You shouldn’t go to the magical forest in this particular season of the year... But it’s so tempting! Who knows what miracles you can see there and what mysteries you might unveil… Wise people say that it can change your life forever…
Greetings, brave explorers of Nanraas! We must admit that Halloween has always been one of our favorite holidays filled with mysteries and absolutely unique atmosphere of scary and yet fantastic atmosphere! You can hear “Trick-or-treat!” here and there, and the candies, lollipops and chocolates are given to the brave kids in their awesome costumes (and sometimes to adults as well!). At least, that’s how the western world celebrates it. In our country we’re still getting used to including Halloween into the list of our favorite festivities.
Full Veerima festivity in Nanraas is of the same importance as the Day of Holy Aegises. According to the traditions, om’veri decorate glowing little crystals with special runes, which can be translated as “Harmony”, “Peace”, and “Love”. Yellow and blue crystals are the most popular during this festival; they are used as decorations all over the habitats, for they embody the great mysteries of life and death as well as the status and hospitality of the om’veri who live in every particular cave. Thus, in this day even the citizens of little towns don’t want to run away from their small stuffy dwellings due to the magnificence of mysterious light produced by the crystals, which lets them feel the connection with the nature, spirits, and ancient traditions of their kind. Wise om’veri say that the brighter and more harmonious the house looks, the greater blessing the Bali’arnas – the Aegis of Life – will spell upon its owners.
Hatchlings and teenlings adore this festivity for endless sweets and gifts they receive from the adults. Oriental om’veri believe that the more kentecks you spend on your family and loved ones, the more taim’chei energy – the energy of happiness and prosperity – will fill every corner of the world to make the next year better than the previous one. However, only the presents and sweets that are truly desired by kids and relatives will add more taim’chei, not just any random purchased thing, so it is advised to ask them about their wishes beforehand.
From the very morning om’veri start cooking delicious treats and making sweet drinks for their families and friends. It’s forbidden to fill this sacred day with hard labor, business affairs and noise of daily routine. Also, no one should argue or start quarrels, or they’ll call upon themselves the rage of the Amoran – the Aegis of Water – this magnificent deity is rumored to rest in Full Veerima Day.
The night of the Full Veerima festival is also filled with lights and joy. All the Nanraas keeps celebrating it with their friends and families. The main dish on every table is the pumpkin filled with tasty, delicious mush. Each member of the family must eat at least one portion of the dish, or they’ll awaken the black energy of mu’uaru – the energy of misfortune, diseases, and death.
After the family dinner, costumed hatchlings and teenlings usually go “Trick-or-treating!” – asking the om’veri in their native villages, towns, and cities for sweet treats instead of pranking them and their families for greed and inhospitality. The brighter and more awkward the costume is, the higher is the chance of getting ultra rare and tasty candies! Funny outfits and makeup make everyone laugh, thus generating more taim’chei and expunging the mu’uaru negative energy. Everyone should go to bed with the first rays of Eorin not to let the dark forces possess their bodies and souls.
Do you enjoy celebrating Halloween?
Thank you very much! See you in Nanraas!