Is their a "Christmas in the forgotten realms?

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Sat Dec 29, 2001 11:19 am

Are their??

Magus · Post by **Magus** » Sat Dec 29, 2001 12:58 pm

Christmas is a Christian holiday. Since Christianity doesn't exist in the Forgotten Realms, neither would Christmas.

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Sat Dec 29, 2001 1:13 pm

Nothing like it like the day certain deitys came to existance?

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Sat Dec 29, 2001 2:18 pm

Probably festivals of sorts, but nothing like X-mas.

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Tue Jan 08, 2002 4:35 pm

plenty of religous festival. an example is in zentil keep, before it was destoyed, they had the day of cyrics birth as a holy day. holyday-holiday. pretty much the same thign realy.

Sailor Saturn · Post by **Sailor Saturn** » Tue Jan 08, 2002 11:59 pm

I'm guessing that the closest Forgotten Realms would have to "Christmas" would be some kind of Winter Solstice celebration. If they did have something that was base on the "secular" side of Christmas, it would have a different name.

Hmm...there's a thought...transfering the idea of Saint Nick into Forgotten Realms, what god's priest would be most likely to take on a role such as that?

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Wed Jan 09, 2002 11:50 am

i would say either Lliira, for the festival, happiness dance part of it. but as she is imprisioned or somethign ( i have yet to find out what novel/source book this info is from. i look forwards to reading it if anyone can help me)

failing that, possibly Auril, for the cold and snow?

Magus · Post by **Magus** » Wed Jan 09, 2002 12:38 pm

Auril's an evil goddess, though. I wouldn't imagine that festivals and celebrations would be part of her worship

Sailor Saturn · Post by **Sailor Saturn** » Wed Jan 09, 2002 2:19 pm

I'm referring to the story of how Christmas got started. Basically, to transfer it to Forgotten Realms, a priest of one of the gods would, on a certain date each year, go around giving out gifts to the children. If I'm remembering the gods correctly, perhaps a Priest of Ilmater(?)?

Magus · Post by **Magus** » Wed Jan 09, 2002 8:36 pm

Sounds reasonable enough. I still don't think a widespread gift-giving holiday exists in the Forgotten Realms, but if it did it would probably be sponsored by Ilmater.