Forgot the veneration part

The Fandom Sacral Calendar. by Huinesoron on 2015-03-13 11:21:00 UTC Reply

Many of the greatest authors ever are, through the sheer unfairness of the universe, dead. Pterry is the most recent, of course. Now, when renowned and beloved religious figures die, they might get made into saints... so why not do the same with the authors we mourn?

I'm leaving theology out of it (though the idea of dead authors interceding with a Great Author to demand a better plot has a certain appeal...); this is a liturgical calendar without the liturgy. It's just for fun, in other words (though if it produces enough results, I might add a page to the Temple of All Faiths).

Here's the ones I've come up with:

Saint Pterry of Ankh

Patron of: Humour, primates, turtles.

Symbols: the Ankh, the Lilac.

Feast Day: 25th May (the Glorious Twenty-Fifth)

On the Glorious Twenty-Fifth, it is traditional to bake a loaf of dwarf bread and refrain from eating it.

Saint Douglas of the Galaxy

Patron of: Humour, travellers.

Symbol: the Towel.

Feast Day: 25th May (Towel Day)

The traditional feuds between those who wish to venerate Saint Douglas and those who prefer Saint Pterry have been overcome in recent years by the creation of lilac towels.

Professor Saint Tolkien

Patron of: Fantasy, separated lovers, singers.

Symbols: the Star, the Ring, the Jewel.

Feast Day: 25th March (the end of the Third Age)

Celebrating Professor Saint Tolkien, followers will eat a Hobbitish meal in the evening and then spend the night under the stars.

Saint Anne of Dragonhold

Patron of: Riders, musicians, pilots, astronauts.

Symbol: the Dragon.

Feast Day: 1st January (TurnOver)

Saint Anne is best remembered with a mug of hot klah.

What can you add? The only requirement is that they have to be... y'know... dead. Living saints tend to be a bit awkward.

hS

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Frank Zappa by ratbrainbasher on 2015-03-14 09:04:00 UTC Reply

Saint Zappa of Joe's Garage

Patron of: satire, general insanity, music.

Symbols: Sofas, Magical pigs, A guitar

feast day: September 19, the day he yelled at the PMRC.

On the day of feast, you shall rock out to Freak Out

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There could be too many writers to remember. by darklordaakmal on 2015-03-13 23:13:00 UTC Reply

Why not set aside an All Author's Day? I suggest a date where Shakespeare or Chaucer is dead.
I approve of all of these things... by Cassie on 2015-03-13 19:54:00 UTC Reply

How about Saint Brian of Redwall?

Patron of: Talking animals, vegetarian food

Symbols: The Swod of Martin the Warrior

Feast Day: 21st June (Midsummer's Day)

It is recommended to make a signature Redwall dish such as deeper'n'ever pie or shrimp and hotroot soup, and to spend the day playing riddle games and solving anagrams.

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A couple for you. by PoorCynic on 2015-03-13 17:52:00 UTC Reply

Saint Roddenberry of the Federation

Patron of: Science, exploration, diplomacy

Symbol: the Starfleet insignia

Feast Day: September 8th (premiere of Star Trek)

The adventurous honor Saint Roddenberry by drinking Romulan ale or Klingon bloodwine. The sane prefer Earl Grey tea.

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Saints Gygax and Arneson, the Guardians of the Tabletop

Patrons of: games, chance, traps

Symbols: the Twenty-Sided Die

Feast Day: January 20th (1/20, twenty-sided die... if anyone can get a better date, I'm all ears)

Anyone who rolls a natural 20 during the games that accompany the feast day celebrations is believed to have good luck for the next week.

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'Traps'. Ehehehe. (nm) by Huinesoron on 2015-03-13 17:59:00 UTC Reply

Saint Crichton of the Jurassic by SkarmorySilver on 2015-03-13 17:00:00 UTC Reply

Patron of: Science, paleontology, diseases, fiction as fact.

Symbol: the Amber, the Sphere.

Feast Day: 11th June (The release date of the first Jurassic Park movie)

Marked by the serving of Chilean sea bass and fervent discussions about chaos theory.

And conspiracy theories. ^_~ (nm) by Huinesoron on 2015-03-13 17:06:00 UTC Reply

Saint Arthur of Baker Street by Edhelistar on 2015-03-13 16:22:00 UTC Reply

Patron of: Detectives and investigators, deductive reasoning.

