Quote:
| May you have warm words on a cold evening, a full moon on a dark night and a smooth road all the way to your door. |
--Old Irish Blessing
Ancient Celts celebrated the coming of the full moon for thousands of years, they believed the full Moon held powers of greater force then gravity, the powers of a Goddess. They thought every full moon as an embodiment of this Goddess and they honored it with the passion one should expect from a believing people. They named each full moon to tell their people when to act in a certain way. The Hunter's Moon told them to send out their hunters to gather food for the coming winter, but in the middle of the Winter they tell you of change, they tell you of the Long Nights ahead. Prepare to join in with the celebrations surrounding the Moon of the Long Nights!
Honoring the Moon of the Long Nights is a community hosted event in which the old pagan celebration of honoring the Moon of the Long Nights. The Moon of the Long Nights is the last full moon of the year and resembles an end, and as with every end comes, hope for a new beginning. To get full profit from the restart of the year, the celebration surrounding the Moon of the Long Nights has as a primary goal letting go bad memories, negative emotions and other less happy feelings.
Join us! The 10th of December shall be the date of Her last appearance this year! We will be in Serenity Temple to honor her coming and hopefully gain her blessing. We will hope to see you there.
-Mark Is Beest
Lead organiser of Honoring the Moon of the Long Nights
Lead organiser of Honoring the Moon of the Long Nights
Where, when and what to wear?:
10 December 2011
Serenity Temple International districts 1, 2 and 3
20:00 till 23:00 GMT
The Moon of the Long Nights' theme color is white.
Activities:
We will of course be hosting various games and activities!
These games will include games from the following list:
Prizes:
As hosts of a celebration, we obviously provide freebies and prizes!
A list of some of the noteworthy prizes will be added below:
Attention!
Ghosts of the past have been seen lingering around celebrations of honoring the Moon of the Long Nights, they are very dangerous! Do not open trade with them unless they open trade with you! They tend to reward people who do this with valuable lessons!
Costume Contest
The Moon likes to see the her celebration performed by the well dressed and the original, this is where the Costume Contest comes in. We will reward three people who stand out in a certain category. These categories are:
So wear a lovely (or horrible) outfit to the celebration, as the prizes for each will be worth some effort.
10 December 2011
Serenity Temple International districts 1, 2 and 3
20:00 till 23:00 GMT
The Moon of the Long Nights' theme color is white.
Activities:
We will of course be hosting various games and activities!
These games will include games from the following list:
- Scavenger Hunt
- Trivia
- Costume Contest (see below)
- More to come soon!
Prizes:
As hosts of a celebration, we obviously provide freebies and prizes!
A list of some of the noteworthy prizes will be added below:
- Elite Luxon Armor
- Vabbian Armor
- An oppressor weapon of choice
- 5 Destroyer weapons
- 2 Armbraces
- A lot of Gifts of the Traveler
- Tomes
- Booze (from our bartenders)
- White Dyes (after the moon's theme color)
- 5 EL tonics
- Enough Ectos and shards for an Obby armor
- Twelve sets of glacial gloves
- More to come soon!
Attention!
Ghosts of the past have been seen lingering around celebrations of honoring the Moon of the Long Nights, they are very dangerous! Do not open trade with them unless they open trade with you! They tend to reward people who do this with valuable lessons!
Costume Contest
The Moon likes to see the her celebration performed by the well dressed and the original, this is where the Costume Contest comes in. We will reward three people who stand out in a certain category. These categories are:
- The most fitting outfit for the event (some hints here: remember that the event's theme is a new beginning and the event's color is white)
- The most good looking outfit (I think no explanation is needed here)
- A memory we'd rather leave behind (a dress made entirely from meat is nothing compared to the horrible disfunctions of style that will be seen in this category)
So wear a lovely (or horrible) outfit to the celebration, as the prizes for each will be worth some effort.
Lottery!
For this event, we will also be having a lottery!
Here's how it works:
Step 1: Contact us (send any of the contacts a pm or reply to this post) with your in-game name and say you'd like to join in the lottery.
Step 2: We add you to the list below with a number.
Step 3: During the event there will be rolls in district 1, which decide who'll win the prizes.
Step 4: Possibly win: 1st prize: 35 gifts of the traveler, 2nd prize: A set of 1 elite tome of every prof, 3rd prize: A superior vigor rune.
The list of lists:
1. Alyssa Gemini
2. Zombie Recruiter
3. Feckwit The Mule
4. Skaar Skullspire
5. Killer Of Soulsmx
6. Ceithlenn Velde
7. Angry Bean
8. Calleigh Ohk
9. Caromon Langor
10. Accierro Deadron
11. Gan Ying Hunter
12. Kaden Astrid
13. Lamastu Del
14. Super Frogger
15. Murin Thurntin
16. Honora Rey
17. Vahn Tavoc
18. Alp Polarbearr
19. Melissa Ravenblood
20. Seraxalis Highbow
21. Hunny Bunny Boo
22. Sakkara Haven
23. Doran Siegetower
24. Marietta Giovanelli
25. Aubis Kal
26. Azhure Sun Soar
27. Hall Of Monument
28. Killer Mayem
29. D R I F F T E R
30. Distressed Damson
31. Anhai Cern Druak
32. Xorvrez Deathflame
33. Yuki Ansatsu
34. Dexter Delphinus
35. Sephiroth Rising
36. Siren of Wrath
37. Tobal Irefist
38. Moon Goddess Aradia
The winners being:
1: Melissa Ravenblood
2: Alyssa Gemini
3: Siren Of Wrath
Can you help?
If you'd like to help you can contact us in the following ways:
- Through this guru-account
- On Guild Wars Wiki
- In-game on the following accounts:
- Mark Is Beest
- Mesmer Markis
- Melime Kizetri
- Jote The Summoner
Or you could just donate to us in-game!
European timezones: Mark Is Beest, Mesmer Markis, Melime Kizetri, Jote The Summoner
American Timezones: Calleigh Ohk
Any way we really appreciate all the help we can get!
Thanks to:
- GW-EN, for radio support
- You Will Like It [HERE]
- Order Of The Mirrored Souls [LoST] and their alliance
- Shadows Of Ravenloft [SOR]
- Our Photoshop guy, Phil
- All the donators (a more detailed list will be formed)
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