Holiday Suggestions, please! :D Okay so...I can't do one more harvestfest or pirate day, love day or even winterfest. 30 million winterfests later, i just can't do anymoreThat said, I do enjoy giving my sims holidays. So I'm here for any and all suggestions for better, more fun or just different holidays for a change of pace.

Talk Like A Pirate DayNational Dog DayNational Cat DayNational Mutt DayNational Tuba DayIntergalactical War of the Worlds Rememberance Day(5/6 of those are real)

I am getting close to being tired of yet another holiday (next one coming up in two days), so I feel you. I usually invite the entire extended family over for more fun. I want to spend the holidays (harvestfest or winterfest) on vacation in Granite Falls in a nice big cozy lodge with the entire extended family with several toddlers, children, adults and pets. So people can bond, do activities together like hiking or fishing and whatever else you will provide them with in their lodge like a sauna etc. I regularly do big family vacations (14 people plus pets) in Granite Falls or Sulani so should be nice to spend the holidays there. This will also get repetitive but at least the younger sims in the family will have different ages year after year, giving you different interactions and activities.

I think there was a thread about holidays somewhere around these forums. Anyway, I have a bunch of holidays inspired by real life events, like winterfest eve and winterfest day, 1st day of spring, spring cleaning day followed soon by easter bunny. I have a hot dog day, inspired by 4th of July, with bbq and fireworks, a health day where sims do excercise and fitness stuff as they can't run a marathon. I have a sport championships day where they watch sports channel and drink and sing. When there was an issue with Santa, I edited winterfest and now my sims celebrate with the menorah.

Kwanza;Tell StoriesArt and Music SpiritLight the KinaraPartyDancingConsumerism Day:LottoAppreciate an ObjectNight on the town where you get free food The Sale traditionEarth day:*Give Flowers*Do the garden*Hiking (might be a custom holiday)* go on a Vacation in Sulani and pick up the trash..IceSwimming*Polar Bear Tradition* Water Fun* Streaking* Fire

I look at so-called holidays in my country. Instead of 4th of July, I call it Liberty Day and set the activities for such. And, yes, fireworks are included. :) I also added Labor Day (no name change) as the first Monday in Fall. I use MCCC and give the school-aged Sims the summer off. Then they resume the day after Labor Day. I have also followed what another player said ages ago. That player devised a way for their Sims to go to church. The only activity is to attend the service. (You could easily make it any religious service of your choice. It's a rabbit hole.)But there seems to be a plethora of National days of … you fill in the blank. I really hate it when National Ice Cream day falls on a Fasting Day. So not fair, LOL.Let your imagination go wild. I love this calendar feature, myself.

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37 Replies

LynnPlayz1
4 years ago
Talk Like A Pirate Day

National Dog Day

National Cat Day

National Mutt Day

National Tuba Day

Intergalactical War of the Worlds Rememberance Day

(5/6 of those are real)
kukkahilla
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
I haven't come up with any brand new holidays yet, but harvestfest is my favourite sims holiday and I edited it a bit, so that it includes:

gardening (take care of your garden, it's time to harvest)
holiday gnomes (I think harvestfest isn't harvestfest without the gnomes, though I have started to find them a bit annoying and just ignore them a lot :lol: It's still nice to have them around )
grand meal (what is harvestfest without eating the harvest with the family and friends?)
egg hunt (who finds the most eggs? search around the garden and the house!)
fire (roast the harvest, dance around the bonfire or just burn those leaf piles to tidy up your garden!)

I think it's much more fun :smile:
Peppermintsi
4 years ago
I am getting close to being tired of yet another holiday (next one coming up in two days), so I feel you. I usually invite the entire extended family over for more fun. I want to spend the holidays (harvestfest or winterfest) on vacation in Granite Falls in a nice big cozy lodge with the entire extended family with several toddlers, children, adults and pets. So people can bond, do activities together like hiking or fishing and whatever else you will provide them with in their lodge like a sauna etc. I regularly do big family vacations (14 people plus pets) in Granite Falls or Sulani so should be nice to spend the holidays there. This will also get repetitive but at least the younger sims in the family will have different ages year after year, giving you different interactions and activities.
crocobaura
Legend
4 years ago
I think there was a thread about holidays somewhere around these forums. Anyway, I have a bunch of holidays inspired by real life events, like winterfest eve and winterfest day, 1st day of spring, spring cleaning day followed soon by easter bunny. I have a hot dog day, inspired by 4th of July, with bbq and fireworks, a health day where sims do excercise and fitness stuff as they can't run a marathon. I have a sport championships day where they watch sports channel and drink and sing. When there was an issue with Santa, I edited winterfest and now my sims celebrate with the menorah.
Peppermintsi
4 years ago
> @crocobaura said:
> I think there was a thread about holidays somewhere around these forums. Anyway, I have a bunch of holidays inspired by real life events, like winterfest eve and winterfest day, 1st day of spring, spring cleaning day followed soon by easter bunny. I have a hot dog day, inspired by 4th of July, with bbq and fireworks, a health day where sims do excercise and fitness stuff as they can't run a marathon. I have a sport championships day where they watch sports channel and drink and sing. When there was an issue with Santa, I edited winterfest and now my sims celebrate with the menorah.

Good ideas, I especially like spring cleaning, hot dog, and health day. Will try these. Although in my current household it feels like its spring cleaning day every day :D
NoNameGirl20
4 years ago
Kwanza;
Tell Stories
Art and Music Spirit
Light the Kinara
Party
Dancing

Consumerism Day:
Lotto
Appreciate an Object
Night on the town where you get free food
The Sale tradition

Earth day:
*Give Flowers
*Do the garden
*Hiking (might be a custom holiday)
* go on a Vacation in Sulani and pick up the trash..

