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Revision as of 08:37, 21 March 2017
Below is the list of popular holidays and festivals celebrated in Eoran.
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[hide]Midsummer
Celebrated on the last Burnday of Cinder
Midsummer is a summer solstice festival. Celebrations include grand feasts followed by libations, and dancing around bonfires.
Darkfall
Celebrated on third Burnday of Thorncrest
Families gather for the final feast before the lean winter season. Offerings are made to the gods to make the winter gentle, and to prevent spoiling of food supplies.
New Year
Celebrated on the last day of Hollow
Marks the passing of the year.
Midwinter
Celebrated on the last day of Briteborn
Midwinter is a winter solstice festival usually. Celebrations include exchanging of gifts. This holiday has special spiritual significance in Druidic circles.
Spring Festival
Celebrated on the first day of Torrent
The celebration marks the end of winter season. It is celebration of renewal and starting over. Merchants usually provide major discounts trying to clear out their inventories and first feasts of the year are held.
Purge Day
Celebrated on the second Burnday of Thorncrest
Holiday that commemorates the end of the Purge. It is usually a rather somber day on which people are encouraged to reflect on their fate and their place in the world. A common tradition during Purge Day is the Toiling of the Bells: throughout the day temples and city halls ring their bells starting at mid day and into the evening hours. If large bells are not available, it is customary for groups of clerics of various faiths to walk the streets with small hand bells.
Day of the Dead
Celebrated on third Chainday of Dust
A holiday that celebrates the dead and the fallen. In most regions this means grand feasts thrown in the name of famous ancestors. This is also considered to be the most opportune time to commune with the spirits of the dead or to cast resurrection spells.
