Editing D'ni holidays (section)

==List of holidays==
This list is taken from [[Cyan]]'s old website<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20000229235922/http://sirrus.cyan.com/Online/D'ni/Time#anchor6752343 D'ni holidays list], Cyan website, 1998</ref>.
===New Year===
''Leefo'' 1 (April 20/21)

===The First Common Library Opened===
''Leefo'' 12 (May 4/5)

It is currently unclear whether this was a celebrated holiday, or simply an anniversary of the opening of the first common library in the D'ni [[cavern]], which occurred on this date in 233 DE.

===Second Feast of the Maker===
''Leebro'' 20 (June 20/21)

This celebration, like the other two that share its name, pre-dates the D'ni's arrival on Earth, and there is no information regarding the rituals performed on this day, or what its specific purpose was. Based on the description, it was likely a religious holy day dedicated to celebrating the D'ni god [[Yahvo]].

===The Day of Dancing===
''Leetar'' 21 (September 2/3)

"Remarkably a day that one would think would not be the cause for celebration was turned into one by the D'ni. The First Day of Dancing marks the day that their old home was completely and utterly destroyed. Ever since their exodus the world was apparently on a destructive path, and after three and a half thousand years the world was not only uninhabitable, but completely destroyed. The D'ni turned the news into a celebration. They celebrated the Great King who taught them to seal that old world from their hearts, as well as the fact that they were able to exit that world and continue their lives on earth, instead of being destroyed with their former home.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20000229235922/http://sirrus.cyan.com/Online/D'ni/Time#anchor6986424 First Day of Dancing], Cyan website, 1998</ref>

===First Arrival of the Great King===
''Leevot'' 12 (September 28/29)

Given the lack of knowledge regarding the [[Great King]] at the time of the [[fall of D'ni]], this day was probably not widely celebrated as a holiday by the D'ni people. Whether it was an old celebration that simply lapsed, or another key event that Cyan wished to commemorate is presently unknown. However, the [[DRC]] celebrated the occasion with a poetry contest in 2003, so perhaps the holiday has been given new life.

===Third Feast of the Maker===
''Leevofo'' 18 (November 11/12)

===Coronation of King [[Kerath]]===
''Leevofo'' 27 (November 22/23)

Like other specific events listed here, it is unknown if this corresponds to an actual holiday that continued to be celebrated by the D'ni up until its fall, or if it was simply another day on the calendar (like Presidents Day in the United States).

===Finding of the Lost Books of Birenni===
''Leevobro'' 12 (December 10/11)

This holiday sprang from the discovery of the [[Lost Books of Birenni]] in [[2262 DE]], as the name of the holiday implies. These Books were ancient [[Age]]s written by [[Birenni]], which belonged to the [[Guild of Healers]], and were rediscovered during a time when D'ni was being ravaged by a terrible plague. A plant in one of these Ages provided the D'ni with a way to defeat the plague, and from that time forward, the D'ni celebrated the anniversary of their discovery by hiding [[firemarble]]s in their homes for children to find (much like Easter egg hunts), reminding them of the search that the [[Hemelin|king]] and [[Lalen|queen]] undertook to find a cure for their people.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040207171238/http://www.drcsite.org/contests/bookbirenni.shtml|title=Finding of the Lost Books of Birenni|website=DRC Site|access-date=August 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040207171238/http://www.drcsite.org/contests/bookbirenni.shtml|archive-date=February 7, 2004}}</ref>

===First Feast of the Maker===
''Lenovoo'' 10 (March 26/27)

===The Day of the Circle===
[[Leenovoo 18|''Leenovoo'' 18]] (April 6/7)

On this day King [[Ri'neref]], the first King of D'ni and writer of its Descriptive Book, held the Day of the Circle, a celebration not only of the completion of the Major [[Guild]]s, but a celebration of new Guilds, which Ri'neref believed were "healthier" than those that existed in [[Garternay]].{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}

The first Day of the Circle was held on Leenovoo 18 in [[100 DE]].<ref name="Timeline">{{cite web|url=http://www.riven.com/dni_time.html|title=Timeline|author=Cyan|website=riven.com|access-date=2024-07-31|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20070512221205/http://www.riven.com/dni_time.html#timeline|archive-date=2007-05-12}}</ref> It marked the completion of the eighteen guilds.<ref name="Timeline"/> It is alleged that the guild leaders gathered in the Guild Hall and formed a circle, though this is unverified.<ref name="Timeline"/>