The holloween bats in Uc gotta stay after!

#0 - Oct. 20, 2006, 8:56 p.m.
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The bats in UC for holloween for add so much atmosphere I ask you to keep them as a fixture for all seasons. If you dont know what im talking about look at whats going around the bank.
#2 - Oct. 20, 2006, 9:13 p.m.
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But if they stayed they wouldn't be nearly as special anymore. :) Think of the first time you walked into Undercity and thought "X" was the most awesome thing ever. Now think to the last time you thought that about "X" since. It may still strike you now and then but it's not nearly as special. We would like to keep the special nature of events.

I agree that the decorations are quite enjoyable though.
#14 - Oct. 20, 2006, 9:39 p.m.
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Can we all agree, however, that the Christmas decorations look absurd in the Undercity, and should never again be allowed to go up?

Or, just recycle the bats and the eerie lights for the Christmas holidays. Green and Red and Undeath don't go well together. :(


I like the decorations for Christmas. :) It has a twisted sort of irony that I enjoy.
#26 - Oct. 23, 2006, 4:56 p.m.
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In Azeroth, there is no christmas. There is however a winter festival. Tsk, tsk, tsk.... Cay would haven't made that mistake my precious candle. ;)


Yes, very true but I was just responding with like terminology. :) Sort of a knee-jerk reaction when in a flow of conversation. But it's true that Azeroth does not know of such a holiday as Christmas. It is the Feast of Winter Veil. It does happen to occur around the same time as many holidays we celebrate so the festive atmosphere is very appropriate to me.

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/events/winterveil/

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The later seasons of Azeroth are marked as a time of change in many cultures. The Dwarves and the Tauren especially look to a legend of the coming Winter Veil - the blanketing of the land in snow, thus heralding a time of renewal - as a time for celebration.
The term "Winter Veil" is said to stem from a supernatural being referred in many cultures to as Greatfather Winter. As he would walk the land late in the seasons, winter itself would be his billowing cloak. In his wake was the blanketing of the land in snow, and thus it is said that Greatfather Winter would cast his wintry veil over the land. Though parts of Azeroth may lie in snow, it gives the land time for rebirth and renewal.

The idea of feasting during this time of year is one that traces its origins to the legend itself. As Greatfather Winter walked Azeroth, it is said he would provide a bounty for those who welcomed his presence. As such, the idea of feasting during the winter veil would bring together communities as they shared whatever they had. Typically, a single day of merriment and feasting welcomed the change, all in anticipation of the land's renewal.

Other cultures have begun to recognize the Feast of Winter Veil as a time of great celebration, though not in the same traditions as the legend bases it in. Customs, often unrelated to anything other than a chance for celebration and gift exchange, have made their way into modern observation of the season. Even the image of Greatfather Winter is sometimes used, but more as a harbringer of commercial exploit rather than as a supernatural titan.