Festival of Masks

Holiday for Maithah. A mid-fall ceremony that includes celebration of the harvest and of community. Performances depicting the lives of other Magoran and Echtoan gods are extravagantly costumed; the day is an offering of life and joy to the god Maith-ah, who represents a cyclical nature as well as a hidden nature, masks are her common element, so many masks are worn. They are often frightening because the holiday is celebrated at the end of the year when death is more common, but these masks are celebratory – they protect from evil spirits who wish to prevent or retard the cycle. It is almost a mash-up of carnival, Halloween, and that cadomble/African festival I can’t recall the name of currently. Although few places give a day off for this holiday, it is widely accepted and attended.