So, I was having a discussion with a friend when this came up. What are Golarion's modern day equivalents and when are they? We brought up Christmas and Valentine's Day specifically. But if you can list them all, that would be great.
The only festivals likely to be similar are onrs connected to farming. So harvest festivals etc. No reason to be a valentine or christmas equivalents.
So there's nothing similar to Christmas or Valentines? Like a year end holiday or a holiday celebrating family, friends, etc. or a holiday about giving gifts in terms of Christmas? A Shelyn based holiday in terms of Valentines Day?
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Here's a big list of holidays and festivals. There are a few that have parallels to real world holidays.
Equinoxes and solstices are obvious picks and listed in Adam's link.
Days of divine ascensions (either historically accurate or arbitrary picked by deities*/churches) are be another obvious choices (Norgorber's ascension day seems to be sole listed holiday of his faith). Day of Aroden's death would be another possible holiday.
Abadar's Taxfest falls on the equal of April 15th. For our non-US readers, that is the day that Americans are required to finish their annual tax paperwork.
I m playing Jade Regent and while on north pole there are rarely random encounters, so I tell a player, when there is holiday or fest at his homeland or faith, give short description what it is about and then let him organize something if he is interested.
One of best was when the character from Irrisen created big harvest banguet of snow and ice. It was great how other player's emotions were fighting between polite and dissappointment.
I gave him (alone) the bonus from Heroes Feast to next encounter.
Abadar's Taxfest falls on the equal of April 15th. For our non-US readers, that is the day that Americans are required to finish their annual tax paperwork.
One of my best friends is an accountant, and she loved that inclusion. Also I think it really humanizes the church of Abadar, which is appreciated.
Abadar's Taxfest falls on the equal of April 15th. For our non-US readers, that is the day that Americans are required to finish their annual tax paperwork.One of my best friends is an accountant, and she loved that inclusion. Also I think it really humanizes the church of Abadar, which is appreciated.
It must really suck to be an Abadarian priest on Taxfest in really exploitative or corrupt regimes, though. You're obligated to let the guys vent their frustrations, you don't have the power to do anything but wring out the money you're told to no matter how poor they are, and Abadar is kind of a dick when it comes to charity so you can't even help someone out of your own pocket unless you do it as a loan or something.