( video | un: jaguar )

[scarcastically]

Y'know, going up in space, visiting other worlds is supposed to blow your damn mind. The idea's that you're exposed to stuff so unreal, so beyond believin' that it's alien to you.

So why exactly are we celebratin' Christmas in space? Feels kinda weird, to be honest. But I guess capitalism and commercialism is a universal concept.

Still, though. Kinda gets me thinkin'. How do you celebrate your holidays where you're from? Don't tell me about Christmas though. We all know about Christmas.

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video | un: stcethleannfan

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Honestly, it strikes me as a bit of a strange coincidence to me that this "Christmas" falls on the same day as a holiday in my homeland. It is the day Garreg Mach Monastery was founded, and the Academy held a ball there every year for the students. For that reason, it tends to be associated with young love more than anything.

...it was nice, though I don't exactly miss patrolling the Goddess Tower to direct couples to take things somewhere more private.

The holiday that all of the Church of Seiros's adherents celebrate regardless of location is St. Cichol's Day, which is two days later on the 27th. It's more of a quiet thing, in my experience, though I would imagine there are a number of local traditions I haven't experienced. For me, it is a quiet day to spend time with friends and family, though it is also my birthday, so perhaps that is a given.

[scarcastically]

[ okay. church stuff. but with a twist. ]

Sorry. I ain't versed well enough in alternate realities to give you a theory.

Who is Saint Cichol? What'd they do?

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He was one of the four saints that fought alongside Saint Seiros in the War of Heroes. As with many figures from that era, he has plenty of folklore associated with him and the various miracles he performed... though, I have always had more of an interest in his companions, to be honest.

[...honestly, he’s always felt kind of weird about the sainthood thing, but he sure loves hyping up the rest of his family.]

[scarcastically]

But he's real? Documented and such?

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Oh, very much so. There are a wealth of reliable historical accounts about the Saints alongside the folklore.