Isn't there a christmas like holiday in Greyhawk. I winter fest or something - thought I remember reading about something like that- but having trouble finding any good list of Holidays in GH in general.
Dragon Annual #4 had an article detailing holidays on Oerth.
According to City of Greyhawk, celebrating Pelor's Day/Giving Day involves giving toys to needy children, but that's Midsummer, Richfest 4.
Priests of Celestian, St Cuthbert and Rao distribute food to the poor on Midwinter Night, Needfest 4; aka Dark Time, Dim Time, Handmaiden's Glory.
I did not post it as part of the Holidays Postfest, but IMC, the Flanaess celebrates Yule over the course of Sunsebb and through Needfest. Yule is, for practical purposes, Christmas without the Christ-part, more the "pagan" Yule but with the neat parts of Christmas carried over (most of which are "pagan" holdovers anyway). As Andy Williams would memorably sing, "Its the most wonderful time of the year!" _________________ GVD
It was probably an advertisement for something, but one of my favorite pictures from the old Dragon Mags was that of a snowy winter scene with lizardmen merrily going around with santa hats.
Every year at Yule (well, not Yule exactly, but within a week -
our ancestors were shepherds and not too good at calenders)
we would celebrate the rebirth of the sun god by killing a tree.
After killing the tree we would take its corpse into our house and let it rot for about a month, so that the scent of its decay would fill the house. Often we hung little bits of paper and painted wood on it.
We would hang up fake versions of a parasitic plant from another land.
Whenever we bumped into someone under the palnt we would engage in a ritual of repressed sexuality.
We would mix raw eggs with alcohol and make any visitors drink the concoction.
It may sound strange, but that is actually what we did. _________________ My campaigns are multilayered tapestries upon which I texture themes and subject matter which, quite frankly, would simply be too strong for your hobbyist gamer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Mp7Ikko8SI
It was probably an advertisement for something, but one of my favorite pictures from the old Dragon Mags was that of a snowy winter scene with lizardmen merrily going around with santa hats.
And I giant armored turtle. That would have been Ral Partha, I believe. I remember those ads fondly, as well. _________________ GVD
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