StarCitizen:Luminalia
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Luminalia is a holiday celebrated by both StarCitizen:Banu and StarCitizen:Humans annually on StarCitizen:December 22. It originated as the irregularly-held Banu festival tsikti efanga Template:SClang, marked by the lighting of ceremonial lamps that stay lit until their fuel is consumed (about 34,000 beats / 2 Standard Earth Days). While the lamps are burning, all Banu, no matter where they are, are considered one StarCitizen:Souli. They invite friends, business associates, and passing strangers into their Soulis and give them gifts so they will always have something to sell. All attendees are expected to provide food, drinks, and/or party favors in return, and if they can’t, the host will often have those items available for sale.
Humans in the StarCitizen:Davien system began to participate in the festival with Banu shortly after the StarCitizen:Banu-Human Interstellar Peace and Trade Accord in StarCitizen:2438, when a ship repair Souli on StarCitizen:Cestulus lit their lamps and invited Humans to come and celebrate with them. It spread from system to system as Humans in commercial workshops or trading ships used the festival to boost sales. Private events for family, friends, and extended families inspired by these profitable galas became common enough that the United Empire of Earth (UEE) officially recognized Luminalia as a holiday in StarCitizen:2557. Banu began to light their lamps alongside Humans as a symbol of friendship and a way to enjoy an increase in business. As the holiday grew in popularity, Human merchants modified the traditional gift sharing by hiding empty gift-wrapped packages that could be returned unopened in exchange for a surprise like a few credits or a small toy. The increased foot traffic into their stores increased holiday sales and became a tradition in its own right. Today, Banu and Humans commemorate Luminalia with gift-exchanges, present hunts, glowing lights, gatherings of family, friends, business associates, and acquaintances, food and drink, limited-time discounts, and decorations in green and red.<ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref>
Gift box
These boxes are scattered across different locations around the 'verse during the holiday event and can be sold at trading terminals. Initially priced at 1000 aUEC per box, some members of the community expressed their belief that the value was excessive considering players just simply collected them. Consequently, CIG decided to reduce the value to 500 aUEC per box.
Commemorative items
Luminalia clearly has similarities with real life Christmas, and in the community, this typically means that StarCitizen:CIG will start the event with a countdown calendar to similar to "Twelve days of Christmas" and advents calendars. The Days of Gifts count down to December the 22nd, StarCitizen:Backers who visit the comm-link page daily will be able to claim a different gift on each day.
List of previous festivals
The event usually starts on December 10/11/12 and ends on December 22, with each new day beginning at 1600 UTC. <tabber>
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| Day 1 | StarCitizen:Spectrum badge
«Light the lanterns and spread joy! Show your spirit with an official Spectrum badge to kick off the holiday» | |
| Day 2 | StarCitizen:Karna “Alpine Sunset” Rifle
«Unwrap a face full of boom this Luminalia with the Karna "Alpine Sunset" Rifle» | |
| Day 3 | StarCitizen:P-52 Merlin and StarCitizen:P-72 Archimedes "Deck the Hull" and "Icebreak" paints
«The festive Deck the Halls and super cool Icebreak paint schemes for your Kruger Archimedes and Merlin» | |
| Day 4 | StarCitizen:LH86 "Permafrost" Pistol
«Shoot your enemies in the most festive way possible this holiday season with an LH86 "Permafrost" Pistol» | |
| Day 5 | StarCitizen:400i "Deck the Hull" and "Icebreak" paints
«Ring in the holidays Origin-style with the seasonally appropriate Deck the Hull and IceBreak paint schemes for your Origin 400i» | |
| Day 6 | StarCitizen:Coda "Ultraviolet" Pistol
«If you're going to have a sidekick on your hip, how about a pop of purple? Grab your Coda "Ultraviolet" Pistol this Luminalia season» | |
| Day 7 | StarCitizen:Ursa "Deck the Hull" and "Icebreak" paints
«Oh what fun it is to ride in an Ursa with the Deck the Hull and IceBreak paint schemes» | |
| Day 8 | StarCitizen:Karna "Brimstone" Rifle
«The Jolliest variant of this particular killing machine» | |
| Day 9 | StarCitizen:Gladius "Deck the Hull" and "Icebreak" paints
«Have the hap-happiest dogfights of all with the Deck the Hull and IceBreak paint schemes for your Aegis Gladius» | |
| Day 10 | StarCitizen:BR-2 "Permafrost" Shotgun
«Chill out with this wonderfully wintery drum-loading shotgun» | |
| Day 11 | StarCitizen:Pico the Penguin Party Animal Orange Plushie
«A super-rare Pico makes a very special holiday appearance» |
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| Day 1 | StarCitizen:Good Gift Sweater | |
| Day 2 | Luminalia 2951 Spectrum badge | |
| Day 3 | StarCitizen:Valkyrie desktop wallpaper | |
| Day 4 | Mustang "IceBreak" paint | |
| Day 5 | Caterpillar "Deck the Hull" Paint | |
| Day 6 | Sneak peek image of the StarCitizen:HoverQuad grip handle | |
| Day 7 | Aurora IceBreak paint | |
| Day 8 | Luminalia Banu Spectrum badge | |
| Day 9 | StarCitizen:Railen wallpaper | |
| Day 10 | StarCitizen:Enjakte Knife | |
| Day 11 | Caterpillar IceBreak paint | |
| Day 12 | Reveal wallpaper of StarCitizen:HoverQuad |
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| Day 1 | Spectrum badge | |
| Day 2 | StarCitizen:Crusader Industries StarCitizen:Mercury Star Runner and StarCitizen:Esperia StarCitizen:Talon wallpapers | |
| Day 3 | Jump Point - Special Edition | |
| Day 4 | StarCitizen:Pico the Penguin Party Animal Purple Plushie in-game plushie | |
| Day 5 | StarCitizen:Crusader Industries StarCitizen:Mercury Star Runner concept wallpaper featuring StarCitizen:Pico the Penguin |
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