Voice: greenbean1

[wildsorcery]

Um, hello. My name is Confidence, and I wanted to ask a few questions. If that's okay?

[ He's holding on pretty well, voice not stuttering... much? ]

There's been talk about undeath and serious things, so I figured it could be nice to focus on the seasonal festivities! I've heard it is called Firalia here, but others call it Christmas?

My home country has something similar, but it doesn't take place in winter...

So I... um... I wondered if anyone would like to share how they celebrate at home...? Especially what they eat and things you do with family and friends.

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voice | un: tarrlok

[bloodisthicker]

We don't have a "Christmas" back home, but we do have the Glacier Spirits Festival. The main festivities are held in the Southern Water Tribe, though there are smaller celebrations that happen in the North and in Republic City for people who don't have the time or money to make it to the South. Its purpose is to celebrate the unity of the tribes despite all the geography separating them, along with the connection between the human world and the spirit world. It's said that the winter solstice is when the two worlds are closest, so I suppose it's a general celebration of being able to make connections despite the various barriers separating us.

Or something. I mostly celebrated in Republic City since I've been too busy working to take a vacation like that and someone has to organize celebratory public activities for people who can't leave. There's a pretty even split between the people who like a quiet, spiritual experience and people who just want an excuse to throw a party. I've heard in the South it's definitely become more of a party over time, and there are a few people who aren't exactly happy about that.

I don't know, though, I feel like people should be able to celebrate a holiday however they want as long as they're not engaging in criminal activity or anything like that. If you really think about it, it is about finding common ground despite your differences, after all. Maybe the observant should offer up some cotton candy and popcorn unto the spirits to see if they like it.

[wildsorcery]

Glacier Spirits Festival is such a lovely name! It sounds rather similar to Midwinter from my world, which is celebrating alliances and such...

[ A very popular but extremely capitalistic and cold celebration in his own family while growing up, but fuck them. That was not what it really was about, he found out later. ]

It seems it's a religious and spiritual holiday season for many here. I really like the idea of celebrating friends and family.

[ Pause. ]

...do spirits even eat?

[bloodisthicker]

It's interesting that winter seems to be the season for that, isn't it? I guess it's the season that's the hardest to survive, so you end up banding together to make it through.

But anyway, it depends on the spirit. There are plenty that enjoy food offerings, or so I'm told.

[wildsorcery]

That makes sense. Plus it is almost the new year, I guess? So people want to make sure alliances last next year as well.

[ You know, if you were involved in those things. ]

Huh. I guess that makes sense? I'm sure there are spirits in my world that would be happy to get a treat. Are there a lot of them in your world?