Like most societies on planets with an axis, Sønheim and Ceannis have “wow, it is cold and dark and miserable right now, so let’s light some fires and eat a bunch of rich food” winter holidays.

Since Sønheim gets the coldest and darkest, they have the best (and most marketable) holiday traditions. By the modern age, a fair portion of the people in neighboring countries — including Ceannis — are basically just celebrating their own adaptations of Szélanyanatt.

(Regular storyline continues tomorrow!)

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• From Sønheim’s traditional “yes, we survived the solstice! Soon we’ll get more than two hours of sunlight every day!” celebration.
• Young girls dress up as the semi-mythologized historical Szélanya, and pass around traditional holiday treats.
• Another Sønska tradition: elaborately-patterned wool garments.
• “Let me share with you the ugly sweaters of my people.”