Your Moon

Celebrated in similar ways throughout all the known world, from Fienenheim to the Eastern Plains, a commemoration of one's birth is known simply as their moon.

History

Tradition of commemorating the occasion of one's birth is surprisingly similar throughout most of the known world, suggesting the existence of a once common ancestor of all people. Though there is no discovered record of this being the case, in fact when most of the world was united under Empire of the Ancients thousands of years ago, is when this practice became commonplace. Now that the empire is long dead, this tradition still remains. Different sub-traditions have arose in different regions, but the core remains the same.

Execution

Typically, the celebration of a moon is a personal event to an individual, though can sometimes be accompanied by close family or friends. On the night of their moon, they would stand outside under the sky, and observe the patterns of visible stars surrounding the moon in the night sky. They look for what patron star appears bright, which ones are obscured by clouds or other weather patterns. This is meant to be a sort of fortune telling for the coming year, as well as reflection on the past year.
There are all sorts of books and guides written on how to interpret your own moon's sky, as well as professional sky readers that more wealthy people can hire to interpret it for them.
This core component aside, especially when the sky is observed as a group- be it family, friends, or in the case of the Tulach people, the whole tribe- it is usually accompanied by a small feast, usually with the celebrant's choice of food.
Within the Empire of Galdor, there are several state-sponsored holidays where the government provides food and entertainment, especially among conquered and annexed areas as a way to foster good relations with the people. The moon of the current emperor, as well as that of the first Galdor emperor, are some of these holidays. Approximately five years ago, the moon of Prince Galdor VII was also added to the holiday lineup, as he felt late spring lacked a celebration, and that his personal moon was the perfect occasion to fill that gap.

Observance

Rather than counting a number of days into a month or year, a moon is recognized on the combination of a moon phase and season. For example, Kellen Ainenfar's moon is the second waning crescent moon of early winter.
Occasionally, a specific moon phase will only appear once during a particular season, so using the above example, instead of celebrating on the second waning crescent moon, Ainenfar would celebrate his moon on the only crescent moon of early winter in that particular year.