Today I feel like revealing a personal project that I started back in 2023. I dubbed it Holidayze. A world where famous holiday figures, myths, and nursery rhymes are represented through people who have died from a curse. They now spend their lives together in an eternal purgatory, to bring the joy of their holidays to the human realm… for the most part anyway. Their main hub is this huge castle-like mansion. A lot of these interpretations, specifically those based on holidays, are inspired by my own experience with them. These are all the characters I’ve made so far
Dawn Nouvel-New Years
She’s the story’s main protagonist and the newest guest of the eternal purgatory. The story follows as she attempts to grow accustomed to her new home and her eventual role as the guardian of New Years. She’s very much on the shy side but has grown to be one of the few voices of reason within the purgatory. She gets along fairly well with the others, even though some of them intimidate her. Though she gets along the most with Buddy, Rudolph, and Jack Frost. Buddy and Rudolph are her best friends. She and Jack appear to have a more intimate relationship. Has bruises on her body indicating that she had a rough life before she died. Very existential. She is said to have died during New Years, she doesn’t remember the cause though. Her symbol is the Norse rune Dagaz.
Nicholas Claus-Santa Claus
The appointed leader of the eternal purgatory, though mostly because he was one of the first to arrived. In human life he was an orphan along with his brother, wife, and toy makers they all worked to bring the joy of Christmas to other families. He was also a huge horror movie and comic fanatic. Though his favorite was the movie Alien. Due to his… unfortunate appearance, he prefers to deliver presents at night when he can absolutely confirm everyone in the house is sleeping. He has a magical gift sack that can summon any gift that is on someone’s mind. Not only does he give presents to kids. He also gives at least some presents to the adults. Though if a kid is naughty… he straight up vomits up coal for them. Very fatherly and despite his appearance he had the same jolly personality as most traditional interpretations of Santa. His cause of death was going in to save his brother from a fire at a Christmas Event, only for the building to collapse in on him. His symbol is that of a present.
Valentino-Cupid
The hopeless romantic of the gang. Believes that everyone has that special soulmate somewhere. He has the ability to have someone fall in love with the soulmate he senses is the perfect match. He was modeled after that of a biblically accurate angel. He tends to be very clumsy and slightly over dramatic. Tends to get lost in his own daydreams. He actually does have bow and arrow. If someone is hit by the arrow, they become more romantic and forward, they are also immediately aware of the whereabouts of their soulmate. Valentino just wants to see someone’s happy ending happen. His girlfriend is Cordelia, who appears to be the spirit of Valentine’s Day. His best friend is Pascal. He died the night of Valentine’s Day at the hospital, believed to be because of a broken heart. His symbol is that of a heart with an arrow through it.
Patrick-St.Patrick ‘s Day
The tough and headstrong Irish man. Tends to be a bit hard to read sometimes. Especially with his resting bitch face, unusually loud voice, and how guarded he is. Has a strong Irish accent. Is also the shorter one, though don’t point that out or he’ll whack you with his cane. Tends to like being in the purgatory, as smoking and beer doesn’t affect him as it does when he was human. The only one he isn’t cold to is his wife Mabel. Can do a traditional tap dance, also knows how to play the bagpipes. Also loves gold. His best friends are Sam, Liberty, Mint, and Reese. He is said to have died defending someone in a bar fight on St.Patrick’s Day. His symbol is that of a shamrock,
Pascal-Easter Bunny
His outfit reflects what his job was in living. Pascal was a church priest who would travel in order to celebrate various Easter events. Though now as his current role as the Easter Bunny, he travels using various bunny burrows in order to hide eggs among various towns. A very sweet yet very meek rabbit humanoid. Tends to view his situation as a sign from God that this is meant to be his eternal life. On his off hours he is often seen praying and reading from his travel Bible, thanking God for giving him this role after death Loves his wife Greta dearly and his best friends are Valentino and Cordelia. Is one of the smarter residents and is often praised for having held on to his sanity for this long. He is said to have died in a plane crash while traveling to an Easter event in another state. His symbol is that of an Easter egg.
