Festivals
There are many joyous and sad festivals and holidays in the Kingdom, with the largest parties and parades sponsored by the Gilded District and taking place in the Oasis. However, the vast majority of the areas of the kingdom celebrate the holidays that apply to them. The following is a list of the festivals, when they take place, a summary of them, and which places celebrate.
1/1 Creation Day: The first day of the year and one of the only holidays celebrated kingdom-wide. It is customary to take this day to create your own things, weather it be art, stories, objects, or contraptions. All things were created by Excelsis, and thus creating anything honors his work.
3/8 The Day of Growth: On this day, people are reminded that we are all flawed and mistakes help us learn. Workers are encouraged to make a mistake on this day, as long as it isn't too harmful, in an effort to remember that it is a normal thing that each person does. This has evolved over time into planning customary practical jokes that people try to make each other fall victim to under the guise of an "accident".
6/2 The Festival of Glass: The second major parade and festival of the year, the Festival of Glass celebrates the imports of glassblowing artwork from
Blaserei, with different sculptures made in the last year being displayed and sold all over the kingdom. In the days leading up to this festival, it is common to see large crates of imported artworks being unloaded and set up all throughout the city. This is also the first day of the magesports seasons.
10/1 The Midnight Festival: Residents of the Kingdom stay up through midnight on this joyous festival, when the paths of the Sun and Moon are perfectly opposite for one day, just as the Full Moon is up. This means that a bright night is enjoyed by all, with festivities including coffee to help everyone stay awake, as well as for young children to have "sleepovers" with their friends, where they stay up all night without any consequences from their parents.
12/9 The Eclipse: Every 9 years, an eclipse happens on this day. It is a day of heavy worship, prayer to Excelsis that the world remains safe during this cosmically powerful event. This is a time in which any creature of the night or day can walk the land, and encounter each other simultaneously, leading many monster hunters and vicious creatures alike to prepare their forces and try to kill each other.
15/2 - 16/2 Magesports Finals: Each qualifying team across the various magesports compete in the finals for their sport to an audience of cheering fans from all over the kingdom. The different competitions take place in the colosseum in the Oasis, and the winners are rewarded handsomely.
20/1 The Day of Whispers: As the ultimate honor to Excelsis, the people give him peace on this day. Noise is not allowed to be made unless in an emergency. No one says prayer, no one chants spells, and tasks that make noise can only be done in unison with everyone else in an effort to silence the cacophony of the kingdom. Blacksmiths hammer on a shared time, footsteps are walked on tempo, pages may only be turned on certain intervals, and all residents of
The King's Crown leave, aside from Excelsis himself, meaning that this is the day one is most likely to see Aasimar, constructs, and others who usually are only in the Crown walking the streets with all the other citizens.
28/8 Day of Clashing Steel: During this Lithitan, military recruitments and promotions are made, duels and gladiatorial fights take place, and young citizens of the Oasis are introduced to combat and training classes. This is mainly recognized in the Oasis, where the vast majority of military happenings take place, but this is also when towns have their military entrance exams.
