#also i don't have holidays except the 25th and the 1st

[tenrose]

I spent one hour and a half at my physio trying to the block of stone that is my back into actual living muscles

[luminalightsverse]

Star Wars Holidays

Okay I was thinking today is christmas eve but there is no christmas in the star wars univeres. At least not that I'm aware of and except for Life Day which is on the 17. novemeber and I totally missed it I don't know any other holiday.

But I love holidays because they special and all the tradition behind it is always really beautiful.

So I decided to make my own holidays based on those in our world and that my family and I celebrate:

Rainbow Festival -> between 3th. February and 9th. March: It's like carnival in our world. Parades, music, masks and dressing up play a very big role here. The festival lasts about a week and ends 48 days before Egg Day with a big celebration, parade and fireworks. In this week there are in all places bigger and smaller fairs with ferris wheels, roller coasters and much more.

Egg Day -> between March 22nd and April 25th.: Equivalent to Easter and set for the first Sunday after the first full moon in spring. It is traditional to paint eggs four weeks before Egg Day and then give them away to loved ones on Egg Day. Another tradition is that everywhere in the galaxy there are painted eggs, sweets and candy hidden all over the place so everyone can search for it. There is no big "giving out expensive gifts".

Force Day: Mostly celebrated by the Jedi themself, in which they celebrate the existence of the Force and show their gratitude that they were chocen by the Force and stuff.

I can't decide if this should be on the 4th May like Star Wars Day or the 25th May the day when Star Wars came out for the very first time.

Harvest Day -> 23th September: Equivalent to "Thanksgiving" in the USA and the "Erntedankfest" in germany. On this day, nature is thanked for the rich harvest it has given for the cold autumn and winter days. Nature is also asked to ensure that there is enough food in autumn and winter and that the harvest will be plentiful again next year

Pumpkin Eve -> 31st. October: Like Halloween. People decorate their houses with spooky decorations, crave pumpkins and go trick or treating. There are also scary festivals in many cities.

Kindle Season -> 1st December-24th December: Celebrated like the Advent Season starts on the 1st Day of December and ends on the 24th Day of December. A candle is lit here every sunday till the 24th. Those candles are lit everyday then to spend light in the dark time. People (most of all children) also get a Kindle Calendar with chocolate or other candy (no toys or anything else). In the end on the 24th all four candles light up and in the middle a fifth big candle is placed.

Boot Day -> 6th. December: Like Saint Nicholas Day. Children put their boots out and their parents put a few little things in them such as orange, apples, nuts, sweets that aren't already in their Kindle Calendar etc.

Light Eve and Light Day -> 24th-25th December: Equivalent to Christmas and also kinda celebrated like Christmas but without the whole consumer industry and giving out all the gifts that are very expensive. It is celebrated in a more traditional way like families coming together and spend time with eachother. If at all there are only small gifts and most of the time something selfmade such as clothes, sweets or food, small toys or plushies, selfmade jewellery, handicraft stuff etc. Many people are playing a little game called "Gift Treading" which is like Secret Santa where everyone buys just one gift and then they roll the dice until everyone has one.

New Year -> 31st. December-1st. January: I don't think this has to be changed and can simply be taken over.

I know there are a lot more holidays in other cultures but I'm not really familiar with them. That's why I didn't really dare to approach these days. Even those holidays I put there are mostly inspired of how my family celebrates them and/or how I wish those days would be celebrated. So feel free if you have an idea to share it. I would love to add them to this list too so it really feels like holiday calendar of the whole galaxy. I also want to come up with a few holidays and traditions for the Jedi, Clones, Mandalorians, Sith etc. and maybe even of different species like Togruta, Twi'Lek etc.