Solisday
The solunarian calendar is a 330 cycle with days varying from as short as ten hours on up through the longest day of the year which is fourteen hours and nineteen minutes long. Solisday is the longest day of the year, but also has the earliest sunrise, the latest sunset, the noon with the highest apex, and also has the latest moonrise.
Solisday is the equivalent to the summer solstice on Toril.
History
Across planes and dimensions, anywhere there are cyclical events of a life-giving solar body, the seasons are marked by celebration. Whether the shortest day of the year demarcating winter, the parallel equinoxes of spring and fall, or the longest day of the year being summer, local cultures celebrate in a myriad number of ways. Such was the ancient history of Solisday among the people of the land under the dome, but a little over 100 years ago, the celebration took on new meaning.
A little over 100 years ago within the dome, while the the Wailing Years wracked Toril at the height of the Spellplague, the armies of the various human city-states, dwarven clans, halfling tribes, Dracon hegemons, and the Scro Generals of Armies all met in Ostrov to settle the endless wars in the land known as the Blood Years.
While the Draconesht empire and the Scro armies begrudgingly signed The Accords (and thereafter immediately returned to their now clearly defined territories, rarely seen in Ostrov again), the other races all came willingly to the table and celebrated three days of peace with one another. This day just so happened to be on the height of summer -- the longest day, with the earliest sunrise, latest sunset, noon at it's highest apex, and the latest moonrise -- many saw this as a fortuitous event even those who weren't not devout followers of Solaris.
The event was so momentous, it was agreed among all members that the calendar would begin anew to denote the new era. Every year following the signing would be regarded as "After Accords" to commemorate the peace.
Participants
Events commemorating Soliday vary from culture to culture, but most include large scale gatherings where food, drink, music, and sporting challenges are favorites.
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