Festiva de los Muertos

Considered the primary Mortemondean holiday, it was originally cobbled together from what was remembered of pre-war harvest festivals and added to as time went on. Earliest versions of the holiday were celebrated in the southernmost holdings and spread to the border regions shared with the clear north and eventually consolidated into what started as a two day celebration to the current week long variant. It is also considered the beginning of reestablishing a calender of sorts.Decorations for the holiday are elaborately carved gourds and pumpkins that are lit, and imagery of festive skeletons.The celebration proper begins on the last monday of October with a solemn memorial to those who've already passed on, and leaving mementos or trinkets at Cathedral with small gatherings sharing memories of the departed. From the next day on, it's pure chaos of dressing in costumes, wild drinking, feasting, storytelling, gift giving, dancing and sex for the adults with the children binging on candy and in general running wild. While it is encouraged to take part in full of the celebration, some, particularly those considered 'tetched' generally just partake in some drinking and gift giving.It has been unofficially commented upon that the Festiva can only be a once a year event since it takes that long to recover afterwards.Traditions and RulesH'llowe'en Sam is considered the spiritual overseer of the holiday and depictions of him resemble a small child in orange footie jammies wearing a scarecrow's head burlap with button eyes and carrying what looks like an all day lolly with a couple bites taken out. Anyone violating the following traditions will be gruesomely slaughtered by Sam with his lolly. 
*1. Wear a costume.
*2. Hand out treats.
*3. Never blow out a jack-o'-lantern.
* 4. And always check your candy.
At last record, there have only been two deaths attributed to Sam and that's been more than enough to keep any Mortemondean to the four rules.
Category:Holidays