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====Staynish Tar Barrels====
[[File:Staynish Tar Barrels.png|right|thumb|250px|A young man carrying a tar barrel in the 2018 Dremmington event.]]
Staynes typically stages annual national events on the night of 2 November, in a tradition dating from before records began, barrels soaked in tar are set alight and carried aloft through cities and towns by their residents.
The festivities begin in the early evening with children's, youths' and women's events, which culminate in the men's event. The barrels, increasing in size up to 40 kg, are carried through the city or town centre, often packed with onlookers, in an exhilarating and risky spectacle. Only those born in the town, or who have lived there for most of their lives, may carry a barrel. Generations of the same family have been known to compete across the years and it is thought that the event may have originated as a means of warding off evil spirits, similar to other Staynish fire festivals, around this time. In recent years the event has been jeopardised by the need for increasing public liability insurance coverage. Nevertheless, the event continues in many towns and cities with audiences occasionally exceeding well over 20,000 people. During the event all roads in and out of these events are closed for safety reasons with diversions in place.
===Oglota Wine Festival===
[[File:Oglota wine festival.jpg|left|thumb|240px|Oglota Wine Festival.]]
The Oglota Wine Festival is a summer festival primarily in the Oglota Province of Caltharus, though it has since spread to many towns and communities in western and central Caltharus.
These such wine festivals across Caltharusian communities takes place on 21 December, also [[Wikipedia:Summer solstice|Summer Celebration Day]] in Morstaybishlia. The day begins at 10:00 am, with a procession of people of all ages carrying jugs, bottles, leather wine bottles and other types of containers filled with red wine. Led by the community leader such as a mayor on horseback, the procession usually goes through the market streets of these communities, symbolising riches and good health. A mass is then celebrated at the town centre or community park, or equivalent.
After the mass, the Battle of Wine commences. The participants toss wine on each other until everyone is completely soaked. This is a super fun event and tourist friendly. It is usually televised on MBC Two.
After everyone has finished, people get together in couples and dance with grapevines whilst locking arms.
===Symbolism===
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