Carthian Events and Practices

==Carthian Events==
===May Day===
May Day for the Carthian Kindred occurs on the night of April 30th, well into the wee hours and early mornings of the first day of May. May Day is the traditional day for the mortal leftists of Berlin to stage their protests which usually devolve into riots. The Carthians join in on the fun, instigating their mortal pawns and hunting amidst the chaos. May Day Night is for the Carthians to celebrate their independence from the oppressive Invictus regime. The atmosphere is bawdy and revelrous. The Carthians will perform speeches and soliloquies with an overwhelmingly pro-Carthian message; the political plays will feature Dominated mortals playing farcial, Punch-and-Judy-esque depictions of their former Invictus overlords. Nobody tells the rookies what happens to the mortals when the play ends; for many Carthians, their first May Day Night is considered a rite of initiation.
===Party Congress===
Every year the Party holds a Congress—the rally to end all rallies—to elect the delegates to the Central Committee. Speeches are held throughout the night; important policy decisions will be “made”. Party members will be able to “cast ballots” to “elect” the Central Committee from a series of candidates. The party leadership will take the opportunity to express party line and disseminate ideology. This event is open to the general public; it is normally meant as a show of strength from the ruling Carthian Democratic Party.
==Carthian Practices==
===The Chain===
At almost every Carthian gathering, at some point in the evening, some Kindred (usually the Prefect) steps forward and requests that everyone present take part in a long-standing custom that Carthians call the Chain. The idea is simple. All the Carthians present gather in a circle, and following a few inspirational words from the Prefect, each passes a single artifact that is esteemed by the local Carthians to the Kindred beside him, thus forming a symbolic chain representing that what one Kindred does affects all others.
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