Misc Law Language Priest Kings 3 Pillars Female Warriors Etiquette Animals
Plants Caste Attire Cities Food and Drink Economy
Month of Se'Kara (The Second Turning)
Gorean |
Earth |
Holidays |
First Hand |
September 17-21 |
|
Second Hand |
September 22-26 |
Wagon People-The
Passing of Turia
The Fair of Se'Kara |
Third Hand |
September 27-October 1 |
|
Fourth Hand |
October 2-6 |
|
Fifth hand |
October 7-11 |
Port Kar-Festival of the 25th
of Se'Kara |
7th Passage Hand |
October 12-16 |
The Passing of Turia
The herds of the Wagon peoples traditionally pass closest to the city of Turia
on or around the Second Hand of Se`Kara (September 22nd-26th).
Sardar Fairs
The Gorean equivalent of the World's Fair on Earth, these are four huge trade
fairs which are held quarterly in the shadow of the Sardar Mountain Range.
Each young person of Gor is expected to make a pilgrimage to the foot of the
Sardar Mountains before he or she reaches their 25th birthday. They typically
last ten full days (plus at least that long for set up and break down) and
are scheduled to coincide with the solstices and equinoxes.
The Fair of Se`Kara (September 22nd-October 1st)
Festival of the 25th of Se'Kara
An annual Festival held in Port Kar to celebrate their great naval victory
over the combined fleets of Cos and Tyros (October 11th).
Eighth Month
Gorean |
Earth |
Holidays |
First Hand |
October 17-21 |
|
Second Hand |
October 22-26 |
|
Third Hand |
October 27-31 |
Feast of Fools |
Fourth Hand |
November 1-5 |
|
Fifth Hand |
November 6-10 |
|
8th Passage Hand |
November 11-15 |
Feast of Fools
This is a festival celebrated in some Gorean cities on the last day of the
Third Hand of the eight Gorean month (October 31). It is simialr in many respects
to the southern Festival knosn as Carnival, except it lasts only for the period
of one night. Also known as "Festival of the Cities of Dust," in
homage to the spirits of the deceased who died during the last year.
Ninth Month
Gorean |
Earth |
Holidays |
First Hand |
November 16-20 |
Torvaldsland-The Thing The Wintering |
Second Hand |
November 21-25 |
|
Third Hand |
November 26-30 |
|
Fourth Hand |
December 1-5 |
|
Fifth Hand |
December 6-10 |
|
9th Passage Hand |
December 11-15 |
The Thing
An annual celebration held in Torvaldsland, during which all of the shieldmen
of the various Great Jarls travel to the Hall of their particular leader,
submit their weaponry for inspection, and formally repledge their oaths of
loyalty. The Thing usually occupies a span of from three to five days, and
occurs sometime during the middle of the ninth Gorean month (mid-November),
varying according to such factors as weather and the current political situation.
The Wintering
The nomadic herds of the Wagon peoples typically occupy their winter pastures
during the period from the middle of the ninth Gorean month (late November)
through the Second Hand of En'Kara (late March).
Month of Se'Var
Gorean |
Earth |
Holidays |
First Hand |
December 16-20 |
|
Second Hand |
December 21-25 |
Wagon People-New Year The Fair of Se'Var |
Third Hand |
December 26-30 |
|
Fourth Hand |
December 31-January 4 |
|
Fifth Hand |
January 5-9 |
|
10th Passage Hand |
January 10-14 |
New Year(Wagon People)
The day of the Winter Solstice (December 21st) is celebrated by the Wagon
Peoples as the first day of the new year, and marks the beginning of The Season
of Snows. In addition, the women of the Wagon Peoples keep a calendar of their
own, based upon the phases of the largest of the three Gorean moons. It consists
of fifteen separate divisions, each named after one of the fifteen diiferent
kinds of bosk, for instance: "The Moon of the Brown Bosk", "The
Moon of the Spotted Bosk", etc.
Sardar Fairs
The Gorean equivalent of the World's Fair on Earth, these are four huge trade
fairs which are held quarterly in the shadow of the Sardar Mountain Range.
Each young person of Gor is expected to make a pilgrimage to the foot of the
Sardar Mountains before he or she reaches their 25th birthday. They typically
last ten full days (plus at least that long for set up and break down) and
are scheduled to coincide with the solstices and equinoxes.
The Fair of Se`Var (December 21st-December 30th)
Eleventh Month
Gorean |
Earth |
Holidays |
First Hand |
January 15-19 |
|
Second Hand |
January 20-24 |
|
Third Hand |
January 25-29 |
|
Fourth Hand |
January 30-Febuary 3 |
|
Fifth hand |
Febuary 4-8 |
|
11th Passage Hand |
Febuary 9-13 |
Twelfth Month
Gorean |
Earth |
Holidays |
First Hand |
Febuary 14-18 |
|
Second Hand |
Febuary 19-23 |
|
Third Hand |
Febuary 24-28 |
|
Fourth Hand |
March 1-5 |
|
Fifth Hand |
March 6-10 |
|
12th Passage Hand |
March 11-15 |
Southern Cities-Carnival Kajurlia in Most Gorean Cities |
Carnival
Held in many southern cities, notably Port Kar, during the five days of the
Twelfth Passage Hand (March 11th-15th). During this celebration it is often
customary to garb oneself in outlandish costumes or masks and attend various
masquerade fetes and feasts.
Kajurlia
"The Festival of Slaves", it is held in most Gorean cities (except
Port Kar, where it is not celebrated at all) on the last day of the Twelfth
Passage Hand (March 15th). In Ar, it is celebrated on the last day of the
fifth month (August 12th), the day which precedes the Love Feast. Upon this
day, slaves may take liberties which are otherwise not permitted them during
the year, including the drinking of wine and liquor, the freedom to roam at
will (provided of course they do not attempt to escape from their owners permanently),
the freedom to choose their own sexual partners and to couch with slaves of
the opposite sex whom they find attractive, temporary suspension of all work
and duties, and even the opportunity to play (minor) tricks and practical
jokes upon freepersons. After the twentieth ahn, however, they are expected
to be back in their respective kennels and slave quarters to resume the services
required by their imbonded status; slaves who "go renegade" during
Kajuralia are typically punished severely if recaptured, and are often executed
for such an offense.
The Waiting Hand
Gorean |
Earth |
Holidays |
The Waiting Hand |
March 16-20 |
The Waiting Hand |
The Waiting Hand
This is a five day period (March 16th-20th) during which doors are painted
white, little food is eaten, little is drunk and there is no singing or public
rejoicing in the city. Walls and doors are adorned with sprigs and branches
from the brak bush to ward off ill-luck in the coming year. On the day of
the Vernal equinox, the Ubar or Administrator of the city performs a ritual
"greeting of the sun," after which doors are repainted and the brak
foliage is removed, beginning a ten day period of general revelry.