The High Festivals were twelve festivities dedicated to Waukeen that were held across Faerûn. They were considered the most important of the festivals celebrated by her main communities of followers.[1]
Description[]
The High Festivals were the following:[1]
- Cold Counting Comfort
- Held on Hammer 15, it celebrated wintertime accounting.[1]
- Great Weave
- Held on Alturiak 20, it celebrated wintertime textile practices and tapestry weaving.[1]
- Highcoin
- Held on Ches 30, it celebrated the accomplishments of the wealthy and collected donations for the next festival.[1]
- Spheres
- Held on Tarsakh 10, it consisted of using catapults to throw glass spheres full of coins and gems over a city, scattering the contents for the general population to pick up.[1]
- Sammardach
- Held on Mirtul 12, and named after the wealthiest contributor of the early church.[1]
- Brightbuckle
- Held on Kythorn 21, in celebration of the arrival of good weather and the growth of riches in the lands.[1]
- Sornyn
- Held between Flamerule 3 and 5, it was marked by business planning, signing of new opportunities, and meetings between adversaries.[1] In Waterdeep, the holiday also honored Lathander.[2]
- Huldark
- Held on Eleasis 17, it consisted of a feast to celebrate the bounty of the land and the planting of new trees.[1]
- Spryndalstar
- Held on Eleint 7, it celebrated the enrichment provided by the use of magic.[1]
- Marthoon
- Held on Marpenoth 1, it was a homage to soldiers and guards, for their efforts to protect wealth.[1]
- Tehennteahan
- Also known as the Night of Hammers and Nails, it was held on Uktar 10 and celebrated everyday inventions and non-magical crafts.[1]
- Orbar
- Held on Nightal 25, it was a cautionary warning against the dark side of wealth and greed.[1]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 Julia Martin, Eric L. Boyd (March 1996). Faiths & Avatars. (TSR, Inc.), p. 179. ISBN 978-0786903849.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Christopher Perkins, James Haeck, James Introcaso, Adam Lee, Matthew Sernett (September 2018). Waterdeep: Dragon Heist. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 186. ISBN 978-0-7869-6625-7.