Holidays you've created?
What are some holidays you've added or created in your games? I just added Halloween and Easter, because they seemed like obvious ones. But there's so many potential options!
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Mine are (with two exceptions, one of which is religiously-based and the other is just an excuse to throw a kick-donkey party) pretty heavily cyclical and based around vaguely circle-of-life themes, so as well as Harvestfest (obvious), Winterfest (vaguely mythologically repurposed as about the continuation of life despite the harsh winter), Love Day and New Year's (which I haven't thought about much but which slot in pretty easily via fertility and the coming of spring respectively), I've added four custom holidays (spoiler tagged for length):
Spring, Day 1 - Restoration Day
Summer, Day 1 - Prophets' Day
Summer, Day 7 - All Saints' Day
Autumn, Day 14 - Bonfire Night
Spring, Day 1 - Restoration Day
Spoiler
(Air Grievances, Clean, Make Resolutions, Decorate, Garden)
This one is like New Year's proper. Yeah, so you had the big party on NYE, whoopie doo. Now you've got a watcherawful hangover and you just want to yell at the neighbours for being so dang loud... what do you mean, it's a tradition?! Okay, that's a thing I guess... Maybe after that you can get your home back in order and see which of those drunken resolutions you actually want to keep...
This one is like New Year's proper. Yeah, so you had the big party on NYE, whoopie doo. Now you've got a watcherawful hangover and you just want to yell at the neighbours for being so dang loud... what do you mean, it's a tradition?! Okay, that's a thing I guess... Maybe after that you can get your home back in order and see which of those drunken resolutions you actually want to keep...
Summer, Day 1 - Prophets' Day
Spoiler
(Fasting, Festive Lighting, Make Resolutions, Attend Holiday Ceremony)
What are you giving up for Prophets' Day? If you're a good Jacoban, probably everything. This one was originally conceived as a Lenten archetype, heavily based on Ash Wednesday with some Good Friday thrown in, but you could also draw some pretty strong parallels to Yom Kippur. Only the really devout tend to pay much attention to this holiday, although those with an image to uphold may break out the scented candles and hit the gym a bit more over the next week or so.
What are you giving up for Prophets' Day? If you're a good Jacoban, probably everything. This one was originally conceived as a Lenten archetype, heavily based on Ash Wednesday with some Good Friday thrown in, but you could also draw some pretty strong parallels to Yom Kippur. Only the really devout tend to pay much attention to this holiday, although those with an image to uphold may break out the scented candles and hit the gym a bit more over the next week or so.
Summer, Day 7 - All Saints' Day
Spoiler
(Sports TV, Drinks, BBQ, Invite Guests, Games)
Originally, this festival was a celebration of all those who had gone before us. These days, it's mostly an excuse to get hammered and gorge yourself on grilled chicken. The annual All Saints' game is also a big attraction, with entire families often piling onto someone's poor overworked sofa to catch every minute.
Originally, this festival was a celebration of all those who had gone before us. These days, it's mostly an excuse to get hammered and gorge yourself on grilled chicken. The annual All Saints' game is also a big attraction, with entire families often piling onto someone's poor overworked sofa to catch every minute.
Autumn, Day 14 - Bonfire Night
Spoiler
(Clean, Invite Guests, Fire, Fireworks, Party Spirit)
Remember, remember, the last of November,
Out with the old, in with the new,
The year's growing old, so I'll ward off the cold
With bonfires, marshmallows, and you.
Remember, remember, the last of November,
Out with the old, in with the new,
The year's growing old, so I'll ward off the cold
With bonfires, marshmallows, and you.
