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Atharia has several holidays. These holidays generally last several days with a few key events during it. It is never surprising when a noble house hosts an event during the Holidays. Though, no one is bothered by a noble house not hosting one, as there is always many things going on during the Holidays.  
Atharia’s holidays all last several days and often have something important about them relating to a God. Each God has a holiday set up for them that involves something about the God being honoured. Events during these holidays are held by various people, sometimes at the same time, throughout Atharia. On an OOC level, holidays are held for several days IC so that players can, should they wish it, hold events during them. The actual days are not listed for the same reason. Only that they are held during a certain season.
Each Holiday the royal families do something charitable for their Kingdom, save for the Holiday of Unity. What they do for each holiday varies from holiday to holiday, year to year.
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| '''The Festival of Devotion''' ||  
| '''The Festival of Devotion''' || The Festival of Devotion is a holiday that was created to honour the First God, Larthin. It is to show one’s devotion to someone, the Gods, or something. Overall, it is a cheery event that involves a lot of gift giving to each other and especially the Gods. Things done during this festival for it are often elaborate and over the top, as one would expect for a holiday devoted to the self-absorbed and petty God. This is also when major commitments are usually done (marriages, taking on a Consort, joining the clergy, getting promotions, swearing fealty, etc.), showing their devotion. The Festival of Devotion is held during the fall.
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| '''The Days of Giving''' || The Days of Giving honors Mataya and it usually happens during the first weeks of spring. This festival is all about gifts and getting together with loved ones. Many noble houses gift their vassals, commoner and noble alike, with something that shows their appreciation for their loyalty and service. Balls, dinners, parties, any sort of social gathering is held during The Days of Giving where all people are invited, no one excluded.
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| '''The Feast of Hope''' || The Feast of Hope Honors Ossian and it happens during the middle of summer. For this holiday the people often gather around a table to give thanks to the Gods, especially Ossian, for the ability to continue their lives, even if it keeps repeating. Ossian is especially thanked because it is his blessing that opened the doors to them breaking the Curse set upon them by Larthin. The feasts offered at the gatherings people arrange usually showcase what the host favors the most, sometimes what they specialize in making.
| '''Wild Heart Days''' || Wild Heart Days is a holiday that is devoted to Ossian and his animals and creatures. During this holiday hides, bones, meat, and other biproducts of animals and creatures hunted or killed during the year are collected and brought to the forests where they are buried deep under ground to give the killed animals and creatures peace. These ‘burials’ are often accompanied by picnics and games that involve animals in some way. During Wild Heart Days no flesh of any sort of animal or creature is consumed nor are they truly hunted, just playfully hunted in a way that the animals know it is not for harm but fun. This holiday is held during the fall.
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| '''The Festival of Release''' || The Festival of Release honors Attia and it usually happens during late winter. Because she takes in the bad things, especially that of Mataya, of others and holds it inside of herself. During this festival many people do what they can to let go of sorrow, pain, heartbreak, or anything that causes them bad feels. It doesn't mean the forget them. At the end of the festival small wooden boats (think toy sized) are lit ablaze after a paper filled with grievances are put in them. The boats are then set in some body of water to float away until they have completely burned.
| '''The Days of Release''' || The Days of Release, which honours Attia, is more of a sacred holiday as it is when people get together to share their sorrows and pain so that they might let it go. The get togethers might be somber but there is much ado about them when they are hosted. Food and entertainment, if a bit mournful, are always provided. All the bad feelings people have accumulated over the year are let go of as much as a person can so that Attia or her Child, Followers, and Clergy can try and take them in ease the burdens of the people letting go. Floral bouquets are always placed on the doorsteps of people known to have an especially bad experience over the year (lost a loved one, failed to achieve their dream, are seeking revenge, etc.) The Days of Release are held in spring.
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| '''Holiday of Unity''' || This honors all the kingdoms. It is held four times a year, generally whenever a kingdom feels like holding it. It honors the founding of each Kingdom and their royal families.  The people of the kingdoms gift to the royal families and do events honoring their kingdoms and royalty. While all other Holidays the royalty gifts their kingdom, this one gifts them.  During the Holiday of Unity is also when people of opposing Kingdoms try to form alliances and set up contracts for marriages across kingdoms, with the belief that will hold stronger because it was done during this time.
| '''Fiesta of Valour''' ||
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| '''Holiday of Integrity Celebration''' ||
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| '''Season of Giving''' ||
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| '''??''' || ?? OOC Note: This holiday is written but will be revealed when the Eighth God is in the picture properly.
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| '''Holiday of Unity''' || This honours all the kingdoms. It is held four times a year, generally whenever a kingdom feels like holding it. It honours the founding of each Kingdom and their royal families.  The people of the kingdoms gift to the royal families and do events honouring their kingdoms and royalty. While all other Holidays the royalty gifts their kingdom, this one gifts them.  During the Holiday of Unity is also when people of opposing Kingdoms try to form alliances and set up contracts for marriages across kingdoms, with the belief that will hold stronger because it was done during this time.
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'''OOC:''' The Holidays are purposefully set up to be several days so that if players would like to host events it can be done during the holiday.
'''OOC:''' The Holidays are purposefully set up to be several days so that if players would like to host events it can be done during the holiday. At the moment staff will not be allowing new holidays to be added, as there are a lot. This could change in the future.
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Staff is always open to people submitting ideas for holidays to be added. We will try to keep holidays, when specific to kingdom equal. You can use the current Holidays as examples of what is expected. To suggestion one:
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Holiday Details:<br>
What Kingdom (Optional):
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Revision as of 18:43, 3 July 2023

