Back in Val Royeaux? We used to have spectacular holidays. We would celebrate the New Year, which I've told you about before. And we would also celebrate the arrival of spring, which after months of freezing weather is certainly something worth celebrating. You are very lucky where you are from, that it doesn't get this cold. There is also the feast of Ser Aveline, patron of all female chevalier, which is a lesser holiday but still a story of national honor and pride. Have I told you her story, Cuba? [She forgets the stories she has and has not shared with him.]
There are many religious holidays, too, although for most people they are celebrated in ways that are indistinguishable from the more secular ones. There is always music and dancing and, for the upper classes, lavish parties and silly games. And, of course, we celebrate is the anniversary of the birth and of the death of the lady Andraste. The former is a grand celebration of life and joy, moreso than the average holiday. The latter is much more... somber. Perhaps the most somber of days we remember.
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Date: 2011-02-23 07:33 pm (UTC)There are many religious holidays, too, although for most people they are celebrated in ways that are indistinguishable from the more secular ones. There is always music and dancing and, for the upper classes, lavish parties and silly games. And, of course, we celebrate is the anniversary of the birth and of the death of the lady Andraste. The former is a grand celebration of life and joy, moreso than the average holiday. The latter is much more... somber. Perhaps the most somber of days we remember.