20 Uktar 1493

Last Sheaf

Sometimes called “The Small Feast,” this day of feasting is held in celebration of the year’s bounty. Small gifts (traditionally hand kegs of ale, jars of preserves, or smoked fish and meats) are exchanged among neighbors, and “last letters” are gathered for carriage by ship captains and caravan merchants – so called because they are the last to leave the city before travel becomes difficult.