From<strong>Changeling: The Dreaming</strong>:<br/><br/>• Imbolc, February 2nd —<em>The balefire is the most important feature of a freehold, keeping out the cold wind of Banality and preserving the Glamour that maintains the freehold.  Imbolc is a festival celebrating the balefire and its replenishment after the long darkness of winter. Also known as Bard's Day, Imbolc marks great competitions among bards and other performers. Originally sacred to the Celtic goddess Brigid, patroness of fire, smithcraft and poetry, Imbolc honors the creative spirit.<br/><br/>   On Midwinter's Night, special travelers, called firebrands, set out from Tara-Nar, carrying lanterns that contain fire from the Well of Flame beneath High King David's palace. The lanterns are used to replenish the balefire of every freehold during the Imbolc ceremony. It is considered a bad omen if the firebrand fails to make its appearance at the freehold before Imbolc.</em><br/><br/>Imbolc, or Candlemas, is an important holiday for the fae and also for the Fianna garou.  To celebrate, the Fianna -- including fae, kinain, and kinfolk -- are putting on a big party at a camping site, and almost every non-hostile supernatural will be invited.<br/><br/>The campsite itself will have a huge "balefire" in the middle; the entire area will be enchanted and all normal routes in and out will be guarded by at least two watchers at all times (either kinfolk, kinain, spirits, and/or chimera).  This means all the dirt roads and hiking trails to the campsite will have guards keeping constant watch, although the rest of the woods will only have occasional patrols.  (In other words, if you want your character to enter without being detected, please talk with one of the storytellers!)<br/><br/>At the campsite there is a long canvas awning covering the equally-long table that holds the picnic food.  The theme is Irish/Celtic cuisine -- or Irish-American -- plus anything appropriate for a winter tailgate party: barbecued beef, chicken, and pork; corned beef and cabbage; hamburgers and hot dogs and bratwurst in beer; steamed sauerkraut; potato salad, macaroni salad, and cole slaw; and chili.  (Characters should feel free to bring whatever they wish to share.)<br/><br/>South Florida is the fae Duchy of Trimaris, which is a part of the Kingdom of White Sands.