[EVENT] THE LUNA MOTH FESTIVAL (22-09-2023)

The Lemurian Luna moth festival is a three night long festival, starting on the 22nd day of The Harvest Moon. This festival introduces the season of Greenwilt, and is all about the value of life and family. The Winged Moon Ball is held in the city of Moonbright.

FIRST NIGHT - SILK NIGHT

On the first night of the festival, it is tradition to visit your loved ones final resting place. Purple pupae pins can be worn on clothing and represent the loss of a recent loved one. Instead of flowers the family usually brings a self woven blanket to the grave with a depiction of achievements that happened that year. It’s tradition to shortly tell stories about said ‘blanket’. Richer families usually don’t make these blankets themselves but hire a skilled craftsman or women to make them.

SECOND NIGHT - NIGHT OF THE PUPAE

On the second night of the festival, the living family is celebrated. Families get together from all across the land. Everyone brings a homemade meal and together they spend the night eating and sharing stories.

THIRD NIGHT - WINGED MOON NIGHT

On the third night, the Winged Moon Ball takes place in Moonbright. This is all about the future of the family. This is also a common night for marriages to be arranged or pregnancies to be announced. Adults that are engaged wear a bright blue luna moth pin. At first nightfall, luna moths, which have been bred with the most care and attention, are released into the night sky. Moon mages cast an illuminating illusion spell on them before release, so that the sky is decorated with their glowing, blue wings. After this event there is mostly dancing, singing and drinking, eating and such until sunrise. The day after is seen as a resting day.

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The IC Lunar festival will last until the end of OOC October. Which means, Luna moth festival related threads are allowed to be created from today on until the end of october! Enough time to celebrate each night with your characters. When creating threads celebrating each individual night, be mindful of the timeline of your threads! (For example, events happening on the silk night will always happen before the moon ball on the winged moon night)

Please tag all of your festival threads by adding [LMF] to your thread titles!

Have fun, and happy celebration of Greenwilt!

Love, the staff <3