Intergalactic Summit

The Amarr-Minmatar War has raged for a very long time, many millions have died in the struggle we face for our existence. Yet still, the empire persists in its evil ways. Billions of our people remain shackled, our borders, homes, and even existences, remain threatened.

On April 27th, the start of spring, the time of my Clan's New Year, we gather in the southern islands of Mikramurka to turn the wheel of time; to respect our brave warriors, honour our fallen, and celebrate our triumphs. The festival will open, on Friday the 27th, and will continue until Sunday the 29th, culminating in the Vanquishing of the Devourer, where we will destroy the evil devouring spirit of the empire in ritual. During the time, many smaller rituals, ceremonies, and celebrations will be performed, and we are hoping to make it truly, an event to remember.

Set on the remote island of Toladr Mahon, off the coast of southern mikramurka, the festival will be able to sprawl across the grassy highland moors. Plenty of space will be provided to bring in shuttles, vehicles, RVs, and tents. Admission is free of charge, and many local shopkeepers will be operating food stalls, shops, and venues

Those interested in attending should contact me by mail at any time between now and the event, so that invitations can be sent.
Those wishing to attend at the last minute should come to prep area in the city ((channel)) Khadsvern, Mikramurka where those deemed safe to invite can be checked in and catch the ferry to the festival, but pre-registration is preferred.

We prefer to not have shuttles coming and going constantly, so shuttles will be grounded at the site between friday evening, and monday morning, the ferry will provide round trips to Khadsvern for those who need to return to space, or pick up supplies.

I hope to see many matari in attendance, I believe it will be a wonderful celebration of our people.

I am Sebiestor and where I come from, New Year starts on 1.1., with celebrations usually for the two weeks before, and there is another important yearly date at midsummer (date varies a little, end of 06 or beginning of 07). Some folks we have close ties with count Years from harvest, too, but we never were that rural. Customs sound familiar though; new year is a time for remembering the death and your Vanquishing sounds like what I know as Renouncing.

For the record, if I have my geography right, my folks are a little way further north from where this is taking place.

Have a good festival. Probably won't be able to make it. And my folks would kill me if I went to yours and missed midsummer at home, which I was planning to do... :P

(As always; I advice newcomers to the tribe to remember that the customs you have learned and are learning are your clan's ways of doing things. There are many other clans, each with their own ways. Pilots are usually relaxed, but on planetsides you can get people seriously offended by pushing some custom on them by claiming it is or should be the general "Sebiestor way". Be careful with how you present things. Most people are interested in customs of other clans and freely adopt them as they suit them - but only if you are not seen as pushing.)

Yes, because currently you, Airaken, are exactly what every Matari would want in their celebration of Renouncing the God of slavery.

No, wait. Not really.

Actions speak louder than words.

Oh, its not over midsummer, its during the spring festival to welcome father pator for his time of power. I know all the clans don't celebrate the new year on those dates, but my grandmothers does and a lot of the local rural farming clans do, and it makes sense to me to have the day during a time when the world is rejuvenating and things are being born and coming alive. But if you couldn't make it, or could only attend part of the time, that's of course understandable.



*She laughs, finding the idea of Boma attending simply hilarious. After choking back the laughter her face falls completely flat and deadpan*

Haha, No.

That is true. we could just escort him off his ship, hang him from a few posts, and see how many hits from a club he can take before his insides fall out.

Maybe next year we can add that in.

Bome, the other day on the Summit channel I called you 'delusional'; I can see tnow that I was mistaken.

You're not delusional.

You're downright insane.

You Seeker guys are hilarious. Do you really not see the connections here? Do you think you can do anything in space and still have everyone let you in their events "in the interest of anthropological study"? We are not a quaint people with cute customs that you can come and observe like an animal in the zoo, while you put other animals like us down "out of mercy".

Your sarcasm is not lost on me, Mister Sadik, but experiencing something in the flesh is vastly different than studying from a text resource. My request was made in good faith and manner, please extend me the same courtesy if denying the request.

I would attend out of support for my friends, but I have slight reservations. Before I extend my request to join the celebrations, I have a few things I'd request to be clarified.

The Original Post described it as a celebration of the lives lost and sacrifices made for the Matari people. This is of course wonderful. What makes me unsure if my attendance would be appropriate is where it speaks of vanquishing the spirit of the Empire.

I'd like more information on this part. As someone without a vested issue with the Empire, I'm not sure how appropriate it would be for me to partake in that ritual, especially since I also offer the hand of peace to Amarr as well as Minmatar.