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Ghengis Kwell · Nov 09, 2007, 12:07 AM // 00:07

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Originally Posted by gremlin

I would guess winterfest end of December then the Canthan New year in February.
I would have to look up the other festivals.

As for thanksgiving its always puzzled me that we don't celebrate it here in the UK.
It is the time when those boring people who wore black hated dancing singing and fun of any kind left the country.

We should celebrate it too.

You mean Goths ??

Griff Mon · Nov 09, 2007, 01:41 AM // 01:41

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Originally Posted by gremlin

As for thanksgiving its always puzzled me that we don't celebrate it here in the UK.

Because you guys have nothing to be thankful for. :-)

We do it over here because we need something to kick off the Christmas season. Or we just want a day to pig out and watch Football. The Canadians do it as well, but they do it in October because they freeze over before we do.

So, to get back to the original reason why we do it. Back when we were a bunch of villages without the vast resources of a kingdom such as your country was back then, we would bring in the harvest and have a big giant feast just prior to hunkering down for the winter. There is some cutesy stuff about the Pilgrims and the natives getting together to share their harvest, but I think it is wrapped up in some mythology and American folklore.

Griff Mon · Nov 09, 2007, 01:43 AM // 01:43

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Originally Posted by King Zeth

what is the next holiday for gw factions?

Just buy Prophecies so you can share in all the fun. I am sure it is in the clearance bin in some places for under $20.

Guns Up! · Nov 09, 2007, 03:38 AM // 03:38

I'm pretty stoked to celebrate my first Christmas in Guild Wars. I had a blast during Halloween.

thetechx · Nov 09, 2007, 04:20 AM // 04:20

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Originally Posted by Onarik Amrak

Day of the Tengu
Dragon Festival
Canthan New Year

day of the tengu isnt a holiday. it was just a one time special event for those who pre-ordered factions. so yea, factions only has two holiday events. SUCKS.

Fried Tech · Nov 09, 2007, 12:55 PM // 12:55

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Originally Posted by gremlin

As for thanksgiving its always puzzled me that we don't celebrate it here in the UK.
It is the time when those boring people who wore black hated dancing singing and fun of any kind left the country.

We should celebrate it too.

lol. that is a good reason to celebrate

King Zeth · Nov 16, 2007, 12:48 PM // 12:48

thanksgiving is not celebrated in the uk because it is an american holiday.

sykoone · Nov 16, 2007, 07:32 PM // 19:32

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Originally Posted by RPGmaniac

I don't think they redecorate Kaineng and Shing Jea for Christmas (Wintersday for you pc people).

Anet might not decorate, but I can tell you that Mystical Chaos has a mod coming out for Wintersday that will not neglect Cantha.

Dante the Warlord · Nov 16, 2007, 09:22 PM // 21:22

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Originally Posted by Griff Mon

Because you guys have nothing to be thankful for. :-)

We do it over here because we need something to kick off the Christmas season. Or we just want a day to pig out and watch Football. The Canadians do it as well, but they do it in October because they freeze over before we do.

So, to get back to the original reason why we do it. Back when we were a bunch of villages without the vast resources of a kingdom such as your country was back then, we would bring in the harvest and have a big giant feast just prior to hunkering down for the winter. There is some cutesy stuff about the Pilgrims and the natives getting together to share their harvest, but I think it is wrapped up in some mythology and American folklore.

Actually i believe the reason Thanksgiving was passed as a national holiday was to conserve money during the old times. I believe that we wanted to conserve energy and food, so that why we have one big meal for a lot of people. Sharing the food so we could have the people with more support the people with little...(not really sure but i read it somewhere a while back)

Although that reason has been eradicated since it was passed.

Hells_Faithful · Nov 16, 2007, 09:27 PM // 21:27

Is there any chance, or site that gamers can sumbit suggestions to Anet about adding new holidays???

Ms Utena Tenjou · Nov 16, 2007, 09:35 PM // 21:35

i asked galie if there could be a 4th of july celebration but not just for America one that celebrates all chapters as a freedom from the evil..... it might work out as a nice celebration (and another excuse to use fireworks)

Mordakai · Nov 16, 2007, 09:37 PM // 21:37

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Originally Posted by Ms Utena Tenjou

i asked galie if there could be a 4th of july celebration but not just for America one that celebrates all chapters as a freedom from the evil..... it might work out as a nice celebration (and another excuse to use fireworks)

I thought the Canthan holiday was usually during 4th of July...

