The immortal Sidhelien have always been a race that believes in taking time out to enjoy life. A number of holidays are scheduled throughout the year. The eight major elven holidays are described below:

Festival of Dawning: Held on the first day of the year, this is the only major outdoor winter celebration. It is traditionally a joyous holiday held to remember the good fortunes of the last year and to look forward to the coming year. A rare, enchanted wine is served that keeps the participants relatively warm regardless of the weather conditions. Carefully tended fires are built in glades and the gathering lasts late into the night. Any great tragedies that befell the realm are also remembered, although they are not dwelt upon. The elves consider this a somewhat private festival and discourage other races from participating. In the saddest of the elven realms, notably Lluabraight and Rhuannach, the Dawning festival has taken on a more somber note. These realms still celebrate the happy memories from the last year, but they also mourn any setbacks that have occurred.

Festival of Rebirth: This week-long holiday begins on the first day of spring. Feasts and dances are held throughout the Sidhelien realms as they celebrate the rebirth of the forest. Work generally ceases during the Festival of Rebirth. This is the traditional time of the year to announce marriage engagements. Any being living within an elven realm is welcome to participate in this celebration. Halflings from neighboring lands often try to find a reason to be traveling within an elven realm during the Festival of Rebirth.

Revelry: Without question the most boisterous celebration held in the sylvan forests, this is a holiday celebrated with all woodland creatures. Revelry is held on the day midway between the vernal equinox and the first day of summer. With the trees and flowers in full bloom, this may be the most beautiful time of the year. The elves, their faerie cousins (brownies, dryads, nymphs, pixies, sprites, sylphs, etc..) and their other forest friends (centaurs, halflings, forest giants, forest gnomes, treants, etc..) come together for a day of friendship and celebration. The usual feasting, singing, and dancing occur, and inevitably pixies and sprites throw in a few good-natured practical jokes to lighten the mood even further. Some would say the festival actually lasts two days - a day of merriment followed by a day of recuperation. Humans are discouraged from participating in Revelry, although rare exceptions have been made. This is done somewhat for their own protection - many a man has been charmed by the sight of a dryad or nymph.

Celebration of Light: Held around the summer solstice, this three day celebration venerates the sun. The days are filled with athletic events and contests of skill, followed by nights of merriment. Elven communities name local champions based on the outcomes of contests in archery, running, musical composition, poetry, etc... Any forest dweller is welcome to participate in the festivities.

Children's Fair: The Children's Fair is held midway between the beginning of summer and the first day of fall. Elven births are infrequent, and the children of an elven realm are cherished. On this day the Sidhelien of a community gather to remember their own childhood and to enjoy the company of the realm's youngest members. The children participate in games throughout the day and are served as honored guests at an evening meal. They are then whisked off to bed while the adults spend the night in song and dance. The children are sent outside early the next morning to clean up the mess left from the previous day's activities. Great friends of the elves are allowed to attend the Children's Fair, but it is largely considered a Sidhelien holiday.

Remembrance: Held on the autumnal equinox, Remembrance is a solemn occasion. The entire history of the elves is reflected upon. Sidhelien that have lost their lives during the last year are remembered, as are the many elves who have given their lives in defense of elven lands over the ages. It is a day of mournful ballads and tragic poetry. Non-Sidhelien are definitely not welcome.

Nature's Harvest: The Harvest festival is the fall counterpart to the springtime Festival of Rebirth. This week-long celebration begins two weeks after the Day of Remembrance. Feasts and dances are held as the Sidhelien celebrate nature's bounty. Work generally ceases during the Festival of the Harvest. The feasts held during this period put to shame those held at any other time of the year. Any being living within an elven realm is welcome to participate in this celebration, particularly the final day (known as the Day of Thanks).

Day of Peace: The Day of Peace is held on the winter solstice. It is the only Sidhelien holiday not treated as a community event. Families spend this day together in contemplation. It is a day for elves to reflect on their race's creation, to introspectively determine if their lives are successfully balancing the four elements of nature, and to reflect on relationships with others of their race. This is the most private of the Sidhelien holidays. It has come to be called the Day of Peace because all elves attempt to put aside any disagreements or conflicts for at least this one day. Outsiders causing any kind of disturbance during the Day of Peace are dealt with mercilessly. Would-be invaders that attempt to take advantage of the elves introspective preoccupation on this day often pay with their lives.