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Weekly Maelstronia Facts (Happy Holidays)
11 years ago
Hi-diddly-ho, neighbor-ino!
Oh, look; more of these. Oh, look; Aspen's actually living up to an obligation for once.
This edition is a day late because of Christmas, and I didn't feel like using FA at my grandparent's place.
But I digress. With no more interruptions, here's this weeks Maelstronia factoids. This time, it's related to the various holidays celebrated in the Alliance.
1) There are two holidays that are celebrated throughout the three planets in the Alliance: those being the Alliance New Year and Union Day.
1a) The Alliance New Year is celebrated every Maelstronain Standard Year (approximately 1.1 Maelstronian years, 1.2 Demosacan years, or .83 Syrinonian years). The very complicated system is determined by the average amount of months of the three combined planets (32) divided by three.
1b) Union Day marks the formation of the Alliance, and is always celebrated on the same day at midnight of 8/28 on Maelstronia's calendar. Maelstronia has ten months on their calendar, but more on that next week.
2) Demosac is the only planet in the Alliance to celebrate a Halloween-like holiday. Called Amu Roel (Shadow Night), it is a night when people across the planet dress up in scary costumes, tell stories, and celebrate all things dark and macabre.
3) Although there's no true Alliance parallel to Christmas, Syrinon has a holiday called Haest Teir (AKA Warmth Day). It marks the winter solstice, and is an occasion for friends and family to get together and exchange gifts, have bonfires, and be friendly and charitable.
That's all for now! As always, feel free to ask questions if you like~
~Rev
This edition is a day late because of Christmas, and I didn't feel like using FA at my grandparent's place.
But I digress. With no more interruptions, here's this weeks Maelstronia factoids. This time, it's related to the various holidays celebrated in the Alliance.
1) There are two holidays that are celebrated throughout the three planets in the Alliance: those being the Alliance New Year and Union Day.
1a) The Alliance New Year is celebrated every Maelstronain Standard Year (approximately 1.1 Maelstronian years, 1.2 Demosacan years, or .83 Syrinonian years). The very complicated system is determined by the average amount of months of the three combined planets (32) divided by three.
1b) Union Day marks the formation of the Alliance, and is always celebrated on the same day at midnight of 8/28 on Maelstronia's calendar. Maelstronia has ten months on their calendar, but more on that next week.
2) Demosac is the only planet in the Alliance to celebrate a Halloween-like holiday. Called Amu Roel (Shadow Night), it is a night when people across the planet dress up in scary costumes, tell stories, and celebrate all things dark and macabre.
3) Although there's no true Alliance parallel to Christmas, Syrinon has a holiday called Haest Teir (AKA Warmth Day). It marks the winter solstice, and is an occasion for friends and family to get together and exchange gifts, have bonfires, and be friendly and charitable.
That's all for now! As always, feel free to ask questions if you like~
~Rev
