The third month of the year. It is was known as Prilúftyulí in the old tongue, and is often referred to as Winterswaneyulí by many. It is associated with the Caste of Royalty and starts with the rise of the
the Crown.
Major Dates
The First Week is the Festival of the Pride, it celebrates the interloper deity
Nobanion.
3/1: Rhyesterday, celebrates
Lathander
3/1: Worshipers of the
Halfling deity Cyrrollalee celebrate Hearthday.
3/1: Followers of
Tyr perform the ritual of Seeing Justice, at which a giant warhammer appears above the congregation glowing white hot.
3/2: Day of Royalty Praise
3/2: Sea elves celebrated the High Tide Festival.
3/3: Clerics of
Deneir submit their most promising records of the written word to their local temple to be scoured for possible snippets of the Metatext.
3/4: According to tradition, circa −6100 DR, the bodies of the djinni Calim and the efreeti Memnon are entrapped in the Calimemnon
Crystal by the elven high mage Pharos, ending the Era of Skyfire and beginning the
Creation of the Calim Desert. Local Calishite legends call this night the Night of Binding.
3/12: Followers of the little-known
Elf god Mythrien Sarath partake in The Forging and the Loss, a holy day which commemorates the anniversary of an attack on their lord by
Malar and the theft of Mythrien's Ring. They frequently begin holy wars against Mythrien's divine foes and punish thieves on this day.
3/13: Worshipers of
Garl Glittergold celebrate the Communion of Laughter with various activities
3/13: Worshipers of
Tyr perform the ritual of the Maiming at which a giant gauntleted hand appears above the congregation and then disappears in an
Illusion of flaming blood
3/18:
Nobanion Appreciation Day
3/20:
Oghma Praise Day
3/20: The
Drow of Menzoberranzan celebrate the Festival of the Founding, the anniversary of their city's founding by Menzoberra the Kinless.
3/21:
Wideberth,
Neyer and other Port towns celebrate the beginning of Fleetswake, a tenday-long festival honoring maritime
Deities and trade.
3/22: Worshipers of
Tyr perform the ritual of the Blinding at which an
Illusion of a giant pair of eyes appears above the congregation and then sheds flaming tears until they drain away to nothing.
3/22: Planting Day: It is a time for farmers to give thanks for the land and to pray for a bountiful harvest.
3/28: Worshipers of
Waukeen observe High Coin (or Highcoin), a High Festival including a great feast and the gathering of offerings for the next festival, Spheres (10 Tarsakh)
On This Day
...
3/15/1988:
Reginald Ivoryclaw was born.