[Geya's Guide to Tyron—Tyron is a country that places great importance on the rituals of its festivals.
So much so that the Festival Act issued by the state explicitly stipulates that no one may engage in any kind of labor on a festival day. It also forbids nobles from withholding commoners' wages that day.
This includes mental labor, too.
In other words, if a factory fails to shut down, a shop fails to close, or a bard fails to put down their pen on New Year's Day, they are all breaking the law.
"Let every subject feel the meaning of a festival, without being troubled by the demands of a busy life."
That was the reason the current Emperor, Molten Gold III, had issued the act.
He had even publicly executed a noble lord over it.
I could understand why he placed such importance on the existence of festivals—
In an age when history could not be recorded, they were one of the few ways to help people resist the void of history.
People loved festivals because they could enjoy leisure and entertainment during their holidays.
And so they remembered the special meaning those festivals represented.
For instance, Founding Day, on July 7, marked the day Tyron Empire had risen on the western coast of the continent, on July 7 of Lost Era 777.
Whenever people enjoyed a holiday for the occasion, they remembered that on this day many years ago, Molten Gold I had "opened up this desolate wilderness"—
So the meaning behind Founding Day was really to proclaim that the Molten Gold family was the only legitimate Tyron Royal Family.
See? That was the nobility for you.
If you thought the noble lords were decent people for being willing to give a little of their profits to the