Glorious 25 of May

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The Glorious 25 of May is a yearly fandom holiday in the Discworld fandom. The holiday celebrates Discworld and helps raise awareness for alzheimer’s research. Fans typically celebrate the holiday by creating fanart, fanfiction, and other fanworks, as well as wearing lilac (both the colour and the flower).

Event
Event: Holiday
Participants: Fans of Discworld and particularly the City Watch (Discworld Sub-Series)
Date(s): May 25
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Fandom: Discworld
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In The Books

In the Discworld books The Glorious 25 of May is a holiday celebrating the people’s revolution. The revolution took place in the book Night Watch, one of the most popular Discworld books in the fandom[1]. In universe the holiday is symbolized with lilac flowers.

Wear The Lilac

After Terry Pratchett was diagnosed with alzheimer’s many fans use the holiday to spread awareness for the disease by wearing lilac flowers[2].

Fan Reactions

love discworld fandom we’re all just chilling quietly until the Glorious 25th Of May when everyone goes nuts reblogging pictures of lilacs and eggs and the same few words and then back to business as usual

cubistemoji, 2022 [3]

Example Fanworks

Fanart

Other Holidays

May 25 is also Towel Day in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy fandom and Geek Pride Day.

References

  1. ^ discworldbooksbracket Congratulations to Night Watch for winning the Discworld books bracket June 15, 2023 (retrieved June 15, 2024)
  2. ^ Match It For Pratchett March 21, 2008 (retrieved June 15, 2024)
  3. ^ Original tumblr post by cubistemoji, Archived version, with additions by others. Posted 25 May 2022