Holidays

Basic Information

This Category covers various types of holidays. These could be religious festivals, national observances, or generally holy days. They could be widely observed, or local customs, tied to a specific religious group or purely secular; or sometimes all of the above. Some holidays may be observed in different fashions in different location.

[note: I put down most of the "shopping holidays" I could think of that are big in the U.S. and most of the Federal holidays; It's pretty long and doesn't even touch non-American holidays; we'll probably need to divide it into sub-categories —quark]

• New Years Day
  • Lunar New Year
  • Rosh Hashanah
• St Valentines Day
• St Patricks Day
• Ash Wednesday
• Lent
• April Fools Day
• Good Friday
• Easter
• Walpurgisnacht
• Memorial Day
• Summer Solstice
  • Burning Man
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Columbus Day
• Halloween - also discussing the Ancestor Festivals and Days of the Dead of other cultures.
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving
• St Nicholas Day
• Christmas

See Also

• Calendar of Saints

Sources

Bibliography

1. full source reference

Game and Story Use

• Holidays and festivals can be used as background for an adventure
• Themes and customs connected to a specific holiday could become plot relevant
• The cultural traditions surrounding an existing holiday can be adapted for an original holiday in an alien or fantasy setting.