Holidays

Castrella celebrates a multitude of holidays, and Eversun City typically hosts festivals in its Theater District for major holidays observed by most cultures. Other Adventurers' Guild branches and outposts will decorate for the occasion, even if the municipality they are hosted in does not observe that holiday. Holiday seasons last around two weeks surrounding the actual event day.

St. Morgan's Recital

A St. Valentine's Day-esque event that celebrates the legendary romance of two Featherfolk, a corumbidae and a corvid, that each had one wing. The two would bake chocolates in the shape of two wings making a heart, and then split the chocolate in half together. This practice is observed throughout all of Castrella, and the gifting of the Wing-Hearts is common practice between friends, family, and lovers alike. One may outright buy the chocolates from the market, or attempt to bake it themselves. The most important factor of the holiday is the breaking of the Wing-Hearts; the line it cracks in determines you and the other person's fate as a duo. If the chocolate crumbles or cracks highly unevenly, you are sure to have a tumultuous relationship. If the chocolate breaks in a near-perfect line, your relationship will last forever.

It is commonplace for school students to hold contests on how many Wing-Hearts one person receives and breaks with another. There are, however, also ill superstitions attached to breaking too many Wing-Hearts with others. Whatever one person may believe, they may celebrate the holiday however they please, as all of it is superstition and vague scare-tactics. So don't forget to buy or make Wing-Hearts for your beloved!

On [placeholder date lol], the Theater District hosts a festival like the rest of the holidays celebrated in Eversun City. This festival includes live music, lots of chocolate desserts and feather-themed meals - and the primary color for the decorations is black, for corvid Featherfolk like St. Morgan. The festival runs all day and once the sun sets, it is customary to take the stage in a grassy field beneath the orange sunset and ballroom dance with your fated partner. Friend or lover, it doesn't matter - all are welcome!

Note: This is not a federal holiday, and business operate at normal hours. The Hearth is not closed, and Adventurers still must report to their daily shift.

St. Noah's Reprieve

A White Day-edque event that follows St. Morgan's Recital. There is no festival for this holiday, but decorations will still be in place with white feather-themed items - for corumbidae Featherfolk like St. Noah. This day is dedicated to spending time with your loved one(s) you gifted Wing-Hearts to, as it's recommended to take a full day with them to do whatever you want. If you choose not to spend time with anyone at all, superstition demands you have poor luck with romance for the rest of your year. If you choose to spend time with someone you did not break Wing-Hearts with, word says you will lose your loved ones you broke them with, no matter what the outcome was -- even if the break was perfect.

This is a federal holiday. Businesses are closed and Adventurers get paid time off for the day.