Christmas in Aincrad!

The above image of is of Mishe on Christmas Eve, taken from the anime. Which, of course, is where the Wondercolts' Headquarters is. Nice and festive.

When I wrote this story, I started in the summer. The first Christmas in Aincrad they were on the Fourth Floor, the Second the Front Line is Floor 49. Book 2 has the mini arc "Red-Nosed Reindeer, " or the Third Anime Episode. That is what gave me the idea to celebrate the Second Christmas in Aincrad, and the one that most of the players probably acknowledged. This episode was finished and ready for my Beta Readers by the end of September. The fact that the "Christmas Episode" is being released on Christmas week, well that is an incredibly amazing coincidence. I will chuck up to Pinkie Pie doing a good job breaking the fourth wall. I didn't plan that time sync, or just make this episode up either.

However, since Tuesday is Christmas Eve, a special day for me, I will not be releasing it on the 24th. The release will be on Sunday the 22nd. I want you guys to be able to spend both days with family if you can. I myself can't except for one of my brothers, the big family celebrations being done for a short while. However, I will be having at my house a "Bruce Wayne's Orphan Christmas," with some friends who like me, have no family to celebrate with in the area. A few of them are active duty military. And calling it just an "Orphan Christmas" sounds pathetic, so the organizer decided to add more fun to the name.

So, if you are a creature of habit and want to wait to read it on Tuesday, you can wait, but the release will be early so you don't have to even entertain the idea of splitting your time between family, friends, and loved ones, and reading an awesome tale. Like I said, this year, Christmas is with friends for me. I do sincerely hope you have someone you can celebrate the holidays with. A lot of religions celebrate a non-christian Christmas now, but if you don't celebrate Christmas, then happy holidays! We have a lot different holidays happening at the end and beginning of our calendar year.

NOVEMBER 2019

• 1

  • All Saints Day - Christian
  • Samhain - Beltane * - Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres

• 2

  • All Souls Day - Catholic Christian

• 10

  • Mawlid an Nabi * - Islam

• 12

  • Birth of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i
  • Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib - Sikh

• 15

  • Nativity Fast begins - ends Dec. 24 - Orthodox Christian

• 23

  • Thanksgiving - Interfaith

• 24

  • Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahdur - Sikh

• 26

  • Christ the King - Christian
  • Day of the Covenant * - Baha'i

• 28

  • Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha * - Baha'i
  • Thanksgiving - Interfaith USA

• 30

  • St. Andrew's Day - Christian

  DECEMBER 2019

  • 1-24

    • Advent - Christian

  • 6

    • Saint Nicholas Day - Christian

  • 8

    • Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) - Buddhism
    • Immaculate Conception of Mary - Catholic Christian

  • 12

    • Feast day - Our Lady of Guadalupe - Catholic Christian

  • 16-25

    • Posadas Navidenas - Hispanic Christian

  • 21 Solstice

    • Yule - Christian
    • Yule - Litha * - Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres

  • 23-30

    • Hanukkah - Jewish

  • 24

    • Christmas Eve - Christian

  • 25

    • Christmas * - Christian
    • Feast of the Nativity ** - Orthodox Christian

  • 26

    • Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra) ** - Zoroastrian
    • St Stephen's Day - Christian

  • 27

    • Saint John - Apostle and Evangelist - Christian

  • 28

    • Holy Innocents - Christian

  • 29

    • Holy Family - Catholic Christian

  • 31

    • Watch Night - Christian

  JANUARY 2020

  • 1

    • Mary, Mother of God - Catholic Christian
    • Feast Day of St Basil - Orthodox Christian
    • Gantan-sai (New Years) - Shinto
    • Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus - Orthodox Christian

  • 3

    • Vasant Panchami ** - Hindu

  • 5

    • Twelfth Night - Christian
    • Guru Gobindh Singh birthday - Sikh

  • 6

    • Epiphany - Christian
    • Feast of the Epiphany (Theophany) - Orthodox Christian
    • Dia de los Reyes (Three Kings Day) - Christian
    • Nativity of Christ - Armenian Orthodox

  • 7

    • Feast of the Nativity ** - Orthodox Christian

  • 8

    • Feast of the Holy Family - Catholic Christian

  • 10-12

    • Mahayana New Year ** - Buddhist

  • 12

    • Baptism of the Lord Jesus - Christian

  • 13

    • Maghi - Sikh

  • 17

    • Blessing of the Animals - Hispanic Catholic Christian

  • 18-25

    • Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - Christian

  • 19

    • World Religion Day * - Baha'i

  • 20

    • Timkat - Ethiopian Orthodox Christian

  • 25

    • Conversion of St. Paul - Christian

  • 28

    • Tu BiShavat * - Jewish