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    Adept Greytalker

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    Fri Mar 09, 2012 5:24 pm  
    Canonical Holidays

    Does anyone have a list of those holidays in the calendar of the Flanaess which are canonical? I know there are a lot of calendars out there, but I'm wondering just how much of what's in them can actually be sourced, rather than being fan-produced.

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    Fri Mar 09, 2012 10:51 pm  

    I haven't looked at one of those calendars in a long time, but my go to source for holidays is usually The Adventure Begins.
    In there they only list the holidays of

    Needfest
    Great Moon's Glory
    Growfest
    Richfest
    Dark Night
    Brewfest
    GreySage

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    Fri Mar 09, 2012 11:49 pm  

    Of course you may find a plethora of 'canonical' festivals within modules and other sourcebooks. For example, in the city of Sasserine they celebrate the Festival of the Worm. This is from the Savage Tide Adventure Path: The Bullywug Gambit in Dungeon Magazine #140.

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    Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:23 am  

    Dragon Annual #4 had the "Campaign Holidays" article, which included a number of Greyhawk holidays.

    Ones that aren't in other books:

    Frost Days: Fireseek 1-7. Especially holy to priests of Telchur.
    Remembrance Day: Readying 14. New City of Greyhawk holiday celebrating the signing of the Pact of Greyhawk.
    Blood Moon Festival: Coldeven 11. Sacred day for worshipers of Nerull.
    Spring Feast: Growfest 4. Holy day of the church of Atroa.
    Raxivort's Orgy: Growfest 4. Holy day marking the start of the week-long xvart mating season.
    Rudd's Birthday: Planting 10. Mainly celebrated in Bissel.
    Enlighteningtide: Richfest 4. Holy day of Pholtus, mainly celebrated in the Pale.
    Brilliance Celebration: Richfest 4. Holy day of Lydia.
    Raxivort's Orgy (again): Brewfest 4. Second xvart mating season.
    Laughing Day: Patchwall 1. Oerth version of April Fool's Day. Thought to have been started by Zagig Yragerne.
    Declaration Day: Coldeven 10. Celebration of the independence of the Yeomanry from Keoland.
    Council Day: Coldeven 19. Celebration of the freedom of the County and Duchy of Urnst.
    Thrommel's Day: Flocktime 5. Dyvers' anniversary of secession from Furyondy.
    Freedom Day: Flocktime 15. Former Shield Land holiday celebrating their independence from Furyondy.
    Crowning Day: Flocktime 18. Anniversary of the crowning of the first king of Furyondy.
    Holy Day of Serenity: Reaping 10. Holy day of Rao in Veluna. Also celebrates their secession from Furyondy.
    Rollo's Day: Harvester 13. Bissel celebration of their independence from Furyondy.
    Ivid's Birth: Ready'reat 8: Great Kingdom holiday. Only celebrated in Rauxes after the war and collapse.
    Day of Treachery: Ready'reat 13. New Bandit Kingdom holiday memorializing the betrayal and slaughter of 10000 bandits by the forces of Iuz in 584 CY.
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    Sat Mar 10, 2012 7:58 am  

    There is Saint Cuthbert's Day (Spring Equinox - 4th of Growfest) featured in DRG # 137.

    There is also this list on the GHwiki - http://www.canonfire.com/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Greyhawk_holidays - featuring some that aren't listed here.
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    Sun Mar 11, 2012 3:28 am  

    Sounds like a future programming project after the timeline...
    GreySage

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    Sun Mar 11, 2012 10:31 am  

    There are also a bunch of holidays in the various god entries in the wiki. Not all of the holidays there have entries of their own, so they don't all show up just by clicking on the category.
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