Jinx Von Sassafras-April Fool’s Day
Jinx is a jester who loves pulling pranks on the various residents and the human realm. Especially during April Fool’s Day. While most of their pranks are harmless, they also tend to be very chaotic. They wear a mask because they love the air of mystery it brings to humans. They’re very flexible and acrobatic. They’re currently in a poly relationship with Mercutio, Gareth, and Asher. Their best friends are Reese and Bridget. They tend to hate authority and also hates confronting their own feelings. They’d rather just have fun, play pranks, and make people either annoyed or happy. They have the ability to emote with their twin tails. All they want is to give a prank performance to the levels that they would do in life. They are said to have died during a prank gone wrong, which resulted in a full blown fight, that ended in them hitting their head on the side of a road pavement, later dying in hospital from their injuries. Their symbol is a laughing face.
Asher von Sprinkles-Birthday
Asher both in life and currently, is a birthday clown. All he wants is for people to have a happy birthday. While he does appear at many birthday parties when summoned, he mostly shows up when he senses someone is alone on their birthday. He wants to be that friend to help celebrate that person’s birthday, offering them gifts and that person’s favorite flavor of birthday cake. He makes a squeak sound every time he walks. He can also summon balloons from the balloon badge in the middle of his bow tie. He loves making balloon animals. Overall a very happy go lucky and air headed lad. He loves baking and making decorative crafts. In a poly relationship with Jinx, Mercutio, and Gareth. His best friend is Reese. The candles on his hat spark based on his emotions. Is said to have died after getting hit by a truck. His symbol is a balloon.
Uncle Sam-4th of July
A pyromaniac. A man who wants to show that he loves the USA. Loves shooting a huge amount of fireworks in the sky in order to celebrate the 4th of July. It is actually rumored that in life he was a war veteran, though it’s a time of his life that he refuses to talk about. He would rather focus on the good parts of his current situation because at least he gets to watch the fireworks of 4th of July. It is rumored that he’s actually closer to a full loss of his sanity than most of the residents. Though thankfully he has his wife Liberty to keep him calm. Tends to be very forgetful. Loves flying in the air, through this he feels truly free. A very patriotic man, when you get past his loud boisterous personality, he’s actually a nice guy to have a chat with. His friends are Thomas and Eliza. Ironically, he is said to have died in a fireworks accident. His symbol is that of a star.
Bridget Corey-Halloween
Said to be a the spirit of Halloween, other than her boyfriend Ichabod. Though she deals with the more “family friendly” aspects of Halloween. A witch with real magic. She enjoys just flying around on her broomstick seeing that everyone’s in good Halloween cheer. She is also said to comfort people and help them feel less scared about the Halloween. Her favorite pastime is handing out candy and telling scary stories. Also loves sewing various costumes. She’s a very eccentric woman, is also a crazy cat lady. Her best friends appear to be Reese, Kris, Asher and Jinx. Can actually be quite unhinged at times. But that’s mostly just her being passionate about Halloween. She and Ichabod were said to have been murdered by someone modeling himself after The Headless Horseman on Halloween night. Her symbol is a piece of candy.
Thomas-Thanksgiving
He lowkey knows nothing about the origins of Thanksgiving. He only knows how his family celebrates, which is usually by big dinner parties and family coming over. As well as watching the parade. Ironically his favorite holiday is Christmas, implying that the only reason he’s Thanksgiving’s guardian cause that’s when he perished. He could honestly not give less of a shit about the holiday. A great chef. Ironically again… his favorite food is turkey. His hands are covered in feathers and his shoes hide his turkey feet. He can do an accurate turkey call. Meticulously grooms his tail everyday. Slightly aloof and has trouble showing emotions, mostly through his eyes. But for the most part he’s very friendly, also has a fatherly flair to him. Tries to show his emotions through his actions since he knows he doesn’t show emotions well. He loves his wife Eliza and his friends are Maribeth, Nicholas, Buddy and (reluctantly) Sam. It’s believed that he and his wife were poisoned on the night of Thanksgiving at a family party. His symbol is that of a turkey hand craft.
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