<DIV>wow. thanks. ;) Sounds really cool!</DIV>
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<DIV>Damiane<BR><BR><B><I>Stacie Larson <csrpnt@yahoo.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Now THAT I can answer! (And I'm copying the Moo for anyone else<BR>interested. Folks with a lot of Twelfth Night experience should chime<BR>in!)<BR><BR>Twelfth Night is the biggest event in the Kingdom. There are usually<BR>700-800 people in attendance, and, yes, it's open to everyone. Twelfth<BR>Night celebrates the twelfth day of Christmas, and it's really a big<BR>party. In the Christian church, the twelfth day of Christmas is when<BR>the wise men arrived bearing gifts for the baby Jesus. Since then, it<BR>has been a joyous celebration, involving friends, family, and gifts. <BR>(There are a lot of places that wait until Epiphany, the twelfth day,<BR>to exchange gifts, in honor of the Magi.) As an SCA event, it's a<BR>joyous celebration, involving friends, family, and gifts. (Sound<BR>familiar?) Unlike most other events around here, there isn't really a<BR>martial component to this
one - no fighting, no archery, no thrown<BR>weapons. We stay inside and stay warm for once. :)<BR><BR>So, if there isn't fighting, what is there?<BR><BR>This is everyone's chance to show up in their spiffiest garb, be<BR>social, and explore their gentler sides. There will be a bardic<BR>competition, lots and lots of A&S competitions and displays, as many<BR>merchants as our merchant coordinator can wrangle, games, children's<BR>activities, a feast for 400, Court out the bloomin' wazoo, and dancing<BR>into the evening. There might be musical performances, dance lessons,<BR>brewing competitions, Order meetings, peerage vigils, and random<BR>merriment throughout the day. Friends who would otherwise exchange<BR>gifts in that season often do so at Twelfth Night.<BR><BR>Their Majesties have decided that Atlantian blue and gold are the<BR>colors of Their Reign (and I believe Their Twelfth Night, too). A<BR>number of folks will try to coordinate their garb with the colors of<BR>the day,
but, at the same time, some people get to work on their<BR>Twelfth Night garb so far out in advance colors haven't been announced,<BR>so they're going with whatever they want. And, a lot of people just go<BR>with whatever is already hanging in their closets. :)<BR><BR>If you feel like experimenting with Japanese, TRM Janos and Rachel will<BR>be doing so that day. They'll be in Japanese garb and the staff will<BR>be incorporating bits of Japanese decor into the event. The other<BR>"theme" of the day will be Spike. Granted, he's a mascot more than a<BR>theme, but hey. Spike is a unicornate seahorse, and serves as the<BR>populace badge - everyone in Atlantia can decorate themselves and their<BR>possessions with Spike; you don't have to have any rank or power to use<BR>Spike. He's often blue, but you see him in gold/yellow or<BR>silver/white, too. (You can see him on the Atlantian web page, in the<BR>blue divider line.)<BR><BR>Does that help?<BR><BR>Since Stierbach is hosting the event,
there will no doubt be a lot of<BR>discussion at business meetings, Cooks' Guild meetings (which are open<BR>to all; the Guild could use more members!), needlework nights, etc. <BR>There will also be all kinds of opportunities to help out. They'll<BR>need folks for feast serving, troll, children's activities, security,<BR>set up, clean up, and probably a thousand other places. Keep your eye<BR>on the Moo and your ear on the meetings, and you'll no doubt find<BR>something to keep you busy before and during the event.<BR><BR>Cheers,<BR>Cecily<BR><BR>--- ewilmore <EWILMORE@YAHOO.COM>wrote:<BR><BR>> Thank you so much! At least it's a ways away.<BR>> <BR>> Well I guess what i really want to know is, what IS it? What's the<BR>> event about and who is it for (everyone?)<BR>> <BR>> Damiane<BR>> <BR>> Stacie Larson <CSRPNT@YAHOO.COM>wrote:<BR>> It kind of depends on what information you want at this point. There<BR>> isn't a web page or flyer up just
yet.<BR>> <BR>> Twelfth Night is January 8, 2005, right here in Stierbach. It will be<BR>> held at Foxchase Manor, on Chatsworth Drive, in Manassas (off of<BR>> Business Route 234, near the interchange with I-66, behind the<BR>> shopping<BR>> center with the Shoppers Food Warehouse, Michael's, and Logan's<BR>> Roadhouse). You can see pictures and get directions at<BR>> www.foxchasemanor.com.<BR>> <BR>> Autocrat is Lord Iustinos Ancyrenos.<BR>> <BR>> As I recall from the bid package, proposed fees were going to be $8<BR>> for<BR>> a site fee and $10 or $12 for feast, but don't bet the farm on my<BR>> memory.<BR>> <BR>> I don't think fine details, like contest requirements, have been<BR>> hammered out just yet. What else are you looking for?<BR>> <BR>> Cecily,<BR>> Giddy Former Autocrat<BR>> <BR>> --- ewilmore wrote:<BR>> <BR>> > Where can I go to find information about Twelfth Night?<BR>> > <BR>>
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