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== Day of Lovers == | == Day of Lovers == | ||
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A day to celebrate the love between two people. It is customary to exchange gifts on this day and to take the time to be together with the one you love. Visiting the temples for a prayer to Darka is also common, even among those who have dedicated themselves to either Sigrid or Lodril. | A day to celebrate the love between two people. It is customary to exchange gifts on this day and to take the time to be together with the one you love. Visiting the temples for a prayer to Darka is also common, even among those who have dedicated themselves to either Sigrid or Lodril. | ||
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== Day of the Faithful == | == Day of the Faithful == | ||
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On this day people celebrate their faith. Visits to temples are very common and over all the day is dedicated to religious activities(prayer, offering sacrifices etc.), even at the expense of normal work. | On this day people celebrate their faith. Visits to temples are very common and over all the day is dedicated to religious activities(prayer, offering sacrifices etc.), even at the expense of normal work. | ||
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== Eruption Day == | == Eruption Day == | ||
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Celebrating the day Darka, Lodril and Sigrid freed themselves from the embrace of Sigund. Large festivals are held, fires lit and dances held. The High Priests/Priestesses make a special sacrifice to the three gods on Mnt. Sinclair. | Celebrating the day Darka, Lodril and Sigrid freed themselves from the embrace of Sigund. Large festivals are held, fires lit and dances held. The High Priests/Priestesses make a special sacrifice to the three gods on Mnt. Sinclair. | ||
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== Day of Souls == | == Day of Souls == | ||
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Day of Souls is a day for remembering those who have died and joined Lodril. It is customary to visit a temple to offer sacrifices on this day and have a feast in the evening and tell stories of those who have moved on. Red marks are drawn to the door to keep away the souls of your past enemies and blue marks are painted to welcome those you loved. | Day of Souls is a day for remembering those who have died and joined Lodril. It is customary to visit a temple to offer sacrifices on this day and have a feast in the evening and tell stories of those who have moved on. Red marks are drawn to the door to keep away the souls of your past enemies and blue marks are painted to welcome those you loved. | ||
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Revision as of 00:48, 9 February 2007
Day of Lovers
- Celebrated on the fourteenth day of the second moon. (14/2)
A day to celebrate the love between two people. It is customary to exchange gifts on this day and to take the time to be together with the one you love. Visiting the temples for a prayer to Darka is also common, even among those who have dedicated themselves to either Sigrid or Lodril.
Day of the Faithful
- Celebrated on the first day of the fifth moon. (1/5)
On this day people celebrate their faith. Visits to temples are very common and over all the day is dedicated to religious activities(prayer, offering sacrifices etc.), even at the expense of normal work.
Eruption Day
- Celebrated on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth moon. (24/6)
Celebrating the day Darka, Lodril and Sigrid freed themselves from the embrace of Sigund. Large festivals are held, fires lit and dances held. The High Priests/Priestesses make a special sacrifice to the three gods on Mnt. Sinclair.
Day of Souls
- Celebrated on the fourth day of the eleventh moon. (4/11)
Day of Souls is a day for remembering those who have died and joined Lodril. It is customary to visit a temple to offer sacrifices on this day and have a feast in the evening and tell stories of those who have moved on. Red marks are drawn to the door to keep away the souls of your past enemies and blue marks are painted to welcome those you loved.
