Lighting up the Mist Lantarn
This night, this lantern need to shine bright. To keep away the monsters, that live inside the dark. To keep use save from harm. Let this flame burn bright through this night.
History
In the time before the great wars that almost destroyed Mirror World, there was a time were monsters hide inside the night, shadows and night. The other races who were afraid of these monsters started to band together, with one goal in mind. To destroy the monsters, who were praying on their kind. The Mistlings were one of the many monsters. They were the once who were the most hated and the most feared, by all of them. Still they all made an effort to kill them, even the Dragons who kept to themselves back then. The Last Mistling is a legend still told to the children, in the age of the Dragon Lords.
The legend tells the story of the fight with the last Mistling, and his vow for revenge. According to the legend the fight with the Mistling took place in the evening of July 24th. It was said that the Mistling was defeated by the light of an old-fashioned lantern
That is why every evening of July 24th, every household inside Mirror World lights up a lantern, in the hope that the Mistlings stay away forever.
Execution
When the sun starts to set on July 24th every household inside Mirror World lights up a lantern. That is the one thing all the races inside Mirror World have in common.
The Wizards
Do not only light the lantern, the mix the flames with all kind of herbs. Which will give the flame strange colors, and sticking odors.The Fairies
The fairies all gather around the dinner table and sing self-made songs about the legend. Sharing a home cooked meal and cookies.The Naiades
Come a shore lighting the lanterns, creating a large circle. Inside the circle the elders start to tell the legend of the The Last Mistling with their water magic.The Dragons
Just light up the lantern, hang it outside the main door and then go to bed. Just to name a view examples.
Components and tools
- Old-fashioned Lantern
- Herbs
- Something to light the flame
- Ingredients for cookies, and a home cooked meal
- A bed
Participants
Because every version of this tradition is so differently, it is his hard to pinpoint the similarities. But the most important factor of the tradition is the old-fashioned lantern.
Observance
This tradition come back every year, at the evening of July 24th.
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