Jerri
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Happy 2020, with hopes for more Penric and Desdemona adventures. Does the World of the Five Gods have any year end/winter solstice traditions like Winterfair on Barraryer?
Lois McMaster Bujold
Happy New Year to you too!
The 5GW has the Father's Day, on winter solstice, which marks the official beginning of His quarter of the year. So it's a somewhat more somber religious holiday than the American winter Saturnalia honoring, as far as I can tell, Mammon.
The Daughter's Day falls on the spring equinox, the Mother's on summer solstice, the Son's on the autumn equinox, and the Bastard's on whichever days are added to make the year come out even for the shift of the seasons with respect to days versus planetary orbits. Usually but not universally the white god's day/s are assigned to Mother's Midsummer, at the halfway mark between summer solstice and autumn equinox. Plenty of holidays for all!
Ta, L.
The 5GW has the Father's Day, on winter solstice, which marks the official beginning of His quarter of the year. So it's a somewhat more somber religious holiday than the American winter Saturnalia honoring, as far as I can tell, Mammon.
The Daughter's Day falls on the spring equinox, the Mother's on summer solstice, the Son's on the autumn equinox, and the Bastard's on whichever days are added to make the year come out even for the shift of the seasons with respect to days versus planetary orbits. Usually but not universally the white god's day/s are assigned to Mother's Midsummer, at the halfway mark between summer solstice and autumn equinox. Plenty of holidays for all!
Ta, L.
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