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The Frolm have various holidays that they celebrate.
Frolm birthdays
Gifts are given from the children to their mothers. If a young one has a birthday, he/she will go get or make a gift for his/her mother. They greatly respect mothers for being able to bear children, and that’s why they get the gifts. Flowers are a popular gift from a child to their mother. This takes place on the twentieth of each month, so kids who were born in that month celebrate it in the middle.
Sacred pond blessing
This is where the frolm elders lead a ceremonial gathering around a sacred pond. There are various sacred ponds throughout the Great Frolm Forest, and most tribes have one. If a tribe doesn’t have one, they visit a neighboring tribe that has one. The leaders sprinkle enchanted water onto the gathering crowd, which blesses them for the coming season. This is a way to thank the water spirits and ensure future prosperity. After the blessing ritual is a communal splash fest, where the frolm joyfully dive into the pond. This is done three times a year because they recognize three seasons. It is done on the first day of the first month, the first day of the fourth month, and the first day of the seventh month, as there are nine months a year that are recognized by Zalonians.
Reed Weaving Competitions
The Reed Weaving Competitions are where participants weave reeds into intricate baskets, decorative ornaments, and mats. This acknowledges their craftsmanship. It also creates practical tools or festive decorations. Designers who win have their designs displayed in the village center until the festival is over. This festival lasts three days. It is from the second to the fourth day of the fourth month.
Croak Choir Performance
The frolm can sing, but through croaks. Twice a year, they gather together to create harmonious croaking songs which mimic the sounds of the forest during the rainy seasons. They take place on the fourth month and thirtieth day and the ninth month and thirty-fifth day. They do it in honor of their natural vocal talents and give thanks to the forest spirits for a bountiful harvest. Many frolm who participate drum on something such as hollow logs and other percussion type things found in the forest.
Fralitta
The birthday of Balok. This is celebrated on the fifth day of the second month. Everyone exchanges one gift. Usually one gift is given to each of the frolm from another individual. They draw out of hats to see who gets which gifts. Gifts can be things like weapons, herbs, flower seeds, flowers, and other things among the frolm.
Frogsong Storytelling
The Frogsong Storytelling is where elders and bards tell tales of their ancestors, forest spirits, and past harvests. This is accompanied by sound effects and croaking rhythms made by the audience. It’s a way to pass down history and strengthen the cultural bond among participants. The tales often have a moral lesson attached to them with values such as gratitude, perseverance, or harmony with nature. This occurs on the tenth day of the third month.
Mushroom Circle Revelry
The mushroom circle revelry is where the frolm gather around naturally or magically grown mushroom circles. This is where they sing, dance, and share various tales. This is a way to honor the interconnectedness of the forest’s ecosystem. The most beautifully glowing mushroom is chosen as the festival centerpiece. It is used in the closing ritual. This takes place on the twenty-fourth day of the second month.
Reed Weaving Competitions
The Reed Weaving Competitions are where participants weave reeds into intricate baskets, decorative ornaments, and mats. This acknowledges their craftsmanship. It also creates practical tools or festive decorations. Designers who win have their designs displayed in the village center until the festival is over. This festival lasts for three days. It is from the second to the fourth day of the fourth month.
Minneota – Celebration when they gained their independence from the dark knights thousands of years ago. It is celebrated by games, drinking, and all-out partying. Some dress in old-fashioned clothes as frolm dressed thousands of years ago. There are archery contests, which are one of the main attractions. The celebration takes place during the ninth day of the fifth month.
Bog Bound Relay
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This is a race where participants leap between large lily pads, wade through muddy water, and climb slick vines. It is competitive, and the top five contestants each receive a prize. There are often at least a hundred competitors. It is a celebration related to their agility and physical connection to the wet forest. The competition includes collecting special glowing mushrooms or fruit on their way through, which are added to the feast celebrated afterward. It is usually celebrated on the fifth month and seventeenth day when the weather of the Great Frolm Forest is most moist.
