Wintral Solstice Day

Wintral Solstice Day is a holiday that occurs on the 27th Sun of the 12th moon ( 12 / 27) every year. This day is the occurrence of the Wintral solstice, the day of the year with the longest night. Families will secretly deliver gifts under the cover of the extended darkness on the 27th, for the recipients to find on the morning of the 28th. People will also string up magic-powered fairy-lights on trees and homes, as well as large fir trees brought into the home. These are meant to help light up the extended darkness and guide the gift-givers to their recipients.

Originally thought to be popularized by a young rich man in a small town whom had recently experienced a tragedy after his family perished in a house fire; it is said that on the night of the Wintral solstice one year, merely a few moons after the tragedy, he used his fortune to buy toys for every village child in town, and gifts for all else, delivering them under the cover of the night to people's homes and doorsteps. The next day, he left town, never to be seen again by the townsfolk. Yet every succeeding year after, he would return to deliver gifts, until after many decades, his fortune ran out and he returned no longer, nobody knowing what happened to him in his old age. The townsfolk carried on the tradition in his memory, giving gifts to each other under the cover of the extended night, and stringing up fairy-lights about the town to guide the man home should he ever return. Though he was originally named Sentorian Klaus, his name was shortened over time through word of mouth, to the now-well-known Santa Klaus.

Modern depictions of this now-legendary figure commonly show a tall and slender man in a long red coat lined with white fluff, a black buckled belt 'round his waist, and a large hood obscuring his face. It is said that all you could see of his head was his long white hair and melancholy expression. He carries a white bag stuffed with gifts, and wears black snow boots. It is said that if you hear footsteps upon your roof, you have been visited by Santa Klaus, and can expect a gift at the foot of your chimney next morning.

Historical records show that this depiction of Sentorian Klaus is not far off from reality; he was indeed a tall and slender man with long white hair, and was also said to be an elf, though no records show why he is commonly depicted with the colour red.