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After the feast everyone in the district will receive a [[Lion Mask]]. For about 20 minutes afterwards the [[Celestial Pig]] will run around with a group of [[warthog]]s following it and fireworks will go off. |
After the feast everyone in the district will receive a [[Lion Mask]]. For about 20 minutes afterwards the [[Celestial Pig]] will run around with a group of [[warthog]]s following it and fireworks will go off. |
Revision as of 12:32, 24 February 2007
Canthan New Year 2007 was a special event that took place in Shing Jea Monastery from 16-19 February 2007. Although it was based in Shing Jea Monastery, there were some minor related events in Lion's Arch and Kamadan as well.
Schedule
- Wednesday, February 14th: Redecoration of the towns, addition of some NPCs.
- Friday, February 16th, Noon PST (20:00 GMT): Start of the event
- Sunday, February 18th, 12:01 AM PST (08:01 GMT): first appearance of the Celestial Pig
- Monday, February 19th, 12:01 AM PST (08:01 GMT): last appearance of the Celestial Pig
- Monday, February 19th, Noon PST (20:00 GMT): Announced end of the festival.
- Monday, February 19th, 5:00 PM PST (Tuesday, February 20th, 01:00 GMT): Actual end of the festival. A Lunar Gift Keeper has been added to Shing Jea Monastery, 1 Red Gift Bag for 5 Lunar Tokens.
Redecorated towns
Event-specific locations
Quests
Sunqua Vale
Shing Jea Monastery:
Plains of Jarin:
or
NPCs
For a listing, see: Category:Canthan New Year 2007 NPCs.
Minigames
Rollerbeetle Racing
Accessed by talking to the Rollerbeetle Trainer in Lion's Arch, Shing Jea Monastery, Kamadan, and the Great Temple of Balthazar.
Cost: Free
Prizes
- First place receives 7 Lunar Token, 7 Gamer Points and 50 Balthazar Faction +50 Balthazar Faction for a "Flawless Victory" + 50 Balthazar Faction for every 5 wins in a row.
- Second place receives 5 Lunar Token and 5 Gamer Points.
- Third place receives 3 Lunar Token and 3 Gamer Points.
- Fourth place receives 2 Lunar Token and 2 Gamer Points.
- Remaining Players will receive one Lunar Token and 1 Gamer Point if they reach the end of the track within 30 seconds of 1st Place.
Additionally, the players with the top 100 scores at the end of the Canthan New Year 2007 event received a miniature Rollerbeetle that looks similar to Greased Lightning.
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Only available in Lion's Arch from Lucky Hochei. A simple game of Rock, Paper, Scissors.
Cost: 1 Lunar Token
Prizes
- Win: 1 Lunar Fortune, 1 Sugary Blue Drink.
- Tie: 1 Lunar Fortune.
- Lose: knocked down.
Items
- Sugary Blue Drink: Just the thing when you need a quick boost of energy in town.
- Champagne Poppers: The classic party favor used to ring in the New Year in style.
- Bottle Rockets: A single-shot firework. Please point away from body.
- Sparklers: Shoots sparks around your body. Be careful not to stand near flammable objects.
- Red Gift Bag: Surprises come wrapped in red during the New Year's festival. Open for a festival gift or, possibly, a small fortune.
- Lunar Fortune: Will you have good luck or bad luck this year? Only your lunar fortune can tell you.
- Lunar Token: Collect these tokens throughout the festival and trade them in for prizes or to play Rock, Paper, Scissors.
- Miniature Pig: A random prize from using Lunar Fortunes, these are gold mini pets of a cute variety. Additionally players who were in Shing Jea Monastery during one of the Celestial Pig's appearances at a Celestial Feast have a chance of obtaining one if the district they were in completed all 5 dishes.
- Lion Mask:Was automatically added to peoples' inventories that were in Shing Jea Monastery at the end of the event. It looks like a traditional eastern lion.
- Miniature Greased Lightning: The Prize for the top 100 Rollerbeetle Racers.
- Red Bean Cake: Sugar Rush
The Celestial Feast
At the start of the festival an announcement was made and an 8-minute countdown timer started. The chefs started requesting required items. As items were provided, the chefs stopped requesting them. At the 1 minute mark, or as soon as all 5 dishes were prepared, depending on how many dishes the district managed to complete, participants received a number of Red Gift Bags and possibly a Miniature Pig. If the Celestial Pig was unsatisfied with its meal (ie, no dishes finished), it became angry and turned everybody in the district into warthogs for a very short time.
After the feast everyone in the district will receive a Lion Mask. For about 20 minutes afterwards the Celestial Pig will run around with a group of warthogs following it and fireworks will go off.
To create dishes to please the great celestial, the Imperial Chefs will be looking for these ingredients:
- Imperial Chef Yan (Appetizer)
- Imperial Chef Reun (Salad)
- Imperial Chef Jiong (Soup)
- Imperial Chef Chen (Main Course)
- Imperial Chef Tian (Dessert)
- All 5 dishes prepared: 1 Lion Mask, 16 Red Gift Bags, 1 Miniature Pig
- Any 4 dishes prepared: 1 Lion Mask, 12 Red Gift Bags
- Any 3 dishes prepared: 1 Lion Mask, 8 Red Gift Bags
- Any 2 dishes prepared: 1 Lion Mask, 6 Red Gift Bags
- Any 1 dish prepared: 1 Lion Mask, 4 Red Gift Bags
- No dishes prepared: 1 Lion Mask, 2 Red Gift Bags, everyone briefly becomes a pig.
NOTE: You will receive 1 Lunar Token for each ingredient that you give to a chef when they ask for it. You can repeatably give the same ingredient for additional Lunar Tokens until the chef asks for the next ingredient. Once a chef moves on to the next ingredient you can no longer give the previous ingredient. Likewise you can not give an ingredient that has not yet been requested. To complete all 5 dishes, all ingredients above must be provided. However, it is not necessary that all ingredients come from one person; different ingredients can be provided by different people.
External links
Official site
Fansites
- Guild Wars Guru forum - Developer Roundtable, 26 January 2007 (includes brief description of Canthan New Year) [4]
- GWVault - Cantha finally gets some love (Canthan New Year, focused on Rollerbeetle Race) [5]
- Das Cantha Neujahrsevent (in German) [6]
- Guild Wars Hispano forum thread (in Spanish) about Rollerbeetle Race [7]
- Guild Wars Poland forum thread (in Polish) about Canthan New Year and Rollerbeetle Race [8]
Trivia
- Canthan New Year is heavily inspired by the Chinese New Year. Not only do the dates match (February 18, 2007), but 2007 is the Chinese year of the Pig.
Special Events | ||
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April Fools' Day | 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 | |
Birthday Celebrations | 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 | |
Canthan New Year | 2008 • 2009 • 2010 | 2007 •|
Dragon Festival | 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 | |
Halloween | 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 | |
Wintersday | 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 | |
Recurring | Easter • Lucky weekend • Special Treats Weekend • Talk Like a Pirate Day | |
One-time | Day of the Tengu • Farewell to Gaile |