Mud Paint Contest
Since they live in a moist forest, there is no lack of mud among the frolm. They use richly colored muds, plant extracts, and natural pigments to paint items on large rocks or tree trunks. These paintings only last until the next rain washes them away. This is done on the sixth month and thirteenth day of the year.
Jumping Circle Tournament
This is a leaping contest to see who can leap the highest or the furthest with the use of tree stumps or small ponds for jumping platforms. The record-highest jump was thirty-two feet in the air, and the furthest jump was fifty-four feet. This event highlights their physical prowess and amphibian agility while at the same time, providing enjoyment and friendly competition. The winners receive garlands of woven reeds and glowing fungi as trophies. This usually takes place on the sixth month thirty-second day of the year.
Glowfruit Gathering
The glowfruit gathering is a nighttime scavenger hunt. The frolm will search for luminescent fruits that are hidden throughout the forest. The fruits are used in the harvest feast. There is also a competitive nature about it when the most glowfruit gathered by an individual or group earns them the honor of presenting the first dish during the feast. It’s celebrated in the seventh month on the twelfth day.
Tadpole Tidal Games
Tadpole Tidal Games are games from frolm children which include swimming races in shallow ponds, catching bubbles enchanted to float away. They also herd small schools of harmless fish into rings. It teaches the younger frolm about their aquatic heritage. This provides them with joyful memories of the harvest season. Those who do well receive miniature carved wooden tadpoles as keepsakes. This takes place on the thirty eighth day of the seventh month.
Water spirit Offering
The Water Spirit Offering is where frolm gather at a sacred waterfall (or spring if no waterfall is available). They offer floating baskets filled with harvest goods, flowers, and glowing lanterns to the water spirits. This makes sure that the spirits’ continued blessings for future harvests. If the water spirits are pleased, they will send glowing fish and enchanted bubbles as signs of approval. This celebration takes place on the fortieth day of the seventh month
Rede and Rains Parade
During this parade, frolm wear costumes made from moss, reeds, and bright flower petals. They parade through their village while mimicking the sounds of rainfall with homemade instruments. This celebration is based on the life-giving rains that keeps their home moist for their survival. At the end of the parade they do a mock rainstorm created by the elders. They use enchanted droplets of water that float above the procession. After this, they shower down. This is celebrated on the ninth day of the eighth month.
Feast of the Swamp Table
This is where a long, communal table is set up across logs and stones that are adorned with moss, vines, and water flowers. It holds a variety of wetland delicacies. This is done on the nineteenth day of the eighth month. There are various dishes which include:
– Steamed swamp mushrooms wrapped in leaves.
– Bogberry pies that are sweetened with honeydew sap.
– Roasted insects seasoned with wild herbs and maple syrup.
– Algae soup which is served in hollowed-out gourds.
The guests often take turns at offering toasts and sharing stories about their connection to the harvest.
Autumian
Fall harvest. Crops are exchanged and the gods are praised if it is a good harvest, usually the twenty-third day of the eighth month. Depending on how well the season went there are a different number of sacrifices. This is the biggest celebration of the year.
Forest Glow Procession
The Forest Glow Procession is a time when frolm decorate themselves with glowing moss, fungi, and bioluminescent paint. This creates a mesmerizing light show as they go through the forest trails. This is symbolic of their oneness with the forest and shows thankfulness for its bounty. This is the biggest celebration a year, as frolm meet at one of the biggest trees in the forest. A magical light ritual is performed, symbolic of the bond between the frolm and their land. It is celebrated on the fourth day of the ninth month.
Firefly Lantern Dance
During this event, the frolm carry glowing jars of captured fireflies and create weaving patterns of light throughout the forest. This dance is in honor of the illumination of the dark season ahead so it is often celebrated during the ninth month and tenth day. They also pay homage to the forest’s natural luminescence. At the end of the dance, the fireflies are released forming a spectacular glowing swarm that lights the night sky.
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