Just curious for a bit of fic I was writing.
Well, the middle of the work week is sometimes called Hump Day....
Early in the line--the 3E Campaign Setting, I think--briefly lists the Lust Festival (first full moon in Calistril) as a Calistrian holiday. Since then, however, Calistria's been described fairly consistently as not being into major set holidays, so the Lust Festival seems to have quietly faded from canon. Without double-checking, I think individual temples may recognize local events important to their faith as regional festivals.
Calistria is an hedonist deity, so every day is a good opportunity to feast something ...
Marti gras, home coming, prom night?
Any day you have sex on is sacred to Calistria.
Any day you achieve revenge on a foe is sacred to Her.
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Faiths of Balance mention the 'Ritual of the Whip Sting'. Not really a festival as such, the day is used to bring feuds to an end with public vengeance, mediated by the priests. It has no set day, but generally happens sometime in the month of Calistril. The ritual is also mentioned in the article about Calistria in A Memory of Darkness (Second Darkness part 5). Same basic details.
Bear in mind that Calistria is Chaotic Neutral, so organised holy days just aren't really her thing.
Any day you have sex on is sacred to Calistria.
Any day you achieve revenge on a foe is sacred to Her.
My first thought to the topic was,'Every time a follower catches you with your pants down.'
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From Faiths of Balance.
"The world is full of slights and grudges, and every Calistrian temple has its own particular days for revenge, conquests, and other satisfactions. Still, there is one day that all of the faithful observe with varying degrees of delight or trepidation. It is the day of the Ritual of the Whip Sting, in which priests mediate between bitter enemies and bring both parties to a public vengeance, after which both must swear to be satisfied and consider the feud at an end. Believers who are not a part of the ritual take great delight in watching others Humiliate each other. Being chosen to take part in the ritual is a strong reminder never to let slights escalate to such heights that the priests must step in—vengeance will never be as satisfying if one has to negotiate for satisfaction or balance triumph with one’s own humiliation.
The ritual takes place any time it’s appropriate, yet most temples try to hold a session during the month of Calistril,and the more voyeuristic members of the community look forward to the ritual with great enthusiasm."