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Festivals and Holidays in Ravenloft
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 11:29 am
by HyperionSol
I'm about to kick off a Ravenloft campaign that begins in Port-A-Lucine, but may spread across the Core, or maybe beyond depending on what my players do. I want to keep up with dates and events since I am starting in 750 BC just as Van Richten vanishes. I've named the months, or 'moons' of the year, and just want to know if there are national or religious holidays that are actually scheduled in the Domains of Dread?
I don't need exact dates since the Barovian Calendar is not as specific as the Faerun one. I just want to know if there are specific holidays, like the Church of Ezra has holy days followers recognize, or the churches of Halas, Wolf God, the Lawbringer, or Belenus.
Re: Festivals and Holidays in Ravenloft
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 12:03 pm
by Mephisto of the FoS
Check the article "A year in Ravenloft" page 31 of the THE BOOK OF SECRETS by the Kargatane
Re: Festivals and Holidays in Ravenloft
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 1:13 pm
by Gonzoron of the FoS
Mephisto wrote:Check the article "A year in Ravenloft" page 31 of the THE BOOK OF SECRETS by the Kargatane
dingdingding!

Re: Festivals and Holidays in Ravenloft
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 4:11 pm
by Mephisto of the FoS
Gonzoron of the FoS wrote:dingdingding!

Re: Festivals and Holidays in Ravenloft
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 10:26 pm
by HyperionSol
I looked it up and it is perfect! Thank you so much!
Re: Festivals and Holidays in Ravenloft
Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2021 10:47 am
by The Lesser Evil
See also here:
http://fraternityofshadows.com/wiki/Cat ... elebration
http://fraternityofshadows.com/wiki/Category:Festival
http://fraternityofshadows.com/wiki/Category:Holiday
http://fraternityofshadows.com/wiki/Category:Event (mostly the "Event in" subcategories)
You can also sometimes find them talked about in the religion section of the 3e Ravenloft Gazetteers. A universal holiday for the Church of Ezra is the following:
Feast of the First Epiphany
http://fraternityofshadows.com/wiki/Fea ... t_Epiphany
In addition, the Church of Ezra often adopts local traditions on a case by case basis for each local temple.
The Darkonian Sect has also adopted the holidays of the Eternal Order:
Darkest Night
http://fraternityofshadows.com/wiki/Darkest_Night
Festival of the Dead
http://fraternityofshadows.com/wiki/Fes ... f_the_Dead
The Mordentish sect celebrates the local Mordentish tradition of Nocturne
http://fraternityofshadows.com/wiki/Nocturne_(Holiday)