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The Day of the Vara is a holiday in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) held annually on October 27th. The holiday remembers and honors they dead, it often involves public and private gatherings adorned with the colors black and green. The Day of Vara is often celebrated with costumes and scary stories.

History

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The Day of Vara originated in 2557 around October 27th, after the, an exploration vessel, disappeared while orbiting the second planet in the then-recently discovered Hades system. The last communications from the were from captain Tisiphone Heptane regarding her initial impression of  the ruined alien cities. A few hours of the transmission the onboard systems ceased transmitting ship status reports. Search and Rescue crews were dispatched the next day but no signs or wreckage of the was ever located.

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Traditions

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Since the disappearance of the Vara rumors and have spread among haulers and travelers that something malevolent lurked in the Hades system. In some stories the Vara and it's crew would haunt the system on the anniversary of their disappearance, some people avoid traversing the system around that time. All manner of stories that prey on the fear of space travel are attributed to the Vara: a derelict ship who's frozen crew would come back alive while searching it, an undead crew that would secretly board passing ships and sabotage them. These horror stories themselves have become a fixture of the Day of the Vara.

One of the famous stories involves traveler who disguises themselves as a member of the Vara crew, this inspired travels to dress as a member of deceased to protect themselves from bad luck when traveling space.


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The holiday involves public festivals adorned with decorations in black and green and private gatherings convened to remember and honor the dead. Celebrants dress up as people who have passed away or in other costumes and swap scary stories, especially pertaining to mysterious incidents in space. It is seen by Humans as a day that gives equal weight to the joy of life and the macabre.