A Day of Celebration in an Otherwise Harsh Land

Occurring on the final day of winter in the Frostbark Woods, the Dewlight Parade heralds the transition to mildly warmer weather and more importantly the slight thawing of the ice around the trees. Using a technique originating with the Drow of the area citizens make 100s of small wisplights and bind them to sticks. These sticks are then paraded around the town along with bells and cheers to invoke good spirits and a mild spring to follow. Children are often given small gifts of wisplight lanterns or carvings of sacred animals.

Foods of the Festival

While typically the Morozhny Lands food embodies hardiness and survival over comfort, the Dewlight Parade is filled with the best and tastiest the Frostbark has to offer. Spices are grown and harvested year round to be stockpiled for this day, pastries are baked through the eve and into the day as to not run out, and hunters spend the week prior tracking and collecting the best game for a feast. Gathering in the center of town, citizens bring their foods and cookware to a massive potluck, food and drink going freely as they wait for the sun to set. Traditional Dewlight delicaceies include Wyrmsbane, a drink made with Myotok and honey; Springbringer Stew, a classic Morozhny stew with the addition of saved up spices; and Emberclaws, a curled pastry made with hefty amounts of cinnamon and brighttree shavings.

Ancient Traditions and Modern Integrations

The Dewlight Parade can trace its origins back to the first families of Drow that settled in the shaded undergrowth of the Frostbark Woods. The Drow, having escaped to the woods from the underdark, had been using their innate light magics to survive in the darkened forest floor. They weaved them onto sticks and rocks and other objects to easily light their paths, creating the first wisplights.

Sacred Animals

Much of the reverence for animals among the Morozhny comes from a creatures ability to survive the frigid lands they inhabit. Mammoths and aurouchs show up often in carvings, as do massive bears and packs of wolves. Chief among the revered beasts of the area is the fearsome remorhaz.