#sovalwaris

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Valima sovalwaris!!!

happy tolkien elven holy day of cleansing!!!!! may your suffering be eased and what grief is necessary to your life become rich wisdom and compassion!!!!!! may all be blessed with the mercy of Nienna!!!!!!

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do you have a copy of the loa that can be easily seen? im curious about the calender and the like as an elfkin myself.

sure! this links to t-e/wal's page on the loa, and then i also have a pdf of my own where i put the meryali (solar/seasonal holidays) löastar (seasons) and ránastar (months) in order together in a list

their page is ordered meryali/holidays up top, ránastar/months, and then enquie/weekdays and löastar/seasons at the bottom. then here's a copypaste from my own pdf, starting with elven new year in súlime and rolling onward from there. linky for my pdf. it is a mess, forgive me. feel free to ask/dm whatever if the link has problems or if you have other questions.

March/Súlime- Moon of winds, Arata Manwe

Mettare/Yestare- Elven end-of-year and first-of-year, beginning of Spring/Tuile. (Sulime 27-28), Vaire

Vaire April/Víresse- Moon of youth, Tulkas

May/Lótesse- Moon of flowering, Nessa

Nost-na-Lothion/Birth of Flowers- celebration of life, beginning of Summer/Laire. Vána (Lotesse 22)

June/Nárie- Moon of fire, Arata Varda

Tarnin-Austa/Summer Solstice - reflection on sunlight and deliverance from darkness. The Warm Light. (Narie 21 ish)

July/Cermie- Moon of first harvest, both materially and metaphorically. Irmo

August/Úrime- Moon of heat, All Ainur

Yávie- Celebration of fruits and Earth, beginning of Autumn/Yavie. (Urime 2)

September/Yavannie-Moon of great harvest, Arata Yavanna

Enderi- Midyear holiday for travel, beginning of Fading/Quelle. Arata Orome. (Yavannie 25-27)

October/Narquelie- Moon of Fading Fire, Arata Námo Mandos

November/Hísime- Moon of Mists, Este

Cuivere Quendiva- celebration of awakening date of first elves, beginning of Winter/Hríve. All elves (Hisime 21)

December/Ringare- Moon of bitter cold, mourning for the marring and sorrow of the world. Arata Nienna, indirectly.

Turuhalme/Winter Solstice- holiday of stories and community, bonfires, survival in the darkness. The Cool Light. (Ringare 21 ish)

January/Narvinye- Moon of New Fire, Arata Aule

February/Nénime- Moon of Waters, Arata Ulmo

Sovalwaris- holiday for spiritual cleansing and beginning of Stirring/Coire, Arata Nienna again (Nenime 2)