Shieldmeet

Shieldmeet is the equivalent of a leap year day in the Calendar of Harptos, occurring once every four years, adding a day after the festival of Midsummer and before August 1st. Traditionally the day was used for fairs, bazaars, musical and theatrical performances, and tournaments of skill and magical ability. Nobles usually held court to hear the petitions of their people and to make or renew trade pacts, alliances, and agreements.

On This Day

 * Worshipers of Beshaba continue reveling in rudeness and destruction.
 * Worshipers of Deneir observe the Gilding in which priests take turns casting a spell to emboss in gold a single letter of the Words of Deneir onto a manuscript for public viewing.
 * Priests of N'asr tell the Deeds of the Dead to preserve their memory.
 * Mielikki's Wild Ride continues.
 * Worshipers of Selûne perform the Conjuring of the Second Moon ritual, with simultaneous chanting at all her temples in Faerûn. This summons the Shards to assist the earthly clergy.
 * Worshipers of Torm celebrate Shieldmeet very seriously as a time of agreements, compacts, and oaths.