The Fifth Annual New Years' Eve Festival of Lights [Complete! Happy New Year!]

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All the residents of the forest are hereby cordially invited to the Endless Forest's Fifth Annual Festival of Lights, the traditional New Years' celebration, and the passing of light, hope, and togetherness from this year into the next.

Festival FAQ
Am I invited? Can I come? Yes! Of course you are! This festival is for everyone, a chance to relax and welcome the New Year as a big Endless Forest family.

What is this? Every year, on New Years' Eve, the Festival of Light's is held -- it's our very own New Years' party. We gather together to meet and enjoy each other's company, pass around candles for deer's antlers, and join together in dance every hour, on the hour, to welcome the New Year as the celebration travels across different time zones.

Where is this? The festival is held at the Playground, since it's the best place for candles.


When is it/When is that where I live? The festival starts when we ring in the New Year at GMT, or 11:59 PM, GMT. The festival will continue until people stop showing up sometime in 2014.
Don't worry you'll miss it because you're not there when it starts; the festival will be going on for quite a while, welcoming as many time zones as deer are there to welcome.
We've got a handy list of when the start time is in a number of time zones, but if yours isn't listed, try this handy converter.

Start Times:
GMT/London - 12/31/13 11:59 PM
Amsterdam/Berlin- 1/1/14 12:59 AM
Moscow/Baghdad - 1/1/13 2:59 AM
Hong Kong - 1/1/14 7:59 AM
Tokyo - 1/1/14 8:59 AM
Sydney - 1/1/14 10:59 AM
Samoa - 12/31/13 12:59 PM
Tahiti - 12/31/13 1:59 PM
Los Angeles - 12/31/13 3:59 PM
New York City - 12/31/13 6:59 PM
Rio De Janeiro - 12/31/13 8:59 PM

Any questions? Planning to attend? Post here!
Poppyflower's picture

Not sure if I`ll be able to

Not sure if I`ll be able to make it, but have fun, everybody! C8

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Verdalas's picture

I'm rather disappointed that

I'm rather disappointed that noone is showing up yet.
PLK217's picture

10 minutes remaining till the

10 minutes remaining till the beginning!
Starling's picture

I can't even get my picto's

I can't even get my picto's to spread, or I'd be there helping give out candles!

oi you people online who are hogging server space laying around not joining in with the festives get off so I can come have some fun plz. >8C
Flyleaf's picture

Sadly we don't have Nighttime

Sadly we don't have Nighttime and no candles .
Are there some of you who can cast them ?
I hope so ....i can't .
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Seed's picture

We've begun! Happy New Year,

We've begun! Happy New Year, People at GMT! And to all of you whose New Years have already started!

Edit: Also, yes! If anyone can cast some candles for those who want them, that'd be greatly appreciated. I find that sort of business technical wizardry.
Snowsauria's picture

Happy new year! :'D Glad I

Happy new year! :'D

Glad I was able to attend after all. ^-^
Flyleaf's picture

Happy New Year ....Tef People

Happy New Year ....Tef People Deer lol
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Happy New Year 2014 every

Happy New Year 2014 every one! ^^ ♥♥♥
The party is awesome I must say x)
Unplugged's picture

Wasn't sure if i could make

Wasn't sure if i could make it... glad i'm there now!!
RikkaChan's picture

Happy New Year, everyone.

Happy New Year, everyone. <3 So happy I was able to make it.

Is nighttime still a

Is nighttime still a possiblity?
Starling's picture

I think ToT are in Paris

I think ToT are in Paris right now, celebrating. So I wouldn't expect anything -- but maybe tomorrow? :D
Flyleaf's picture

Thanks for the Fun !! I had a

Thanks for the Fun !!
I had a Blast today with you all ♥
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Seed's picture

Anything's possible... But I

Anything's possible... But I think we have is what we've got this year, and I don't mind. I think the snow's a lovely way to bring out the old, covering it with a thin coat of snow and leaving the world like a clean, blank white.

Edit: Glad you could make it, Flyleaf!
HolyMaria's picture

Happy new year to my sweet

Happy new year to my sweet tef friends <333
the best wishes for this new cycle :3
*nuzzles for all*
IoRez's picture

Happy New Year, everyone!

Happy New Year, everyone!

Happy new year! This was fun,

Happy new year! This was fun, and i managed to get the roomies to pop in with me...but we all work early tomorrow :/ So its time to go, sorry we couldnt stay longer...

Ill see you all next year! XD (its only 6:12pm my time)

Smiling Smiling Smiling
IoRez's picture

Still going on, boy, girls,

Still going on, boy, girls, and animal friends!
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PLK217's picture

How do I always manage to

How do I always manage to miss with Yorres...
Seed's picture

Bad luck? Well, anyway,

Bad luck?

Well, anyway, things are cooled down from the beginning... But anyone still wishing to come party can still bring the energy back up!
IoRez's picture

Yorres is the Lord of the

Yorres is the Lord of the Dance.
HolyMaria's picture

hehe Kio likes to party too

hehe Kio likes to party too :3
thank you guys for the great time, thank you Seed <333
green deers dance!! <333
love you all
quadraptor's picture

Phew! Quad made it to the

Phew! Quad made it to the party XD

It's still 11:11 PM in 2013 where I'm at so this is great, haha.
PLK217's picture

Well, Then I'm sending you

Well, Then I'm sending you greetings from the next year!
IoRez's picture

Get down, my ungulates, get

Get down, my ungulates, get down.
Seed's picture

Alrighty, everyone! As I'm

Alrighty, everyone! As I'm pretty much alone at this point, I think it's safe to call it. Party's pretty much over, I'm logging off.

This was a really fun celebration this year, and it was really exciting running it. Tommorow morning, I'll post pictures I took during when it was a big party -- any of you have any good screenshots? Let's share the memories!
Drupie's picture

Crap I missed it! :C

Crap I missed it! :C

DeerUniverse's picture

Spartak was there through it

Spartak was there through it all. But...no darkness? >_< ah, I'd be sure there'd be some. But then again..you can never be too sure about the weather here at all. xD Happy New Year, everyone!
"Common sense is not so common." -Voltaire
Narcissus's picture

This is my first year in the

This is my first year in the Forest, and I'm so excited. This Festival of Lights is going to be so much fun. o3o

Plus, I bet Adrien would look good with candles on his antlers. xP

Thank you so much for setting up such a fun event. c:

edit: I missed it? Darn, I though it was supposed to continue into the next day. :/
DeerUniverse's picture

:/ darn, that would be

:/ darn, that would be awesome! ;o; Hey...I guess there'll be some kind of a weather change at least when the snow lets up.
well, whenever it does.
"Common sense is not so common." -Voltaire
DeerUniverse's picture

Oh! *_* looks like I was

Oh! *_* looks like I was right about that. It got dark, but not when we expected it to!
they're sneaky like that! xD
"Common sense is not so common." -Voltaire
PLK217's picture

As a mere occasional visitor

As a mere occasional visitor now, I don't dare to orginize anything, but is there a chance to keep this tradition and have the Festival of the Lights this year once again?