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New Holiday Proposals!


by indulgences

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I have to admit, I love every single holiday that this website celebrates, such as pet days, Sloth Appreciation Day, Faerie days, the Chocolate Ball... even Gadgadsbogen! I always make sure to log in on April Fool's Day to check out the latest prank by TNT. I also enjoy the Advent Calendar that happens during the month of December, because the prizes given out are colorful, entertaining and fun.

That said, I think there are a lot of aspects about Neopia that deserve their own special holidays! For instance, Grey Day celebrates all things grey. Grey dolls, grey books, grey foods... a plethora of new items show up on the New Features page on Grey Day. So why not celebrate the other pet colors as well? Why not have an 8-Bit Day, or a Chokato Day? How awesome would a Robot Day be, with all of our pets dressed up in our Robot regalia on the Neoboards?

How about a holiday that celebrates the players on a personal level? Wouldn't it be nice to have a Nostalgia Day where we could click on a link and read all of our personal details, such as the first pet we ever created, the first Neofriend we ever made, the first item we ever put in our galleries, etc.? Wouldn't we tear up as we view a list of every pet we've ever adopted? I know I would! I have several screenies from my early days on Neopets, and I love to look at them once a year and stroll down memory lane. And yes, sometimes a tear or two gets squeezed out of my eyes.

Illusen and Jhudora have their own special holidays, so why not grant the other Faeries their own special holidays as well? I highly recommend a Jhuidah Day, or an Aethia Day (Aethia is the Battle Faerie). A Naia Day (Naia is the Fountain Faerie) would rock as well. Perhaps the possibility of Fountain Faerie quests could increase on Naia Day? One could hope!

Now that I have a passable battle pet, I would love for there to be a holiday that celebrates the Battledome. Perhaps on that day, we could get an avatar for battling an easy opponent a hundred times, or a difficult opponent twenty times. I'd love to use my pet for something useful, instead of simply fighting during plots and events. Other than fighting the Koi Warrior every day for the Codestones, my pet is simply languishing on my account.

There is a Petpet Appreciation Day during June. Why not make a Petpetpet Appreciation Day as well? The Petpetpets are one of my favorite aspects of the site, because they're simultaneously dainty and fierce... just like real bugs! Perhaps we could get an avatar for visiting the New Features page with a Petpetpet attached to one of our Petpets. And maybe TNT could create a lot of new Petpetpet-related items, such as foods and wearables!

Usuki Dolls and Usuki-related paraphernalia are a serious addiction for many people on this website. Their galleries are brimming with every Usuki item ever made, and they're always eager to add more to their collections, with price being no object. People flood the website during the Annual Usuki Doll Convention in August, desperate to learn what the latest Usuki items are, and paying any price for the latest dolls. How about celebrating our other addictions, such as Stamps or Cards? Wouldn't it be nice to have a Stamp Day where every stamp sold in the main Neopian shops are half price?

I came up with a sweet, adorable proposal for a new Neopian holiday. How about creating a Pet Adoption Day? Perhaps on this day, we could get credited if we've given away fifty painted pets through the Neopian Pound. At this point, my side account has zapped and given away 79 painted pets, and I'm still looking to give away more! Perhaps the fact that I've used the "transfer" door at the Neopian Pound 79 times could earn me an avatar! A Pet Adoption Day would also boost the happiness of the Neopian population, since people will be zapping and giving away pets at a crazy rate, trying to earn the avatar. Their long-abandoned Secret Laboratory Rays would finally find some use. Everybody wins! (And people would not be able to adopt painted pets and simply give them away again. The avatar would only credit people whose pets changed from basic to painted while on their account.)

Neomail is an integral part of this website, so why not create a Neomail Day? The likelihood of getting the Neomail Addict avatar might increase on this day, which spells good things for people who are despairing of ever getting this rare avatar. I personally got the avatar by doing a trial of Neopets Premium years ago, and it always hurts when people look wistfully at my Neomail Addict avatar and sob that they're never going to get it. The trial of Neopets Premium no longer gives away the avatar. That's why I've stopped using this avatar. I hate to wound my fellow players!

The final suggestion, which was inspired by a Neofriend of mine, is to have a Masquerade Day! (She's a party planner in real life.) Perhaps on this day, a room could open up on the website where our costumed pets could walk around and greet other well-dressed pets. The speech bubbles would be drop-and-click menus, so as to prevent inappropriate conversations. Perhaps some of the speech bubbles would say, "Does this dress make me look fat?" or "My heels are killing me." I thought this was a cute idea, and I have to credit my friend for inspiring it!

These were my humble, entertaining little suggestions for new Neopian holidays! I had a lot of fun writing this article. It's always fun to hope, and I've been hoping for new holidays since I first started playing this website seven years ago. (Seven, wow!) And now that JumpStart is the new owner of Neopets, I'm hoping that changes occur, changes that will make us all smile. Perhaps every year we could celebrate the JumpStart's takeover of Neopets, and call it JumpStart Appreciation Day or something!

Thanks for reading this article, my cherished fellow players! If you have any suggestions for new Neopian holidays, drop me a line! I'd love to hear your thoughts, and talking to my fellow Neopians is my favorite thing to do on this website.

Enjoy all of the upcoming holidays this month, and have an incredible week!

 
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