➩8th MINDMELD

[halfvulcan]

I find myself wondering at the pattern of celebration in the City. It appears largely centered around older Earth traditions. Out of curiosity, what are some of the holidays other cultures experience that aren't recognized here?

For example, the Kal-Rekk is the festival of atonement/silence celebrated on Vulcan.

[ETA: oh god got called in early

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[sciencegeekchic]

We've got all sorts of holidays on Gallifrey. Brilliant holidays.

Creation of the Web of Time, The Thirteeth Night, Intuitive Revolution Day, Otherstide, Death of Omega, The Festival of the Timewright, Feast of Omega, and Rassilon's Flag Day are all holidays on Gallifrey.

Oh, and then there's the Death Day, but that's not really a fixed day, different for every Time Lord. Wellll, two Time Lords could have the same Death Day but they don't have to.

[i_themagician]

Like a birthday?

[sciencegeekchic]

Exactly, only the opposite.

[i_themagician]

How does that work?

[sciencegeekchic]

A week or so before you die, you have a celebration of your life.

[i_themagician]

Ahh.

... That makes a lot of sense, actually. I should have done that.

[halfvulcan]

Fascinating. Would you mind giving me a brief explanation of each of them?

[sciencegeekchic]

Creation of the Web of Time is sort of evident. It celebrates the day Rassilon created the Eye of Harmony that makes time travel possible and gives a fixed point in Time to everything. Sort of like a festival to celebrate being who we are.

The Thirteenth Night... well, that's just confusing and would require much more than a quick explanation.

Otherstide celebrates the role of the Other in the creation of Time Lord society. Sort of like Earth Christmas, only no one leaves their house. Always my favorite of the holidays, Otherstide.

Death of Omega. Well, sort of self explanatory there too. A holiday to remember the passing of Omega and his hand in Time Lord society. Poor Omega...The Festival of Timewright has to do with a lot of mumbo jumbo about about the history of Time but it basically celebrates that Time exists and how brilliant that is so that everything doesn't happen at once

[halfvulcan]

How does one celebrate it annually if it is a week before one's death?

[sciencegeekchic]

That one's not an annual holiday.