The Anniversary of Geyser's Miracle

The anniversary of House Mendel's founding, this day is a celebration of their myth of how eight hundred years ago, when the oligarchy was new, a wandering water Genasi named Geyser found himself trekking in the desert. A scorpion stung him, and he spit towards it in retaliation. Where his spit hit the sand it turned into green grass, and the grassy spot grew and grew until hundreds of miles around was fertile farmland. Grateful for this miracle, the oligarchy granted him dominion over all of it. Geyser had 5 children during his life. When he died, he split the land. The younger four were given dominion over an element each and the eldest was put in charge of his siblings. He founded his house and called it Mendel, signifying the house’s eternal task of mending together the elemental energies.

To celebrate this, a great feast is held where all can eat their fill. Then they hold a spitting contest to see who can spit the furthest and with the most force, causing great mirth among the contestants and winning the victor bragging rights for the year as well as an especially elaborate flower crown. After than comes the Bloom Exchange, where the various houses in House Mendel's influence, such as House Evergarden, exchange blooms to symbolize the unity of the domain. Finally the night ends with a choreographed song and dance routine to reinforce the symbolic unity.