Atharia’s holidays all last several days and often have something important about them relating to a God. Each God has a holiday set up for them that involves something about the God being honoured. Events during these holidays are held by various people, sometimes at the same time, throughout Atharia. On an OOC level, holidays are held for several days IC so that players can, should they wish it, hold events during them. The actual days are not listed for the same reason. Only that they are held during a certain season.


Holiday Name Holiday Details
The Festival of Devotion The Festival of Devotion is a holiday that was created to honour the First God, Larthin. It is to show one’s devotion to someone, the Gods, or something. Overall, it is a cheery event that involves a lot of gift giving to each other and especially the Gods. Things done during this festival for it are often elaborate and over the top, as one would expect for a holiday devoted to the self-absorbed and petty God. This is also when major commitments are usually done (marriages, taking on a Consort, joining the clergy, getting promotions, swearing fealty, etc.), showing their devotion. The Festival of Devotion is held during the fall.
River of Time Days
Wild Heart Days Wild Heart Days is a holiday that is devoted to Ossian and his animals and creatures. During this holiday hides, bones, meat, and other biproducts of animals and creatures hunted or killed during the year are collected and brought to the forests where they are buried deep under ground to give the killed animals and creatures peace. These ‘burials’ are often accompanied by picnics and games that involve animals in some way. During Wild Heart Days no flesh of any sort of animal or creature is consumed nor are they truly hunted, just playfully hunted in a way that the animals know it is not for harm but fun. This holiday is held during the fall.
The Days of Release The Days of Release, which honours Attia, is more of a sacred holiday as it is when people get together to share their sorrows and pain so that they might let it go. The get togethers might be somber but there is much ado about them when they are hosted. Food and entertainment, if a bit mournful, are always provided. All the bad feelings people have accumulated over the year are let go of as much as a person can so that Attia or her Child, Followers, and Clergy can try and take them in ease the burdens of the people letting go. Floral bouquets are always placed on the doorsteps of people known to have an especially bad experience over the year (lost a loved one, failed to achieve their dream, are seeking revenge, etc.) The Days of Release are held in spring.
Fiesta of Valour
Holiday of Integrity Celebration
Season of Giving
?? ?? OOC Note: This holiday is written but will be revealed when the Eighth God is in the picture properly.
Holiday of Unity This honours all the kingdoms. It is held four times a year, generally whenever a kingdom feels like holding it. It honours the founding of each Kingdom and their royal families. The people of the kingdoms gift to the royal families and do events honouring their kingdoms and royalty. While all other Holidays the royalty gifts their kingdom, this one gifts them. During the Holiday of Unity is also when people of opposing Kingdoms try to form alliances and set up contracts for marriages across kingdoms, with the belief that will hold stronger because it was done during this time.


OOC: The Holidays are purposefully set up to be several days so that if players would like to host events it can be done during the holiday. At the moment staff will not be allowing new holidays to be added, as there are a lot. This could change in the future.

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