort for any wanderer who may need it.

57 Bloom
Byron's Dedication:
A day where plays, musicians, poets, and bards preform and are showered with small coin and food. Smiths and forge masters also display specialty made items and trinkets.

75 Bloom
All Fools Day:
A day for playing pranks on your friends and family. Tithes to Ishtar and Banath are customary.

91 Bloom
Festival of Equals:
On this day nobles are encouraged to throw a feast and invite everyone, mingle with the common folk, and be seen by the community. Tithes to Dicium the Law Giver are customary.

New Year
Festival of Life:
The Festival of Life is celebrated on a special day that falls between Bloom and Soltine. On this day, everyone is marked a year older and children reaching their age of majority become adults. Many areas hold festivals to mark the occasion.

21 Soltine
Soltine Solstice:
A day for festival, feasting, and competition. Purifiers of Saint Moraine dress in full regalia and gather at local taverns, inns, and other public places.

46 Soltine
Kirallin's Heart:
Day with lots of marriages and proposals. Locals use it as an excuse to get drunk and push off work for a day.

58 Soltine
Children's Day:
On this day children are encouraged to play outside. They can go door to door singing songs in exchange for sweets.

91 Soltine
Farmsteads Glory (Eva's Day):
A day of eating and merriment for the celebration honoring farmers. Participants are encouraged to make and share food with everyone. It would be ill-mannered to leave even a crumb uneaten. Hot pastries stuffed with meat are a traditional food for this holiday.

15 Harvestide
Festival of Masks (Banath's Night):
The holiday entails men, women, and children wearing Masks in the shape of birds, animals, or monsters. High society members often throw extravagant balls during the night. Also known as Banath’s Night.

23 Harvestide
Equinox of Shadow:
The day when the barriers between the Prime Material Plane and the Shadowfell are at their weakest.

41 Harvestide
Reconciliation:
A day to let go and forget all your old grudges. The intent is for it to be peaceful, but there have been incidents of disagreements being settled in a more brutal way, especially among the nobility. Some visit temples of Saint Sarillen to confess the lies that they have told.

57 Harvestide
Day of Rest:
On this holiday, any sort of labor is avoided. The food is always cooked the day before, and much drinking and trick playing is encouraged. Inns and taverns remain open, a place for merriment and indulgence.

91 Harvestide
Feast of Kulindra:
A feast remembering the dead, celebrated in a joyful way. Small shrines and effigies are set up by the loved ones of the dearly departed.

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