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==Selenar== | ==Selenar== | ||
* '''1st:''' ''Midwinter Night (Winter Solstice)''. The longest night is celebrated by extinguishing all fires in the home save one, which it nurtured in a vigil throughout the night. | * '''1st:''' ''Midwinter Night (Winter Solstice)''. The longest night is celebrated by extinguishing all fires in the home save one, which it nurtured in a vigil throughout the night. | ||
| − | ** ''Midwinter Ball:'' At the Royal Palace in Aldis, the Queen throws a great ball, with a central massive beeswax and gold candle that is sanctified on Midsummer Day for the purpose. The only lights are candles lit from this central candle, and after a certain hour they are allowed to gutter and go out. | + | ** ''Midwinter Ball:'' At the Royal Palace in Aldis, the Queen throws a great ball, with a central massive beeswax and gold candle that is sanctified on Midsummer Day for the purpose. The only lights are candles lit from this central candle, and after a certain hour they are allowed to gutter and go out. Then, as the sun rises, the Sovereign lights a single candle from the central one, and nobles light theirs from that one, and on and on, to all palace staff, who then venture out into the streets, where Aldis locals wait with their own candles, to light them from one anothers' flame, carrying it home. Most communities have a similar tradition, with their local noble or elders standing in for the Sovereign. |
| + | ** ''Midwinter Feast:'' Those outside of the Palace have their own feasting traditions, at a table set with a large central candle likewise blessed at Midsummer. This is permitted to go out just before dawn, when a designated representative of the household ventures out to the dawn candlelight passing at the Palace or other center of community. Gifts are given at the dawning of the new light. | ||
==Felarion== | ==Felarion== | ||
* '''8th:''' ''Feast Day of Felisar''. | * '''8th:''' ''Feast Day of Felisar''. | ||
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* '''17th:''' ''Feast Day of Gaelenir''. | * '''17th:''' ''Feast Day of Gaelenir''. | ||
==Braneth== | ==Braneth== | ||
| − | * '''1st:''' ''The Feast of Braniel (Spring Equinox)''. | + | * '''1st:''' ''The Feast of Braniel (Spring Equinox)''. The arrival of spring is celebrated during this equinox. There are many traditions associated with it. |
| + | ** ''The Green Man and the Maypole:'' Celebrating the union of Braniel as the Greenbeard and his beloved dancer-god Hiathas, gardeners and plant-shapers craft great standing men wrought of vines and woven plants, around which dancers adorned with flowers cavort. Bards sing tales of the Singer-in-the-Stars and his beloved, Hiathas. | ||
| + | ** ''New Beginnings:'' This day of the year is the traditional start to school years and the theater season, and many minstrels depart on their travels, which stretch to the following winter. | ||
| + | ** ''The Day of Love:'' This is considered the preeminent day of love. It is thought that romances that are begun on this day are particularly lucky, and many new romances started at later parts of the year may wait to be consummated until this day. | ||
==Hiathon== | ==Hiathon== | ||
* '''1st:''' ''Feast Day of Hiathas''. | * '''1st:''' ''Feast Day of Hiathas''. | ||
Revision as of 09:23, 13 August 2017
Days of the Week: Sun Day • Moon Day • Star Day • Vine Day • Tale Day • Hearth Day
- Each month has 30 days, five weeks of six days each.
Selenar
- 1st: Midwinter Night (Winter Solstice). The longest night is celebrated by extinguishing all fires in the home save one, which it nurtured in a vigil throughout the night.
- Midwinter Ball: At the Royal Palace in Aldis, the Queen throws a great ball, with a central massive beeswax and gold candle that is sanctified on Midsummer Day for the purpose. The only lights are candles lit from this central candle, and after a certain hour they are allowed to gutter and go out. Then, as the sun rises, the Sovereign lights a single candle from the central one, and nobles light theirs from that one, and on and on, to all palace staff, who then venture out into the streets, where Aldis locals wait with their own candles, to light them from one anothers' flame, carrying it home. Most communities have a similar tradition, with their local noble or elders standing in for the Sovereign.
- Midwinter Feast: Those outside of the Palace have their own feasting traditions, at a table set with a large central candle likewise blessed at Midsummer. This is permitted to go out just before dawn, when a designated representative of the household ventures out to the dawn candlelight passing at the Palace or other center of community. Gifts are given at the dawning of the new light.
Felarion
- 8th: Feast Day of Felisar.
Gaeleth
- 17th: Feast Day of Gaelenir.
Braneth
- 1st: The Feast of Braniel (Spring Equinox). The arrival of spring is celebrated during this equinox. There are many traditions associated with it.
- The Green Man and the Maypole: Celebrating the union of Braniel as the Greenbeard and his beloved dancer-god Hiathas, gardeners and plant-shapers craft great standing men wrought of vines and woven plants, around which dancers adorned with flowers cavort. Bards sing tales of the Singer-in-the-Stars and his beloved, Hiathas.
- New Beginnings: This day of the year is the traditional start to school years and the theater season, and many minstrels depart on their travels, which stretch to the following winter.
- The Day of Love: This is considered the preeminent day of love. It is thought that romances that are begun on this day are particularly lucky, and many new romances started at later parts of the year may wait to be consummated until this day.
Hiathon
- 1st: Feast Day of Hiathas.
Atholon
- 16th: Feast Day of Athne.
Maurenel
- 1st: Midsummer Day (Summer Solstice).
Leonar
- 6th: Feast Day of Leonoth.
Auloreth
- 13th: Feast Day of Aulora.
Anwanar
- 1st: The Feast of Anwaren (Autumn Equinox).
Goion
- 3rd: Feast Day of Goia.
