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[motherfucking_ghosttype]

Do you guys have Thanksgiving here? I mean, Halloween was kind of a thing, but it also got insanely hijacked. What about like...religious holidays? I'm saying is there Christmas, and if there is Christmas, what's the status of, say, Hanukkah? Easter? Eid al-Fitr? Important questions here, folks.

What I'm mostly asking though if is turkey day's still a thing. But for real, though, I also need to know about the winter holidays. I can and will sing the dreidel song at people if I have to.

Oh man, but like with the creepy festival that gave us ghosts, thanks, what about other poke-holidays? Is there like...major festivals for the little guys or what?

And pokemon societies! We already know these things are sentient, I mean, they're smart enough to understand people and think independently and have complex emotions and reasoning skills. What if different species of pokemon have their own societies and holidays?

I'm going down a rabbit hole and I'm gonna stop now.

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[purramedic]

[Pokemon holidays? Honestly, that's... a little concerning, somehow. Sure, Pokemon are smart, but the idea of them being so intelligent that they'd form their own societal events is weird, if only because it's difficult to communicate with them. Would Pokemon ever try to take over the world..?

No. Of course not. That's silly.]

I have no idea what any of those things you mentioned are, but... my home would have just celebrated Satinalia at the start of the month, though I'm fairly certain it was only us. But First Day will be in a little over a month. Do they celebrate that here? [It seems kind of silly not to...]

... Do you really think Pokemon have their own holidays? [Yeah, he isn't letting that go.]

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[motherfucking_ghosttype]

That sounds Latin. Are you from ancient Rome or something?

Aaaand first day sounds like...is that at the beginning of the year? Cuz that's New Year's Day. Yeah, we're really creative with our names. I hope there's a countdown and a pokeball drop from a tower. It's just not the same without a ball drop. I mean I don't get it, but it's tradition!

And I mean, I dunno. Pokemon are smart. Not sure if they have a concept of holidays, but...why not?

[purramedic]

No, I'm from Ferelden. [GOD, it's so obvious, what, are you stupid?]

New Year's Day sounds about right. Though, why would people drop Pokeballs from a tower? That seems like it would hurt. [Pelting innocent people with balls! You Earth folk should be ashamed of yourselves.]

Pray they never organize and decide they've had enough of being cooped up in tiny circular prisons. [He'll front that rebellion.]

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[schachmeister]

Turkey day? Do turkeys play some special role in your world?

[Like. A turkey god, maybe? Can't be weirder than people worshipping walls.]

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[motherfucking_ghosttype]

Yeah! You eat them! I mean, you can eat turkey anytime, but Thanksgiving is preeeeetty big on serving up a whole turkey to the family.

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[schachmeister]

[Eat turkey any time? Jeez, Armin can't imagine being able to afford meat just any time at all. That must be nice.]

So another name for this Turkey day is Thanksgiving? What do you give thanks for?

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[captainash]

There's Christmas for sure, and it's even a pretty big deal around here, but I wouldn't get my hopes up for any turkey day if I were you. Unless you consider turducken good enough.

[It might even be, if one doesn't try to think about its origins.]

Other than that, they mostly celebrate the big commercial ones. Starter Day, too, which makes sense. They don't have the Day of Courage, but I guess that one's pretty world-specific.

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[motherfucking_ghosttype]

Shut your pumpkin pie-hole, we don't say that filthy word around here. Turducken, I swear to fucking god, y'know--whoever invented that must not have had tastebuds.

Eh, commercial holidays seem kind of universal, at least to any universe that runs on money money money. What's Starter Day, though? I must've missed that one. Too busy working out my pokemon, being the best trainer I can be. [Church...stop before you get too ahead of yourself...]

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[captainash]

Or a lot of extra Turtwigs, Psyducks and Blazikens to get rid of.

[Ash no.]

It's a day in February where you celebrate your starter. You just... spend time together and appreciate each other's existence, I guess, though I'm sure the local store would be very happy if you bought a gift along with that.

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[meteorman]

Even if this specific universe doesn't celebrate Hanukkah as an established holiday, I plan to. My family and I don't have a location picked out yet as we're all fairly mobile travelers but you're welcome to join us.