IceSwimming
*Polar Bear Tradition
* Water Fun
* Streaking
* Fire
GalacticGal
Legend
4 years ago
I look at so-called holidays in my country. Instead of 4th of July, I call it Liberty Day and set the activities for such. And, yes, fireworks are included. :) I also added Labor Day (no name change) as the first Monday in Fall. I use MCCC and give the school-aged Sims the summer off. Then they resume the day after Labor Day. I have also followed what another player said ages ago. That player devised a way for their Sims to go to church. The only activity is to attend the service. (You could easily make it any religious service of your choice. It's a rabbit hole.)
But there seems to be a plethora of National days of … you fill in the blank. I really hate it when National Ice Cream day falls on a Fasting Day. So not fair, LOL.

Let your imagination go wild. I love this calendar feature, myself.
amapola76
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
I have Farmer's Market Day (more or less an Earth Day substitute) on the first day of summer. I don't have the game open right now, but I think the activities are mostly gnomes and gardening.

Summer Vacation in mid-summer: something like travel, BBQ, water activities, fire, fireworks, tell stories. It depends, but it often takes the form of having a cookout in the park with friends and family. Then Mountain Day in early fall: travel, BBQ, fire, tell stories. It's on a Friday, so I usually have the household take a long weekend... often to Granite Falls, but sometimes another destination, but it's always sort of camping/hiking focused.

Parents Day is a Monday in spring, sometime after Bunny Fest. Grand meal, holiday ceremonies, give gift, give flowers, tell stories. Pride Day is... I think... late spring? Invite guests, party spirit, have drinks, tell stories.

Oh, also, I kept Winterfest but also added Winterfest Eve, which I think is baking, fire, decorate, and tell stories? Maybe also holiday ceremonies.
Chicklet45368
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
KiaraSims has a mod to add more Holiday Traditions.

If you don't use mods, maybe you can take get some ideas and inspiration from her list to create your own?

https://kiarasimsfourmodshome.wpcomstaging.com/traditions/
SimplyJen
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
Here's my list with a mixed bag of holidays... (not always falling in the correct order.)
Spoiler
Fools Day * (spring) 2nd / Day off x
- Streaking
- Talk Like a Pirate
- Mischief Spirit
- Holiday Gnomes
- Purchase a Lottery Ticket

Fitness Day * (spring) 4th / Day off x
- Exercise
- Fasting
- Water Fun
- Do Laundry
- Cleaning

Egg Day * (spring) 15th / Day off √
- Egg Hunt
- Flower Bunny
- Grand Meal

Love Day * (spring) 20th / Day off x
- Romantic Spitit
- Give Flowers
- Go on a Date
- Free Food and Drink
- Watch Romantic TV

Earth Day * (spring) 23rd / Day off x
- Cleaning
- Gardening
- Make Resolutions
- Skill Improvement
- Thankful Spirit

Family Day * (spring) 28th / Day off √
- Thankful Spirit
- Give Gifts
- Games
- Shopping Rebate
- Arts & Music Spirit

4th of Summer * (summer) 4th / Day off x
- Fireworks
- Bar-B-Que
- Drinking
- Shopping Rebate
- Water Fun

Leisure Day * (summer) 9th / Day off √
- Go on a Vacation or Travel
- Water Fun
- Bar-B-Que
- Shopping Rebate
- Drinking

Midsummer * (summer) 25th / Day off x
- Art & Music Spirit
- Fire
- Give Flowers
- Invite Guests
- Holiday Gnomes

Skill Day * (fall) 4th / Day off x
- Fishing
- Skill Improvement
- Baking
- Dancing
- Play an Instrument

Deal Day * (fall) 19th / Day off x
- Fighting
- Shopping Rebate
- Purchase a Lottery Ticket

Harvestfest * (fall) 26th / Day off √
- Grand Meal
- Thankful Spirit
- Sports TV
- Air Grievances
- Baking

Spooky Day * (fall) 28th / Day off x
- Tell Stories
- Carve Pumpkin
- Wear Costumes
- Trick or Treat
- Watch Movies

Souls Day * (winter) 30th / Day off x
- Attend Holiday Ceremony
- Remembrance
- Spooky Spirit
- Party Spirit

Lazy Day * (winter) 39th / Day off √
- Sleep
- Games
- Eat Popcorn
- TV Season Premiere

Winterfest * (winter) 46th / Day off √
- Decorate
- Festive Spirit
- Open presents
- Grand Meal
- Father Winter

New Year's Eve * (winter) 56th / Day off x
- Party Spirit
- Make Resolutions
- Countdown to Midnight
- Drinking
- Fireworks

Just for fun... Bob Day
- Baking
- Bar-B-Que
- Go Bowling
- Polar Bear Plunge
- Drinking

I made a save file with all of these holidays and now when I start a new save, I'll load up that save file instead. Then I use 'Save as'. All of my older save files I have to add those holidays which is a pain but at least I have everything saved to a txt file. I try to update it with any changes I've made. If I play on short lifespan, I reduce the amount of holidays because then it feels like there's something to celebrate every other day and that sad moodlet can be annoying if my sims don't celebrate. :p

Mods I use: Random Holiday Traditions , School Holiday , & More Holiday Icons by LittleMsSam.
Make Hidden Holiday Traditions Selectable on MTS by a different creator.