Canthan New Year
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| Animal | Year |
|---|---|
| Pig | 2007 |
| Rat | 2008 |
| Ox | 2009 |
| Tiger | 2010 |
| Rabbit | 2011 |
| Dragon | 2012 |
| Snake | 2013 |
| Horse | 2014 |
| Sheep | 2015 |
| Monkey | 2016 |
| Rooster | 2017 |
| Dog | 2018 |
The Canthan New Year (also called Lunar Festival as it occurs around the Lunar New Year) is a yearly festival that celebrates the particular celestial animal which will watch over Canthans during the coming year. During the celebrations Canthan citizens work to prepare special meals for the celestial animal and if the animal is pleased, it will bestow good luck upon the citizens. The primary celebrations occur on Shing Jea Island on the Shing Jea Boardwalk, but Canthan citizens have brought the tradition on a smaller scale to both Lion's Arch and Kamadan.
Players present for a finale are always presented with a Lion Mask festival hat as a traditionally themed item of the holiday.
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- Canthan New Year is heavily inspired by the Chinese New Year. The zodiacal animals match with Chinese astrology and the Nian are creatures from the Chinese New Year.
| Special events | |
|---|---|
| Canthan New Year | 2007 • 2008 • 2009 |
| Birthday Celebration | 2nd • 3rd • 4th |
| Dragon Festival | 2006 • 2007 • 2007 Redux • 2008 • 2009 |
| Wintersday in July | 2008 • 2009 |
| Halloween | 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2008 Redux • 2009 |
| Wintersday | 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 |
| Miscellaneous | Day of the Tengu • Farewell to Gaile • Talk Like a Pirate Day |
