Highharvestide

Highharvestide was an annual festival in the Calendar of Harptos, taking place between Eleint 30 and Marpenoth 1. It was traditionally a feast to celebrate the harvest and the abundance of food, but also the time when those wishing to travel left on their journeys before winter set in.

On This Day

 * Worshipers of Anhur celebrate the Remembrance Ritual in honor of fallen comrades.
 * Worshipers of the dwarven deity Dugmaren Brightmantle spend the morning in thoughtful meditation and the rest of the day at a scholarly symposium.
 * Guardians of Gorm Gulthyn gather for ritual salutes, martial weapons displays, chanted prayers, and the offering of weapons used in a defensive action.
 * Worshipers of Isis in Mulhorand put on an exuberant celebration thanking Isis and Osiris for their aid with the harvest.
 * Worshipers of Lliira open a holy festival with the Swords Cast Down ritual in which weapons are thrown on the ground with chanting and covered with fresh flowers.
 * Worshipers of Loviatar celebrate the Rite of Pain and Purity by dancing in a circle upon broken glass or other sharp objects.
 * Worshipers of Malar celebrate the Feast of the Stags and pledge to hunt through the winter for selected people unable to hunt for themselves.
 * Followers of Marthammor Duin call this day the Thunderbolt and pray for inspiration in any approaching battles.
 * Priests of Osiris invite the citizens of Mulhorand to celebration of Osiris's bounty.
 * Worshipers of Shiallia celebrate fruition on this day, inviting friendly creatures to join in feasting, dancing, and singing.
 * Worshipers of Silvanus consider Highharvestide holy, and often give sacrifice by breaking and burying an object constructed of wood.
 * Worshipers of Talos call for storms and lightning.
 * In 414 DR, Khelben "Blackstaff" Arunsun was born.