Unity Festival

It is called Unity festival to signify the social structures of the world and its effort to unify every specie, products,cultures and ethnicities... It says, we are Equine and Stellarch is our rider.
In many regards, unity festival is a chaotic and challenging event. While it happens, Nathai's surrounding area becomes a city of its own. People celebrate with fervor. For many who attends it proves to be the best time of their lives; Hundreds of Jindalchemists meditate in the surrounding ice sheet. Pillars visit the festival, surrounding the whole area and watching it from the distance.
The unity festival is also called by local Nathain's as Rahtania(The Chant Of the Choosen) It welcomes everyone... Nathai took the responsibility of organizing and funding the festival. This is considered as the greatest challenge the Nathain's take and it provides an opportunity to prove their merit to the rest of the world.
Nathain Jindalchemists and Wordalchemists observed when the purple-white blizzard took place and decided when the festival will take place(Once every 7-9-12-15 years). For Nathain's, unity festival signifies the founding of their city.

History

In the central Naisha, in the midst of an ice sheet, a garden grew. Unlike the brown forests in northern Naisha, in ice sheet, this garden was green, red, brown, orange, yellow and blue. When half-blood surveyors looked for a place to build their city(Nathai Itha) they saw this garden in the midst of a purple-white blizzard and realized something. It wasn't various trees, it was the single branch of a root system which surrounds the world, in its center stand Stellarch itself. This garden(called Eternal Garden) allowed them to learn the specifics of Stellarch. This knowledge improved Jindalchemy, Versalchemy, Claychemy and Linkalchemy. In turn, it allowed Naisha to become Alchemy powerhouse of the world.
As Nathai Itha was build, they observed that this purple-white blizzard took place in that land in every 7-9-12-15 years. They believed this blizzard was made by Stellarch, that it heard more clearly via this blizzard. So everytime that blizzard started, which they learn to predict, they performed Unity chant, to thank Stellarch and to celebrate peace among species.
Unity festival begun as a simple ceremony which some alchemists, citizens and officials chanted to Stellarchs name in unison and made a ritual which took 3 months to complete. But after a while this became a celebration; People from every ethnicity, country, continent would come to celebrate. After a while even nomads and proto's started to visit, not to thank Stellarch but to enjoy festivities.
The adding of festivities updated the point of festival; To thank Stellarch and sharing the enjoyment of people. Indirectly it also made this festival into a great advertisement for various businesses.
Entering the Cenral city of Nathai and Ethernal garden remains forbidden through the festival except the people who already have the allowence to enter.

Execution

It begins with an election, which Nathai Itha chooses(chosen ones called Rahtai) on its own, yet outsiders could be chosen if they present themselves at the right time. Choices(About 15-30 people) take about a year, while the festival is announced to the world. About a month before the festival begins and choices are completed, people start to arrive from all around the world. Hundreds of traders, companies, alchemists, Sianthas, crafters, artisans, artists starts to build stands to present their products or introduces their businesses.
Nathains alchemists build temporary residences, make temporary alterations in the areas climate to accomidate humans, build temporary infrastructure and service buildings(Which are all lower than the quality they aspire, yet higher than average quality in the world) in order to host their visitors. Nathai's population is about 1 and a half million people. Through Unity festival it rises as much as 5 million and about 50 million people visits the city.
The first hour of festival begans with silence. It is forbidden to speak except the chanters so Stellarch could hear them. When the hour is complete, they shoot a special firework, it divides in the air and falls at various places around the city. Every piece that fallen takes different colors and creates a type of mist which doesn't swept away by the wind. This is a technique learned by nomads and it meants to welcome Nomads in the festival.
First month is called, Month of celebration. Festivities take different forms, from orgies to dancing to contests; Artists sing, juggle, dance, recite poetry; Nathai slaves compete on artistry, poetry, literature; Half-bloods and Nomads competes in physical contests; Vendors sell their exotic fruites; Traders and companies sell their items or promote new items; Guild member discuss ideas or work on their trades... First month starts as a chaos and endless festivities. It never sleeps through.
Secon month is called Month of wind, usually through this month the festival reaches to its peak population. A customary dance called dance of wind begans. Void master and Void walker visits the city. Dance of wind is a kind of a dance which inspired by void walker(or air dancer) techniques to celebrate Pillars and Void masters. It acts like a ballroom dance which requires people to change their partners and go on untill they choose someone they like. Once the music is done, they would mostly be expected to sleep with whoever they end up with, yet it is not obligatory. After the first dance, smaller or larger but unofficial dances take place every day. Void walkers known to make shows, where they dance and demonstrate their skill in air.
Third month is called Month of merit. This month is when festival is at its lowest population. Grandmasters, Firedancers, Freemasters, Sianthas and various other highly skilled people sweep into the city. They held tournaments(participants arrive the city with masks and doesn't take them off untill the tournament is finished to demonstrate their full merit), share and teach techniques, challenge each other, plan ventures...
Through the Unity festival, Nathai pays for food, water and accomodation, yet visiting traders charge for their products and services.

Components and tools

Lifeseeds are used to feed chanters who keeps on the ritual for 3 months without stopping.
They chant in a amphitheatre like place made of obsidic granite.
Chanters wear specially crafted mask in order to keep their identities secret and decreasing their rate of tiring.

Participants

First Chancellor of Nathai Shadow King Grandmasters FireDancers Free Masters Void Masters Void Walkers Earth Walkers Nomad Chiefs Proto-Proteans

Observance

Ritual begings once the white-purple blizzard starts to appear.

Primary Related Location

Stella

Related Ethnicities

• Insanites
• Solumites