"liliaeth;c-16526788" wrote:
"BabySquare;c-16524717" wrote:
I think I'll rename winterfest to Christmas (I don't like the name winterfest) - might do something similar with harvestfest (why always -fest at the end? I know it's an abbreviation but it makes me think of infestations)
Also I'll do Valentines day, new year's eve (not sure about new year's day), Hallowe'en and I might make the solstices and equinoxes minor holidays (would be difficult to make them major holidays when the hrs of daylight doesn't change. It should change.)
I'm guessing it's because of things like Octoberfest, aka giving it a German spin, since Fest is German for feast/party
I hadn't actually thought of that and I've studied German. It's certainly not anything against Germany or the German language (I know you're not suggesting it is), I just don't like the word fest.