Festival Events

New Year's is at hand
A time for feasts, friends, and fun
Fortunes will come true

A great feast, amazing fireworks displays, new hats, dancing, fortunes, flying pigs, and a trip to the races...all this and more awaits you during the Canthan New Year's festival. Here's what you can expect:
Every festival brings with it a variety of problems that can only be solved by enterprising young adventurers willing to undertake a quest or two to ensure the festival runs smoothly. Supplies of everything from red dye (for nian-scaring party attire) to fireworks (also used to frighten off the nian) will inevitably run low. And, speaking of the nian, you never know when, or where, these New Year's festival hating creatures might attack.

For those who can't wait for the appearance of the Celestial Pig to find out how their fortunes will fare in the coming year, a fortune teller will be on hand to peer into your future and provide you with a very real, and legally binding, fortune. Whether your destiny bodes good or ill, you can be certain it will follow you as you venture into the world beyond Shing Jea. You may even find NPCs who need help dealing with their own fortunes.

For you racing fans, make your way to the Rollerbeetle Racing Arena and sign up for the next available race. You will be outfitted in your very own rollerbeetle racer, complete with its own set of racing skills. Races will run...er roll...all weekend long as players compete for prizes, bragging rights, and the chance at one of 100 special prizes for the top times posted throughout the event. (Limit of one prize per account.)

The Celestial Feast will give players the chance to participate in a cooking competition as they help chefs from across Cantha prepare various dishes for the five-course feast to be presented to the Celestial Pig. Will the chefs acquire all the necessary ingredients for their culinary masterpieces? If not, their dishes will surely fail to please the Celestial Pig. Chefs will reward player generosity with Lunar Tokens, while the Celestial Pig will reward everyone for each properly prepared dish.


Races will be run
Pigs will most certainly fly
Will you win or lose? http://www.guildwars.com/events/ingame/canthannewyear/default.php