[Steppes] Twelfth Night -- major decision in front of us.

Sun Apr 22 10:10:03 PDT 2007

Greetings all,

I have an idea for expanding the scope of 12th night..  Since coronation is
usually the week after 12th Night, why don't we put in a bid to have
coronation at 12th night?  I just looked at the kingdom calendar and the
site is TBA.  It's my understanding that Ansteorra does not have a Kingdom
12th night...  What do you think?  I'm just thinking out loud.

I also like the idea of having Artisan at 12th night..  that could be an
interesting change..  and give attendees more to do at both events....

I really like the idea of encouraging our cantons/colleges to host 12th
night..  I think it would encourage more solidarity in the Barony.  I also
like the regional ideas as well.  There are some good suggestions coming
out.  Keep them comin'!  :)

Constance

On 4/22/07, Julie Cunningham <juliecunningham65 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Greetings all!
>
> Thank you Master Robin for posting.
>
> Most of you folks know I am an out of the box thinker. I am stating other
> options, not my opinion of what we should do.  Just wanted to state that up
> front.
>
> I am proposing a couple of other options for Steppes to consider.
>
> Option 4 - combining Steppes Artisan and 12th night - and having that
> event in January. (Artisan is a titled competiton, so should not be removed
> from the calendar)
>
> Option 5 - Placing a bid on another Kingdom event to be held at 12th
> night.
>
> Does anyone else see another option?  If so please post it.
>
> This will only be touched on at a business meeting in May, since we have
> Warlord to talk about.  However it will be the major topic at June business
> meeting.
>
> I thank you in advance for making all comments polite and respectful.
>
> Katheryn
>
>
>
>
> Jay Rudin <rudin at ev1.net> wrote:
> Based on information from Friday's meeting, the Steppes has a serious
> policy decision to make about Twelfth Night.
>
> The background: The Steppes has traditionally had three official events
> each year, Twelfth Night, Warlord, and Artisan. Warlord and Artisan are
> where we choose our ceremonial officers, and Twelfth Night is the kingdom's
> big winter feast (and usually the last big royal court before Coronation.)
>
> A few years ago, a new kingdom law was enacted, restricting baronies to
> two official events per year. Any others must be unofficial, and off the
> kingdom calendar. This law affects strictly local events, but not regional
> or kingdom events.
>
> This didn't affect us at the time, because Kingdom Eisteddfod (the
> kingdom's premier bardic competition) was being held at Twelfth Night, so it
> didn't count as merely a local event. But this year the Eisteddfod will be
> held elsewhere.
>
> We still need official events to choose our ceremonial officers, so we
> must choose to do one of three things:
> 1. Take Twelfth Night off the calendar, and make it unofficial. This means
> fewer people will come, and neither the Steppes nor Ansteorra could have a
> court.
>
> 2. Drop the event entirely.
>
> 3. Ask nearby branches if they would agree to co-sponsor it with us, and
> make it a regional event. If any of the other branches come in on it with
> us, then it doesn't count against our limit of two events.
>
> I think we should seriously consider option 3.
>
> Twelfth Night is the biggest and, I suspect, the oldest continuing feast
> event in the kingdom, dating to before the birth of the principality. Our
> kingdom uses it as the time when the last peerages in the reign are given,
> and most Crowns use it as a major court in other ways as well. Without it,
> there would be no Steppes court from August until May, and the Steppes
> Warlord courts would be even longer.
>
> It has a presence that is bigger than the Steppes, so its basic feel
> wouldn't change much. If any of the nearby shires went in with us, they
> would have the advantage of having a bigger showcase event for their chefs
> and autocrat teams. If Elfsea went in with us, there would be an additional
> Elfsea court, but that's not a bad thing. Closer ties between Elfsea and
> Steppes would be good for all of us, and Katheryn and whoever is ruling
> Elfsea in January could use it as a symbol of their new rule.
>
> We need to remember that we can't do this alone -- another group or groups
> would have to agree, and I don't know if they would want to. Also, we would
> be ceding some control of the event -- people from other branches would get
> a turn as event steward or oter senior staff. Of course, people from other
> branches have been working the event, and often cooking the feast, for
> years. The Steppes has never been isolated from its friends and neighbors.
>
> It seems to me that our options are to reduce the scope of the oldest
> feast event in the kingdom, (by taking it off-calendar) or to expand it, by
> making it a regional event. I would much rather make our traditions grander
> than turn our backs on them.
>
> Robin of Gilwell / Jay Rudin
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