Horn One Fiesta

In the Talin Islands, the Talinos celebrated the rice harvest twice a year during rainy and dry seasons. They held huge village-wide feasts with traditional dancing and religious processions. As the Talino diaspora spread, the celebration follwed them and was eventually adapted to life in the Zone.

In the Zone, crops do not grow in the blasted soil left by the Kirinal Catastrophes. The only true harvests come when the Surveyor of Worlds declares a Horn One Day of Harvest, allowing for food collection in rhe Manifest. The Kirinalos make sure to put aside some of their bounty for the next Horn One Fiesta.

They prepare a feast from the spoils of extraplanar hunts, multiversal produce, and elemental fields. Every Horn One Fiesta is unique, each feast is based on what was gathered from the Manifest in the six months prior.

In Garrison City, the holiday features the Horn One Cooking Competition. Contestants can only use ingredients that were harvested from the Pit that season. The winner receives the Horn One Cup. Many culinary careers have been catapulted by winning the Cup.

Ratcatcher Yum's Hot Rat Cart by Chris L

After the feast, revelers take to the streets in a costumed parade, depicting the worlds and planes that Manifested in the Pit in the months before. Traditional dances are performed followed by games and social dancing that continues into the night.

A floating lantern ritual marks the official end of festivities. The lanterns join the dance of the Incarnation Moths in the sky above the Pit.

I missed the Barrio Fiesta from home when I was a little girl, so when I got to the Zone I make sure that we have them here! I used to run them myself, but I'm too old now! My great granddaughters do that so I can just eat and sing and join the pageants!

— Lola Carly

Lola Carly, Copper Nourishment by Chris L