Holidays and Observances

Winter

• The Day of the Gift - Observed as the first day of evidence, by religious patrons, that the Great Spirit loves all. It is a day in which gifts are given and receieved, a symbol of sharing respect for the gift of life.
• Resolution Day - The first day of the new year. The occasion is used to renew commitment to live the truth and vow to renounce transgression against one’s fellow creatures.
• Epiphany - A religious feast celebrating the 'shining forth' or revelation of the Supreme Being.
• Valentinus - In celebration of saints who were martyred in the name of love. This middle of winter holiday gives reason for women to come forth voluntarily, believing that being touched by spirits of the saints would render them fertile. Traditional acts such as mixed dances or gatherings are practiced.
• Carnival Tuesday - Traditionally, it is the day before Spring. This good time is for eating up the last of the rich foods that remain in house, and for having a party before submitting to a months-long period of discipline and repentence.

Spring

• Jester's Holiday - 1st of April
• Deliverance Days - Mid-Spring, there is an eight-day celebration, which families observe, marking the concepts of freedom. Each night contains a festive meal. Days are meant for meditation and reflection.
• Beltane - Great bonfires mark a time of purification and transition, heralding in the season of summer, accompanied with ritual acts to protect the people from any harm by Otherworldly spirits.

Summer

• Wedding Sunday - A ceremonious Sunday during which the most weddings take place - a quantity greater than any other day in the year, the last Sunday of Summer.

Autumn

• Thanksgiving - An annual one-day holiday to give thanks for the things one has at the end of the harvest season. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November.
• Samhain - All Hallow's Eve, in observance of the 'dark' half of the year (which begins with Samhain), a festival and royal assembly are dedicated to the harvest and the dead. Some traditional activities include costume parties, listening to horror stories, and going to "haunted" places.