Symbols: A pipe, deerstalker cap

Feast Day: January 6th (Birthday of Sherlock Holmes)
Saint Rosemary of Britannia by Huinesoron on 2015-03-13 15:47:00 UTC Reply

Patron of: historians, warriors, lost causes.

Symbols: the Eagle, the Dolphin.

Feast Day: 24th August (date of the Sack of Rome in AD 410, the cause of the recall of Roman authority from Britain and the 'Rescript of Honorius').

At the darkest hour of the night, the followers of Saint Rosemary light their lanterns and keep the watch.

(Because seriously. Rosemary Sutcliff. The whole eight-book Eagle of the Ninth 'series' is amazing)

(I'm saved the depressing task of adding Susan Cooper by the delightful fact that she's not dead! Yay!)

hS

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If someone could come up with something for Lloyd Alexander by DawnFire on 2015-03-13 15:16:00 UTC Reply

-that would be great. He deserves a place here. He wrote so many wonderful, amazing, incredible books, and was Cricket Magazine's Old Cricket, too. (Cricket is an American children's literary magazine, for those who don't know).

~DF

Among other things... by Huinesoron on 2015-03-13 15:26:00 UTC Reply

... Saint Lloyd would have to be patron of pigs. ;)

hS

I put forward: by EileenAlphabet on 2015-03-13 15:06:00 UTC Reply

Saint Diana of the Chrestomanci

Patron of: Imagination, witches and wizards, multiverses, fantasy containing alternate history.

Symbols: A book of 9 matches, some of them burned without having been removed.

Feast Day: October 28th (Start of the Witch Week).

And:

Saint Lewis of Wonderland

Patron of: Mathematics, tea, nonsense. Could have been patron saint of dodos, but it's a little late for that.

Symbols: Teacup, mushroom, a large hat with a price tag, Cheshire cat

Feast day: July 4th (the acknowledged date of the Golden Afternoon)

I also feel that C. S. Lewis should be sainted, but I don't feel confident enough to come up with the details myself.

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Forgot the veneration part by EileenAlphabet on 2015-03-14 08:39:00 UTC Reply

Saint Diana is venerated by wearing a dressing gown all day, the more fancy the better. Whenever someone calls you by our name, you must go to them.

Saint Lewis is venerated by (of course) drinking tea, playing croquet and telling riddles to which there seemingly is no answer.
Saint The Other Lewis of Cair Paravel. by Huinesoron on 2015-03-13 15:31:00 UTC Reply

Patron of: religions, lions, children, people stranded far from home.

Symbols: the Lion, the Cross.

Feast day: 22nd October (Archbishop Ussher's date for the creation of the world)

Veneration of Saint The Other Lewis (AKA Saint Clive) is always a risky business; he is, after all, not a tame author...

hS

(I only recently read 'Howl's Moving Castle' and its sequels; it makes me sad to know that Saint Diana won't be writing any more. :()

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Yes, thank you! by EileenAlphabet on 2015-03-13 15:50:00 UTC Reply

I may or may not have been thinking of you, when I wrote that someone who knows C. S. Lewis better than me should totally write one for him. ^^

I love Diana Wynne Jones' books. Howl's Moving Castle and the Chrestomanci series were some of my absolute favourites when I was a child. And she attended lectures by both C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien in Oxford. She wrote a wonderful, funny piece about how Tolkien was as a lecturer; I think it's in the collection Everard's Ride.

Another addition by Edhelistar on 2015-03-13 14:56:00 UTC Reply

Saint Tezuka of the Mighty Atom

Patron of: Nuclear-powered robots, spiky hair, anime and manga

Symbols: Oil, a White Lion

Feast Day: August 20 (Date of the airing of te last episode of the first Astro Boy anime.)

On the day of the feast, followers must meditate while watching the blue sky and listening to the soundtrack of "2001: A Space Odyssey", for the full duration of said soundtrack; at least once in the day.

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A minor addition: by Scapegrace on 2015-03-13 11:40:00 UTC Reply

The Blessed Banks of the Orbital

Patron of: Culture. Well, what else would he be patron of?

Feast Day: 11 July (release date of "Space Oddity"; an Arbitrary choice. [=)

Symbols: A silver ring, lit by stars

Dang, there's another one I didn't know was dead. :( (nm) by Huinesoron on 2015-03-13 11:44:00 UTC Reply