Dekani Independence Day
Welcome to the Glory Falls Marsh Wader Festival! Let your flowers fly!
Dekani Independence Day celebrates the day that the Dekani people settled a new land after leaving Brightland. According to legend, a Dekani leader had a prophecy that they would settle in the land of the flying flowers, and so made their capital in the marshes of the Tufted Marsh Wader. The day is considered a national holiday and is celebrated with festivities, and of course, a wide variety of delicious foods.
Local Fesitvals
by Molly Marjorie
First Prize for Art Competition: Kids' Division
Dekani Independence is celebrated in most cities with day-long festivities. Local artisans hawk their wares and people gather for a variety of games, from marsh races to airplane flying contests. There are also a variety of art competitions for visual art mediums, handicrafts, writing and poetry, and of course, baked goods and other recipes. Many festivals, especially larger ones, have stages for talent shows, theatrical performances, and battles of the bands. Two or three times during a festival, the main festivities will shut down for a shared meal for all present, often catered by a local restaurant, or in some cases, a Dekani temple. While these meals are typically free, restaurants may take up collections for the people who volunteered to prepare and serve the meal, as well as those who help clean up after.
Private Celebrations
I know I'm Een, but on this day, we're all Dekani.
Even in areas where there are no major festivals, it is common for Dekani temples to hold celebratory feasts, or if not at a temple, for family and friends to gather for a meal. Because food is so significant in Dekani religious beliefs, Independence Day meals are often centered around the story of the day, with each subsequent course representing a different chapter: leaving Brightland, the prophecy, finding the marsh waders, the first city, and Dekani today. More religious Dekani will often host or attend such a meal, even if they also attend the a local festival, and in highly religious areas, especially in the south, the festivals are off-set from actual Independence Day, as people are expected to be celebrating in temples or with family on the day of.
by Molly Marjorie
Dekani Independence is celebrated in most cities with day-long festivities. Local artisans hawk their wares and people gather for a variety of games, from marsh races to airplane flying contests. There are also a variety of art competitions for visual art mediums, handicrafts, writing and poetry, and of course, baked goods and other recipes. Many festivals, especially larger ones, have stages for talent shows, theatrical performances, and battles of the bands. Two or three times during a festival, the main festivities will shut down for a shared meal for all present, often catered by a local restaurant, or in some cases, a Dekani temple. While these meals are typically free, restaurants may take up collections for the people who volunteered to prepare and serve the meal, as well as those who help clean up after.
I know I'm Een, but on this day, we're all Dekani.
Even in areas where there are no major festivals, it is common for Dekani temples to hold celebratory feasts, or if not at a temple, for family and friends to gather for a meal. Because food is so significant in Dekani religious beliefs, Independence Day meals are often centered around the story of the day, with each subsequent course representing a different chapter: leaving Brightland, the prophecy, finding the marsh waders, the first city, and Dekani today. More religious Dekani will often host or attend such a meal, even if they also attend the a local festival, and in highly religious areas, especially in the south, the festivals are off-set from actual Independence Day, as people are expected to be celebrating in temples or with family on the day of.
Winning quilt design in Independence Day Quilt Show
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