I tend to assume any colony planet could celebrate "Founder's Day;" that might the day of planetfall, or the day the first baby was born on the new world, or the day they got legal independence, or some other marker. Quaddies are likely to celebrate Freedom Day and whatever day they got legal recognition as sentient beings.
Not all of Barrayar is military, but the Vor caste is (or was, prior to the aptitude tests). They probably have a "we kicked the Cetagandans' asses out" day. (Victory Day?) And a "wormhole reestablished day." (End of Isolation? Galactic Day?) Might have a number of days related to wars/politics that happened during the Time of Isolation, some of which fall out of favor or are only celebrated in some provinces. I could easily imagine plenty of district-wide holidays that are unknown outside of a particular district.
For seasonal, rather than political holidays, there's Winterfair, and probably some type of harvest festival, and likely something in spring that celebrates "yay we survived another winter; last big party before the planting takes all our time." Could even have Easter and Halloween, either by those names or shifted over time.
Beta colony might have a Scientists' Day, honoring the science that lets them live in such a harsh environment. And a Womb-Freedom Day, for the invention of the uterine replicator. (Taught in pre-schools, along with the Good Sex Song.) Election Day might be a holiday of sorts; it could be a "business & gov't offices closed; get out and vote" day. And they could have something like "Diversity Day."
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Date: 2010-11-11 09:51 pm (UTC)Not all of Barrayar is military, but the Vor caste is (or was, prior to the aptitude tests). They probably have a "we kicked the Cetagandans' asses out" day. (Victory Day?) And a "wormhole reestablished day." (End of Isolation? Galactic Day?) Might have a number of days related to wars/politics that happened during the Time of Isolation, some of which fall out of favor or are only celebrated in some provinces. I could easily imagine plenty of district-wide holidays that are unknown outside of a particular district.
For seasonal, rather than political holidays, there's Winterfair, and probably some type of harvest festival, and likely something in spring that celebrates "yay we survived another winter; last big party before the planting takes all our time." Could even have Easter and Halloween, either by those names or shifted over time.
Beta colony might have a Scientists' Day, honoring the science that lets them live in such a harsh environment. And a Womb-Freedom Day, for the invention of the uterine replicator. (Taught in pre-schools, along with the Good Sex Song.) Election Day might be a holiday of sorts; it could be a "business & gov't offices closed; get out and vote" day. And they could have something like "Diversity Day."