Spellmorn Eve

9th of Kelendur- Spellmorn Eve or the festival of The Shadows is celebrated on the Autumnal Equinox. The equilibrium between day and night stretches the barrier between the material plane and the Shadowfell to its thinnest point all year. On this day, travel to and from the Shadowfell is at its easiest. During the day and night throughout Al'Uvium portals are known to open, allowing the spirits of the recently departed entry. Celebrations often include: preparing the favorite dishes of a family’s dearly departed and setting an empty place at the table to accommodate them, reciting humorous mock epitaphs of living friends and family, and the parade of the dead in which participants wear masks or makeup to resemble skeletons or other ghouls and travel through the streets in celebration of the dearly departed. Rituals to communicate with the dead are often performed as well. The connection to the Shadowfell connects this holiday to the Raven Queen but it is most associated to Kelemvor, as the High Judge of the Guardians of Death, making it his high holy day.