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Dec. 27th, 2019 03:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
baitlessI hope everyone has been enjoying their Firialia festivities. I admit, I have been enjoying learning of new traditions and getting to experience new things myself. There is a danger in getting too set in one’s ways, I think, and I have found myself wondering if I have been guilty of that myself in the past. Though... it is hard, of course, to completely discard tradition, particularly when particular traditions have good memories associated with them.
Today is the 27th of the Ethereal Moon, by Fódlan’s calendar. It is the feast day of Saint Cichol, and... well, I have no intention of discussing the religious history of the day, since although I am a believer, that is not what the day is about for me. I’ve always considered it to be a somewhat quiet day spent with friends and family, which is probably why I find myself feeling a bit melancholy today. I am not missing any of the festivities as much as I am missing those I would celebrate the day with.
Perhaps that makes me somewhat greedy, as I do have many friends from home here. Yet, there is still one particular person I find myself missing terribly, and... well. I do not know every holiday that everyone celebrates, but it does seem like spending time with those close to you is a common theme among the ones I have heard of. Even among all the joy and celebration, I would imagine others are struggling with this, as well. Perhaps that is a bit presumptuous, and perhaps I am making it worse by saying it, but I think it is easier to deal with that sort of burden if you can talk about it with others.
So, if you feel comfortable doing so or think it will help, feel free to talk about someone you miss from home. Friends, family... perhaps even beloved animal companions, though those seem a bit more likely to make it here with you. I do not think any of those are any less important, really.
Today is the 27th of the Ethereal Moon, by Fódlan’s calendar. It is the feast day of Saint Cichol, and... well, I have no intention of discussing the religious history of the day, since although I am a believer, that is not what the day is about for me. I’ve always considered it to be a somewhat quiet day spent with friends and family, which is probably why I find myself feeling a bit melancholy today. I am not missing any of the festivities as much as I am missing those I would celebrate the day with.
Perhaps that makes me somewhat greedy, as I do have many friends from home here. Yet, there is still one particular person I find myself missing terribly, and... well. I do not know every holiday that everyone celebrates, but it does seem like spending time with those close to you is a common theme among the ones I have heard of. Even among all the joy and celebration, I would imagine others are struggling with this, as well. Perhaps that is a bit presumptuous, and perhaps I am making it worse by saying it, but I think it is easier to deal with that sort of burden if you can talk about it with others.
So, if you feel comfortable doing so or think it will help, feel free to talk about someone you miss from home. Friends, family... perhaps even beloved animal companions, though those seem a bit more likely to make it here with you. I do not think any of those are any less important, really.