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[motherfucking_ghosttype]

...Oh. I mean--I mean I'm not always the most, uh, the best at observing the--I mean it's hard to get a menorah out in a backwater canyon in the middle of a forgotten colony in the middle of nowhere, plus the fire hazard, not that that ever stopped Caboose from lighting everything and his mom on fire just trying to light candles on a birthday cake--

[Look the sudden invitation from a stranger is unexpected and weirdly touching, he's trying to process unprovoked kindness.] I can't promise I'll be anywhere close to where you guys might be, but if you're willing to, y'know, invite a complete stranger to celebrate the holidays, I'll keep it in mind.

[meteorman]

[Look. Ford spent thirty years ranging between dimensions and you can bet only a very select few of them even had Judaism to begin with, nevermind any of the things one might need to celebrate any of the associated holidays. He's used to improvising. Not that he's particularly faithful (rather the opposite), but there are some cultural things one never really leaves behind, particularly when one is far from the familiar.]

It wouldn't be the first time. We aren't the most observant family either to tell you the truth.

[Bacon is too good -- and too much of a smack in the face to his father's memory -- to avoid. Shush.]

But we're friendly. The most you have to worry about is walking away with something of yours bedazzled.

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[notvaljean]

Do you have a psychic Pokemon you could ask?

[Because those guys can actually talk to people, and maybe a friendly one would explain any Poke-holidays they might have.]

I'd ask mine, but they're not so good at explaining abstract concepts.

[Indignation? Outrage? Plotting revenge? They're great at all of those. Not so good at anything else.]

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[motherfucking_ghosttype]

Man, people have suggested that for a couple things I've asked, and I honestly don't. I need to catch one one of these days. Just so I can pester it with questions.

Ehhh, I guess there's only so much you can do with a psychic connection short of telepathically speaking inside your brain.

...Do they do that?

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[notvaljean]

I have no idea. I kind of hope not.

[Look, if any of Jean's Pokemon gained the ability to yammer on at him in his head, he'd never get any peace.]

They seem pretty evolved, though. I wouldn't be surprised if they had their own things and just didn't tell anyone.

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[chainbroke]

People do celebrate Christmas... but what is Thanksgiving?

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[motherfucking_ghosttype]

It's a day when friends and family get together, eat a metric shitton of food, and be thankful for who and what they have in their lives.

Also the day before crazy Christmas sales, but uh, that's not what it's about.

There are historical implications that arrrrre not so good and we try to ignore those so we feel less guilty. It's more of an American thing, though. And I think Canada? I think Canada celebrates it like months ahead of time, because Canadians are weird.

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[chainbroke]

Oh! It sounds very nice.

[ ...? ]

Crazy Christmas sales? [ She, uh. She doesn't understand. Sure, she was here for Christmas last time, but... ]

I've never heard of Canada, either...

[a_sin_for_him]

Christmas exists as a national holiday in this place.

Hanukkah doesn't, but those of us of applicable faiths observe it even still.

[Granted she's only done so the once, and rather quietly, but it's the closest she can come to reclaiming her own heritage.]

[motherfucking_ghosttype]

I mean I'm hardly the most, y'know, faithful observer ever, but good to know traditions don't die out.

As for Christmas...okay, national holiday, but it's still called Christmas? Because...man, that has implications as to where the name came from.

[a_sin_for_him]

I don't think that matters as much as the fervently religious believe.

It is. No, I don't understand how that works.

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[meowbel]

Who said that you can't sing the dreidel song right now? The more festive, the better!

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[motherfucking_ghosttype]

That...iiiis not a bad point, actually, kid. I can annoy people with early holiday cheer! And I can do it in English and in Yiddish!

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[wing_attack]

Thanksgiving isn't really a thing, but I was thinking of making some food anyway. Christmas is and I don't know how that works without religion really being a thing, but it's nice.

... I don't know if Pokemon have their own holidays, and all of my Psychic types are pretty quiet.

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[motherfucking_ghosttype]

There should always be a ton of food for Thanksgiving whether it's official here or not. It's honestly just an excuse for people to stuff themselves full of turkey and stuffing, and the only reason to ever eat anything with cranberries in it.