Wintersday 2008

Schedule

 * Friday, December 19, 2008 (12:00 pm PST): Start of the event

Festival Finale
Begins at 12:01 AM PST (7:01 AM UTC) on Thursday, January 1, 2009, and occurs every three hours until 12:01 AM PST (7:01 AM UTC) on Friday, January 2, 2009.

The event in Lion's Arch begins at the time stated in the table. The event in Kamadan, Jewel of Istan begins 15 minutes later.


 * {| class="stdt"

! PST || EST || UTC / GMT
 * - align=center
 * 12:01 am || 03:01 am || 07:01 am
 * - align=center
 * 03:01 am || 06:01 am || 10:01 am
 * - align=center
 * 06:01 am || 09:01 am || 01:01 pm
 * - align=center
 * 09:01 am || 12:01 pm || 04:01 pm
 * - align=center
 * 12:01 pm || 03:01 pm || 07:01 pm
 * - align=center
 * 03:01 pm || 06:01 pm || 10:01 pm
 * - align=center
 * 06:01 pm || 09:01 pm || 01:01 am
 * - align=center
 * 09:01 pm || 12:01 am || 04:01 am
 * - align=center
 * 12:01 am || 03:01 am || 07:01 am
 * }

Redecorated towns

 * Prophecies
 * Ascalon City (Post-Searing)
 * Lion's Arch
 * Droknar's Forge
 * Nightfall
 * Kamadan, Jewel of Istan
 * Eye of the North
 * Eye of the North (outpost)

Quests
During the festivities, special quests are offered. Those supporting Dwayna are marked with (D); those supporting Grenth are marked with (G).

Lion's Arch

 * Old Nickoles: A Very Grentchie Wintersday (G)
 * Old Nickoles: The Greatest Snowman Ever Made (D)

Kamadan, Jewel of Istan

 * Grandfather Kringle: Save the Reindeer &rarr; Find the Stolen Presents &rarr; Spreading the Wintersday Spirit (D)
 * Elder Skruuj: White Mist &rarr; How The Grentches Stole Wintersday &rarr; The Gift of Giving (G)

Lion's Arch and Kamadan

 * Takes place in The Underworld
 * Rift Warden: In Grenth's Defense (G)
 * Rift Warden: You're a Mean One, Mr. Grenth (D)
 * Takes place in the Secret Lair of the Snowmen
 * Rift Warden: Straight to the Heart (G)
 * Rift Warden: The Strength of Snow (D)

Eye of the North (outpost)

 * Lieutenant Thackeray: The Three Wise Norn &rarr; Charr-broiled Plans &rarr; Wintersday Cheer
 * Casey Carpenter: Snowball Dominance

After completing all four of these quests, look for the tameable Jingle Bear in Gwen's Garden.

See also: Category:Wintersday 2008 quests

Events

 * The Snowball Arena will return this year. In addition, new Snowball Arena-themed Automated Tournaments will be held.

Items
The following are the available items from Wintersday 2008, with a brief description from the official Guild wars website:


 * See also: Category:Wintersday 2008 items