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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steverooo" data-source="post: 2661924" data-attributes="member: 9410">I would give every godling its own "holy" day(s), with any ceremonies, etc., depending upon the godlet in question.  Methods of propitiation, etc., would vary widely.  Some would be weekly, some once a year, etc.  Some simple, others complicated.Specifically for winter holidays, I would have at least two, with some varying takes on them.  Just as I, as a Non-Moslem, can't tell you much about Rammadan, most Non-followers of Farlangh won't be able to tell you much about his holidays, either.  Knowing such would be Knowledge (Religion), or Knowledge (Local), where he is worshipped.I would use a Yuletide as one winter holiday.  You can borrow as much from the familiar Christmas, or the older Yule, as you like, and add some differences.  In any case, the partying and gift-giving can be fun.  Hanging the stockings over the fireplace, to dry, really did have a purpose, in ages where foot travel was more common, and nylon didn't exist!Anpther possible winter "holiday" could be an evil winter godlet's "Day of The White Death", for instance, when cold storms sweep in from... where-ever they come from... and kill folks wandering in the wilds, leaving them frozen solid...  At this time of year, folks stay huddled around their fires, with the animals in the barns, along with a large store of food and fodder.  Everyone huddles in fear, and waits for the "Day of Fear" to pass.  Except the Barbarians...  Spending the "Night of Fear" alone in the wilds is their Manhood ritual.Naturally, the two should occur at different times of winter! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> Winter godlets will have many different ceremonies, during this time of year, as will Cold deities, perhaps Storm, etc., and, perhaps, Darkness, as well.  Balancing a good, Yule-tidish holidays with a darker, "Dead of Winter" one seems like a good idea... but it's your world, so you can do what you want. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /></blockquote>

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