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    This document outlines the various holidays celebrated in a fictional city throughout the year, including religious holidays for different races as well as secular festivals. Many of the holidays involve religious ceremonies and events sponsored by guilds and districts within the city to celebrate their respective cultures and traditions.

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    of course, are collected bv the temples and divvied up).

    A11 puildsmen are entitled (even errnuraged by their


    guilds) to take the day off from work, and the guilds
    sponsor games at the colosseum.
    8th nionth, 30th day- Festival ofthe s~>u.This is a secular
    hoIiday sponsored largely by the Sailors, Maritime
    Officers, Longshoremen and Fishermen Guilds to
    improve the image ofThe Docks and those who rely on
    the sea for their livelihood. The port closes for most of
    the day, and local taverns spruce themselves up as best
    they can. The guilds hold boat races, ;ind the Fiqhermen
    Guild holds an exhibit of exceptional and exotic catch-
    es. The Nmy also partkipates by staging maneuvers and
    even mock battles.
    3rd month, ~ o t day
    h -E I U ~~ n l nu).y For the Elves,this 9th month, 5th day - Human &Iy Dnv. I n theory, all
    is supposed to be a day of meditation and communion humans should spend this day in worship and religious
    with their god. All Elves are supposed to stav home cont.pmp1ation.But in truth, humans. by virtue ofbeing
    and spend their time in contemplation and/or attend the most numerous race, cannot stop working en masw
    reIigioiIs services, the largest of which are herd in the without shutting down the city. So it is largely a matter
    Hall of the Elements (location P3)and in the Temple of of individual discretion whether or not one treats this
    The sh,(location )IO). The services are led by the senior day a3 a true holiday. Nevertheless, bcth the Children of
    clerics of Ladp ofthe Heavens. the Creator and t h e Tnie Children hoId well-attended
    4th moiith, 19th day - Fool’s Cap. Fool”sCap is a folk tra- ceremonies in their temples by the Spire, and humans
    dition rathyr than an official holiday but it is tolerated who cannot devote this day to woiship are strongly
    as relativety harmless by the city’s secular and religious encouraged to donate money to the temple^.
    authorities. On ~ool’sCap, alI adults must wear motley . ?wh month, I & day - ~ d r s n n sFestiivl. This i s nor so
    or othcnvise silly-looking headgear as a light-hearted much a holiday as ;inannual fair held in The Pavilions
    renunciation of their sober duties as mernbes of the (localion LIO), sponsored by the artisans guilds to
    community. Men who defy the custom are supposed popularize their various trades. Select representatives
    to receive a hearty pounding between the shoulder from each artisans guild sets up shop and gives public
    blades, Iadics a tug of the hair. Nowadays, even mem- demonstrarions o f their craft.
    bers of the City Council play along, wearing silly hats 12th rvonth, ~ 2 n day-
    d Uwnwen Holy Day. The Dwarven
    II
    ro the Council Chambers. Rut it shoriid also be noted District completely shurs down on this dav. The Gate of
    that a h hough the precise origins of Fool’s Cap are now the Srane Fathers is barred, except to dwarves who wish
    forgotten, it is largely a human custom. Elves, dwarves to enier, and the Great Smithy is shut down and locked
    and humanoids who h e to go along to get d o n g join in up. Dwarves who work outside o f the Dwarven District
    the merriment, but other non-humans can be grumpy must close their shops or athenvise refrain from work
    about ir and don’t take kindly when they are aqsaulted (only City Guardsmen receive &per sation;. Religious
    for their refusal to play along with the gag. services are held in the Stone God Fellowship Temple
    6th rnovth, ~M!Idav - Humanoid Holy Day. The human- (location JII), and also in the !-idof the Ancestors
    oids rewnt the fact that the other main religious sects (location A ~ o )The. latter is led by priests and the clan
    gave them this day of worship by default, and some lead ess.
    humamlid sects express thar resentment by celebrating
    as manv several days before or after the 30th day of the
    6th month. Other than that, the day cunforms more or
    less to I he practice a i the other sects. Humanoids may
    akstain from work (unless they perform an essential
    service, such as working in the Colosseum), and the
    various tribal shamans perform their most important
    religious service of the year on this day.
    v- I
    - .

    7th month, 15th dov - nay o j h e . T h i s is a secuIar holi-


    day ore mized by the g d d s and informally recognized
    by the city goveri~ment.Representatives from each
    guiId gather in the’l’ravelers District in the morning and
    parade rlown the main thoroughfaarc to the Spire, where
    they 1e;rve offerings TO their racial gods (the offerings,

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