Holidays in the Shire

January (The Grand Cheese Festival): The Grand Cheese Festival is the celebration for the commodities the Bobbins cherish most cheese. During this time each Bobbin household will have a cheese spread out from any potential visitors every night, the people the Shire are encouraged to visit each other’s house to sample their fellow Shire member’s cheeses. Most families during this time strive to find the most interesting cheese to share with their guests, if the cheese has a story to it this makes it even better.
February (The Festival of Hearts): The Festival of Hearts is a time for Bobbins to celebrate love, they will bring gifts to the affection to those they are trying to court or their betrothed. These gifts often include cloved oranges, a bottle of Mead, creamy cheeses and whole Honey Hams.
March (WIbblesfest): WIbblesfest is the celebration of the founder of the Shire Thera WIbbletoe. It is said that she found the Shire clearing in the woods by accident. She had three children and they claimed the three boroughs. One was a cheese monger he found Brieton, one was an Apple farmer he founded Appleton, and one was a Brewer she founded Highstout. During this time songs are sung and stories are told of Thera WIbbletoe. This is also the time when the Last year’s batch of BarrleyBuck Stout must be finished to make way for new batches so for that month the stout at the Inn is always free.
April (Seeding Fest): The Seeding festival celebrates the crops themselves it is during this time that a month-long competition is held on who has the best pie showcasing a single ingredient, such as rhubarb pie, corn pie, barley pie. It is a great sense of pride to hold the best pie the festival. Helen Hepplebottom has held the title of best pie for 10 years each year she picks a new ingredient. Although pies the most anticipated part of the festival the true meaning of it is to showcase and make aware to the community that is time to plant the seeds for the harvest.
May (The Festival of Harmony): The Festival of Harmony is a time where the Bobbins honor the harmony of all things, they dance around the giant pole with ribbons representing the seasons and elements to symbolize the joining of all things. During this time the streets are decorated with bright colors and wedding ceremonies are primarily done during this festival. The bobbins of the Shire will leave gifts of honey and bread on their neighbor’s door to symbolize the harmony of the community.
June (Guilds Fest): Guilds Fest is a time where the guilds attempts to their active recruitment. Each guild will showcase its talents. The Brewmasters Guild will showcase new and interesting kinds of beers, the performers Guild will put on nightly performances in the town outdoor theater, the farmers Guild will showcase the biggest fruits and vegetables, Lore Masters Guild will show off new and interesting artifacts they are found throughout their travels, Tradesmen Guild will showcase their proudest work.
July (The Festival of Light): The festival of Light, celebrates Bobbins like to call the light of inspiration. They believe that before the Bobbins were gifted with the way of inspiration. They could not find happiness. And one day this light found them, inspired within them the ability to create beautiful things, have a passionate love for food song and story and made them courageous. During this time the Bobbins create huge lanterns and hang them everywhere throughout the town. They use alchemy to create these exploding rockets they shoot into the sky to light the sky up with brilliant lights. They cover all lakes with floating candles, and have brilliant bonfires at dusk where they all sit around and tell stories about heroism and adventure.
August (Gorge Fest): Gorge Fest is a time were the Bobbins celebrate their one true love, Food! During this time Bobbins layout huge place settings and The Cooks of the town showcase new dishes and techniques, each night the Shire folk stuff their bellies until they pass out from overeating..
September (The Grand Carnival): The Grand Carnival is a celebration of perhaps the most notorious stories of the Shire, on one almost tragic occasion there was a small tremor which caused all the giant beer barrels to crack open and spill throughout the borough of Brieton the streets were golden with the Rush of an ale like River. Something had to be done so the mayor at the time Harold Tumblebelly sent out his fastest sparrows to reach out to the two great caravans Bhutaar and he Boreal-Lurin Bazaar and Grand Caravan of Bhutaar to help the bobbins drink this onslaught of ale as to not waste all the hard work that was done to create it. It was at this moment the Grand carnival was born a party showcasing the wonders and entertianment that the caravans during this time all those in the Shire are subject to massive displays of drinking,cultural song and dance as well as the trading exotic goods.
October (The Harvest Festival): The Harvest Festival to the time of the Bobbins celebrate the reaping of the harvest. During this time after the crops are reaped each day the Bobbins gather and tell stories around the fire, of the year they had and the accompaniments they’ve obtained. A celebrate the cold onslaught of fall and a chance to pay homage to the crops that will help sustain them through the long winter.
November (Family Pride Festival): the Bobbins believe there are nine founding families each family is an offshoot of the first family The Wibbletoes, she had two sons and then her children each had had three son. These families are followed.
1. Wibbletoes
2. BiscuitsStout
3. Hepplebottom
4. Rindheart
5. Honeywells
6. Sandlemead
7. Tumblebelly
8. Wanderfoot
9. Bramblebelly
During this time the Bobbins attempt to showcase why their family is the best by telling great stories of their families deeds and heroics, they showcase works of craftsmanship and art that their family has completed over the years. During the culmination of the Festival there is a huge roasting competition between the families to see what family is the best roaster. Although insults are being thrown everyone knows it is all in good fun
December (The Great Snooze): The Great Snooze is perhaps the laziest of festivals and the time for the Bobbins give each other gifts of wool for comfort, they knit big hat and large sweaters to fall asleep in. They have huge get-togethers where they hangout by fires and tell stories until they fall asleep. No work is done during this month. Most Bobbins use this time to catch up on the sleep that is missed during their nights of partying throughout the year.