![]() While every religion and civilization has its own practices for Midwinter, it shouldn't be too hard for DMs to cobble together a Midwinter celebration of their own by picking a few of their favorite traditions. For the common folk, however, Midwinter is largely an acknowledgment of the cold days to come before spring's thaw. ![]() The "New Year" component comes in because, for monarchies and nobility, it's traditionally a day to renew alliances and make plans for the next year. ![]() It technically takes place a month after the new year begins, on a day that falls after Hammer 30 and before Alturiak 1. There isn't quite a "Christmas" or "New Years' Eve" equivalent in the Calendar of Harptos, but Midwinter is probably the closest thing that players will find. RELATED: The Future Looks Bright for Dungeons & Dragons-Based Games Midwinter The calendar's months are as follows: Hammer (January), Alturiak (February), Ches (March), Tarsakh (April), Mirtul (May), Kythorn (June), Flamerule (July), Eleasis (August), Eleint (September), Marpenoth (October), Uktar (November), and Nightal (December). Five extra days falling in between certain months bring the Harptos calendar to a total of 365 days, and those five days each come with a special meaning and set of long-celebrated traditions for players of any D&D edition, including the current 5th edition, to partake in. It's called the Calendar of Harptos, and there are five major holidays laid out within that calendar. The Forgotten Realms- D&D's most popular campaign setting-have been around for a long time, and over those years a full calendar evolved: a 365-day year split into 12 months lasting 30 days (or 3 tendays) each. There are plenty of holiday-themed campaigns to check out when that time of year comes around, but what about holidays that already exist inside the game's canon lore? Any DM can easily set up an extravagant holiday celebration for their players all they need is a list of the official holidays. The holiday season is wrapping up, but the festivities can always keep going in a Dungeons & Dragons campaign, if nowhere else.
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