Death Day

Death Day is a holiday to celebrate making it to the end of the year and remember those who had passed fondly.

Traditions
At the beginning of the day families will gather items which represent memories of those who had passed away during the year and place them in a pyre to be lit in the afternoon, the pyre itself can be private to the family or added to a community pyre.

Those celebration will decorate themselves with skeletal imagery, this includes masks, body paint or costumes.

Dancing around the lit pyres is a normal practice along with instrumental accompaniment, most commonly percussion instruments.

Trivia

 * It is often considered good luck if the pyre changes colour different from a normal yellow-red.