Feast of the Moon
The Feast of the Moon, or Moonfest, is an annual festival in the Calendar of Harptos, occurring between the final night of Uktar and the first day of Nightal - the two last months of the year. The day marks the onset of winter and is often taken to celebrate and honour the dead. People visit graves to show remembrance, tell stories about past loved ones, ancestors, and heroes.
Battles are often fought between harvest-time and the coming of winter, which means a lot of the fighting is in the month of Uktar. This means that with some dark irony, the Feast of the Moon coincides with a time to bury the fallen.
- Worshipers of the halfling deity Arvoreen perform the Ceremony of Remembrance to honour those who died defending their community.
- Priests of Bhaal recount tales of heroic slayings.
- Worshipers of the dwarven deity Haela Brightaxe call this day the Commemoration of the Fallen and is spent recounting the battles and deeds of those who died defending the Stout Folk and dedicating new weapons and armour to their memory.
- Priests of Kelemvor tell the Deeds of the Dead to preserve their memory.
- Worshipers of Lliira open a holy festival with the Swords Cast Down ritual in which weapons are thrown on the ground with chanting and covered with fresh flowers.
- Worshipers of Lurue observe a quiet ceremony ushering in winter and remembering the dead. It is the anniversary of the founding of Silverymoon and is celebrated by the unveiling of works of art and song.
- Followers of Marthammor Duin call this day the Beacon and celebrate the path shown them by Finder-of-Trails.
- This day is known as the Day the Dead are Most With Us by worshipers of Myrkul. They believed the essence of the dead would roam Toril as ghosts.
- This day is known as the Feast of the Silver Coin to worshipers of Nephthys and is a time of tithing.
- Worshipers of Savras call this day the Vision and spend 24 hours meditating in a steam bath or a haze of incense.
- Worshipers of Sehanine Moonbow gather this night for the Mystic Rites of the Luminous Cloud and are often transformed into scintillating streaks of light that fly across the starry heavens.
- Worshipers of Shar call this day the Rising of the Dark and plot their nefarious deeds for the next year after a live sacrifice.
- Worshipers of Shiallia invite friendly creatures to join in feasting, dancing and singing.
- Worshipers of Talos call for storms and lightning.
- Worshipers of Tempus honour the dead.
- Worshipers of the orc deity Luthic know this day as the Coming of the Winter Cave, a festival in which many young are conceived.
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