(I usually miss it cause I'm out of town)

sykoone · Nov 16, 2007, 09:41 PM // 21:41

Yeah, the Dragon festival happens around the 4th of July.

lakatz · Nov 18, 2007, 10:41 PM // 22:41

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Originally Posted by Mordakai

I thought the Canthan holiday was usually during 4th of July...

(I usually miss it cause I'm out of town)

Two Canthan holidays last year... Canthan New Year (sometime in Feb) and Dragon Festival (4th of July-ish).

Peter Acid Eater · Nov 19, 2007, 03:12 AM // 03:12

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Originally Posted by Griff Mon

Because you guys have nothing to be thankful for. :-)

We do it over here because we need something to kick off the Christmas season. Or we just want a day to pig out and watch Football. The Canadians do it as well, but they do it in October because they freeze over before we do.

So, to get back to the original reason why we do it. Back when we were a bunch of villages without the vast resources of a kingdom such as your country was back then, we would bring in the harvest and have a big giant feast just prior to hunkering down for the winter. There is some cutesy stuff about the Pilgrims and the natives getting together to share their harvest, but I think it is wrapped up in some mythology and American folklore.

Not entirely correct.

"The early settlers of Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts were particularly grateful to Squanto, the Native American and former British slave who taught them how to both catch eel and grow corn and also served as their native interpreter. Without Squanto's assistance, the settlers might not have survived in the New World.

The Plymouth settlers (who came to be called "Pilgrims") set apart a holiday immediately after their first harvest in 1621. They held an autumn celebration of food, feasting, and praising God. The Governor of Plymouth invited Grand Sachem Massasoit and the Wampanoag people to join them in the feast. Evidence to support that claim came from diaries of Plymouth. The settlers fed and entertained the Native Americans for three days, at which point some of the Native Americans went into the forest, killed 5 deer, and gave them to the Governor as a gift." - (source)

In Virginia, my home state... er, commonwealth, the leaders of the Pamunkey and Mattaponi tribe give game and hides to the Governor. This tradition has been carried out since 1646. (source) Also, at the Berkeley Plantation the Chickahominy tribe comes and dances as a sign of friendship. This is to celebrate what was the first real thanksgiving, which took place ion 1619. Two years before the pilgrims broke bread in Massachusetts. (source)

Neo Nugget · Nov 19, 2007, 03:59 AM // 03:59

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Originally Posted by King Zeth

what is the next holiday for gw factions?

That was the original question

Been answered a few times, maybe even more

No need to start discussing what Holiday's Cantha doesn't get and why.

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Nov 09, 2007, 03:38 AM // 03:38	#24
Guns Up! Academy Page Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Michigan Profession: Rt/	I'm pretty stoked to celebrate my first Christmas in Guild Wars. I had a blast during Halloween.

Nov 16, 2007, 12:48 PM // 12:48	#27
King Zeth Academy Page Join Date: Oct 2007 Guild: Eturnal Kingdom of Virtue Profession: W/R	thanksgiving is not celebrated in the uk because it is an american holiday.

Nov 16, 2007, 09:27 PM // 21:27	#30
Hells_Faithful Academy Page Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: The Void Guild: Hells_Followers [HF] Profession: R/W	Is there any chance, or site that gamers can sumbit suggestions to Anet about adding new holidays???

Nov 16, 2007, 09:35 PM // 21:35	#31
Ms Utena Tenjou Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Manchester,NH Or Boston Ma Guild: Medieval Knights Refuge [Heal] Profession: E/	i asked galie if there could be a 4th of july celebration but not just for America one that celebrates all chapters as a freedom from the evil..... it might work out as a nice celebration (and another excuse to use fireworks)

Nov 16, 2007, 09:41 PM // 21:41	#33
sykoone Jungle Guide Join Date: Dec 2005 Guild: Mystical Chaos Profession: E/	Yeah, the Dragon festival happens around the 4th of July.