Festivals
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These are held according to holidays, and are put on by the class president and the individual classes often compete for prizes in the festival! For example, various clubs might have booths to see who can get the most fundraising, or who can fundraise the most money for their individual class for a special lunch.
Oftentimes, competitions include teacher's study notes for tests! Whoever can raise the most money for their classroom will get a certain teachers notes to said class to use on the final! These sorts of prizes are treasure troves - so students go to any means for festivals!
Though anime often exaggerates the lengths students will go, we, meaning Mini and Snapple, fully agree with this exaggeration for Second Heaven High! Dress up the girly pretty boys in dresses to try and win some dough! Write an awesome play and have people perform it in drag! We don't care! Just as long as it's fun.
The most important part to remember about festivals is that though sometimes preparations will cancel entire days of classes (remember those extra 60 from section 1? Ho ho!), they are entirely student run, and their success is a group effort resulting in many students getting to enjoy themselves doubly fold.
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In Game Festivals
The following are the festivals that have been designated for Second Heaven High by the founder Harold Arrowny. The festivals themselves only take place on the last 2 days of any period, however, the prep time is included in the date brackets.
- Please note that festival prep and days are continuous, so if they fall on a school day or a weekend activities are suspended in exchange for a festival.
July 1st-July 9th: Summer Festival
The Summer Festival is the first festival any student gets to participate in during a year at Second Heaven High. The Summer Festival is designed for students to have a group project, but it's main focus is Summertime! Displays based on the activities of summer, along with the traditional summer foods of Japan (chilled somen! Tasty Rain candy from Okinawa!) and other booths run by merchants in town (goldfish catching!) the Summer festival is a great bonding activity!
July 1st-July 6th: Preparation
July 7th-July 9th: Festival Days
October 26th-October 31st: Fall Festival
The Fall Festival, though sometimes nicknamed the Halloween Festival due to the international flavor of the school and the Founder's American background, occurs in late October. Costume parties and themes based around the American holiday are encouraged, along with symbols of fall and traditional Japanese fall treats like mochi, takoyaki and miso soup!
October 26th-October 29th: Preparation
October 30th-October 31st: Festival Days
December 10th-December 17th: Winter Festival
Full of warm soba, sukiyaki and other such festive treats, the Winter festival ends up being heavily Channukah/Christmas oriented. The students put together wonderful festive booths and exchange gifts, as shortly after the 17th students flying home for the Winter Holidays leave the dorms temporarily.
December 10th-December 14th: Preparation
December 15th-December 17th: Festival
Christmas Break: December 20th-January 5th
Those who choose not to fly home for Christmas Break due to financial reasons and/or personal reasons will have a Christmas meal on Christmas and have to pray Japanese style for the new year, along with celebrate the New Year Japanese style, at a temple located in Strauss.
February 10th-February 16th: Cultural Festival
This festival has the misfortune of crossing right over Valentine's Day! The general feeling of this festival is rushed and aimed around the heart, with several sweet treats being offered around the campus. Inevitably one group devotes their time solely to the Chinese New Year and Astrological compatibility, and inevitably another focuses on how Valentine's Day doesn't even EXIST in their culture...
February 10th-February 13th: Preparation
February 14th-February 16th: Festival Days
March 14th: White Day
This is the reverse of the anglo Valentine's Day, where girls give gifts to boys instead! Though not *encouraged*, persay, by the campus, girls and guys still celebrate this holiday!
