Crescent Season

The Crescent season also called the springtime season is an annual period taking place in many Paranian countries, usually running from mid-March to May. The Crescent season is similar to that of the Christmas season except taking place on the opposite side of the year. 
== Definition ==
The Crescent Season is said to involve the holidays of the Crescent Festival, The Great Dinner, and sometimes other holidays. It is associated with shopping for Crescent gifts which spike up money for companies (with the other holiday being Christmas). 
The Crescent Festival, contrary to its lasting one day (April 19th), actually ends on May 1st. The Crescent Festival often ends up with many lavenders being grown in shops, the meaning of the Crescent Festival is to prepare for the lavender’s time to shine which is in “May”, as well as many “Crescent wrapping papers” being sold in shops which are extensively purple and other colours, though “Father Crescent” is said to bring the purple ones so it is advised to save the “purple ones” for him. Shops also play “Crescent music” which, contrary to Christmas music, is chiefly instrumental or opera. Famous crescent music includes Madama Butterfly, Ouverture, Lavender Blue, Helvegen, Drunken Sailor, Voices of Spring, To Spring.
== Cultures ==
There are many symbols of the Crescent Festival, such as, of course, the lavender, Father Crescent, Fox Lady (Mainly for western, northern and southern Parania countries), Culpeo Man (Mainly for eastern Paranian countries), and the crescent phase of the moon. All symbols are usually depicted in purple, and are usually painted onto kitchen material like spoons, forks, spatulas, plates, pans, knives, etc. There are many Crescent related toys related to these symbols, plush toys and figurines of the Fox Lady and sometimes, The Culpeo Man, were created but didn't become common until the early 20th century. 
The color purple is very common to be seen in the Crescent Festival; possibly to clone the blooming of lavenders everywhere. The smell of lavender is also extremely common everywhere (Especially Cagneux); due to this, many call this season "Sleepy Season".
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