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Holidays Celebrated Across Imarel - by T.A. Saunders ©2010 v1.2

The following is a list of holidays celebrated across Imarel; some are only celebrated in certain nations, others are celebrated across the world. Notations for such will be marked with each holiday and holidays will be separated by the Terran and Imarelian month they take place on. Since the Asyndi were the first to make many of these holidays, they are noted in their language. Some are Elvish holidays Humans have adopted and still others are exclusively holidays celebrated by certain races.

Disai (October)

Disai 1 Lasa Tor Vexxah (Kingdom of Farwind)

Inspired by their Wild Elf neighbors, the Quar`Vess of the city of Vexxah hold a celebratory hunt of a creature called a Ghora, which resembles some horrific cross between a polar bear and a shark. These beasts are particularly active around Vexxah this time of year, as the snow has just begun to become heavy in this part of the world, which is their preferred environment. A city-wide feast is held for the ghora hunters and those who have made kills are honored with pelts from the creatures.

Disai 26, Freedom Day (Windsong Republic)

Freedom Day is a very new holiday, that celebrates the defeat of Ko`rashae Ri and the vampire regime in Sundown and the city's inclusion into the Republic. On this holiday, a war reenactment of the Sundown Civil War's greats battles takes place, along with a military parade in the streets, in which citizens dance around the marching Sundown Regulars and offer them wine, liquor and praise for their service.

Typically the streets are packed for this celebration with traveling carnivals likewise welcomed within city walls to join in the fun.The colors for this holiday are white, red and black which represents Sundown's flag.

Disai 31, The Festival of the Harvest (Windsong Republic, Zoda, Kingdom of Moonfall)

This is a Human holiday primarily, but other races do sometimes celebrate it. The Harvest Festival is, as the name implies a celebration of the harvest that involves sharing various foods and beers during the day and sharing toffee apples and other sweet treats with children at night. To earn these treats however, the children must dress up in scary costumes to frighten off evil spirits so there will be a good harvest the next year. Colors for this holiday are orange and black.