Canthan New Year 2008

Canthan New Year 2008 is the 2008 version of the Canthan New Year festival. It will be taking place in Shing Jea Monastery from 0-11 February 2008. Although it is based in Shing Jea Monastery, there will be minor related events in Lion's Arch and Kamadan as well.

Schedule

 * Wednesday, February 6th: Redecoration of the towns.
 * Friday, February 8th, Noon PST (20:00 GMT): Start of the event
 * Sunday, February 10th, 12:01 AM PST (08:01 GMT): presumed first appearance of the Celestial Rat
 * Monday, February 11th, 12:01 AM PST (08:01 GMT): presumed last appearance of the Celestial Rat
 * Monday, February 11th, Noon PST (20:00 GMT): Announced end of the festival.

Redecorated towns

 * Lion's Arch
 * Shing Jea Monastery
 * Kamadan

Event-specific locations

 * Rollerbeetle Racing (Location)
 * Rollerbeetle Racing (Arena)

Items

 * Sugary Blue Drink: Just the thing when you need a quick boost of energy in town.
 * Champagne Poppers: The classic party favor used to ring in the New Year in style.
 * Bottle Rockets: A single-shot firework. Please point away from body.
 * Sparklers: Shoots sparks around your body. Be careful not to stand near flammable objects.
 * Red Gift Bag: Surprises come wrapped in red during the New Year's festival. Open for a festival gift or, possibly, a small fortune.
 * Lunar Fortune: Will you have good luck or bad luck this year? Only your lunar fortune can tell you.
 * Lunar Token: Collect these tokens throughout the festival and trade them in for prizes or to play Rock, Paper, Scissors.
 * Red Bean Cake: Sugar Rush

Trivia

 * Canthan New Year is heavily inspired by the Chinese New Year. Not only are the dates similar (February 7, 2008), but 2008 is he Chinese year of the pig.