Festival of New Light

Description
The Festival of New Light is observed on the 30th of Juniper.

This festival marks the arrival of the bright stars and to honor the souls of the newly parted being guided up to their rest.

Traditions & Customs

 * Adults blindfold themselves during the day to take them off as the sun sets, allowing them to embody lost souls
 * Children paint their faces with a chalk based paint to mirror the stars
 * During the day the children aid the adults in doing tasks, though generally they do not work on this day
 * As the sun sets, the children will either tell the adults to take off the blindfold or take them off for them
 * Dancing begins once the blindfolds have been removed