caleb11roy
Hero of Rhyme
- Joined
- Nov 16, 2012
- Location
- Lake Hylia
Well the title explains it all... what do you think?
Spoiler Do You Think Hyrule Celebrates Thanksgiving?
- Thread starter caleb11roy
- Start date
I doubt it. Thanksgiving celebrates the peace-making between Native Americans and Pilgrims... And I doubt Hyrule has either of those...
caleb11roy
Hero of Rhyme
- Joined
- Nov 16, 2012
- Location
- Lake Hylia
Well they can give thanks for Link saving all their ***** all the time!
Sarianae
Infinite Dreamer
- Joined
- Nov 21, 2010
- Location
- Storybrooke, Maine
Do they celebrate Thanksgiving?
Indeed they do. Every year approaching the time of Thanksgiving, the Cuccos start watching their hinds more vigilantly since they are to Hyrule on Thanksgiving what turkey is to us. In light of this, at some point Cucco hunting was turned into an avant-garde sport of sorts that gets particularly popular each year at the tail end of the autumn season. A week in advance of the Thanksgiving holiday, Hyrule holds its infamous “Cucco Hunting Festival” in the center of Hyrule Field, in which participants of the Cucco hunting sport are gathered and then released, charged with rounding up as many Cuccos scattered across the plains of Hyrule as they can manage in the several hours of allotted time they are given before they are to meet back in Hyrule Field for the final showdown against their keeps. However to participate in the Cucco hunting sport, you would need to have first earned your Cucco hunting license from completing the Cucco hunting trainingrounds, as a precaution against the bloodthirsty counter reaction they may unleash upon a foolishly overzealous soul if instigated. The entire event has often been the most dangerous event held throughout the entire year, the final portion of which is held in a stadium similar to a gladiator fight, only far more intense given the nature of the opponent. In actuality, only the most skilled of participants have managed to do it successfully, and in fact there was one year in which the fatalities that occurred were so extreme that the event had to be cancelled. As a result, the requirements were revised to include a clause that stated that participants must be of a certain age to attend, hence the level of caution and tension around the event’s approach every year.
Other than that, additional rules have been added over the years limiting the techniques the hunters are allowed to use during their roundup at the start, as it is intended for hunters to rely solely on their pure wit and skill to overcome the Cucco without antagonizing it. There was in fact one year in which a notorious amount of cheating occurred involving an illegal mask that was passed around among some of the participants underground, allowing them to brainwash any number of Cuccos into approaching them with their guard down; the discovery of this mask lead to a number of disturbances including outrageous numbers of Cuccos being caught, disqualifications for thievery and fights between participants stealing Cuccos from one another, expletives and accusations of cheating along with twisted ankles and a raging mask salesman and musician being dragged out of the arena for exhibiting psychotic behavior. The resulting trauma led to the enforcement of a strict new prohibition on the use of any previously unapproved strange or unusual trinkets.
The various techniques of scrambling for Cuccos over the years have developed in the creatures particularly noteworthy instincts in response to being hunted, so upon the approach of the event every year, they have learned to make themselves particularly difficult quarry to catch, often leading to many wild Cucco chases across even the furthest reaches of Hyrule. Due to the dangers of unpredictable collisions occurring at any point throughout the chase, all houses, shops and businesses are closed down and barricaded shut upon decree for the day to minimize the number of damage that may occur. This decree was added after one year in which a participant followed their quarry into the central Bazaar while on the head of a pet known as Bow-Wow, at which point the targeted Cucco proceeded along a trail that bulldozed every vendor into one another by way of domino effect after having plunged head first into a stamina potion that caused an eruption of hyperactive movement into the various surrounding stalls, all the while closely shadowed by the participant’s wide-eyed high-fanged pet. The screaming that ensued was said to have lead to a number of complaints about the noise sent to the mayor from all the way down at the library.
Most years barring that one, Link has been unable to participate due to him having had his Cucco hunting license revoked at least 23.1 times throughout the year, due to the recklessness of his behavior and disregard for his wellbeing, as well as alarmingly masochistic satisfaction out of intentionally turning Cuccos bloodthirstily onto himself for his own amusement; in fact, there were several years in which his tendency to do so became so appalling that confiscation needed to occur just to prevent him from dying. As a result, Link is usually attending Cucco hunting therapy sessions in a straight jacket throughout the duration of the event.
While the whole of the ceremony never fails to be a great attraction every year to the majority of Hyrule, not everyone enjoys it. Anju and Grog campaign in protest every year with posters entitled ‘Save the Cuccos!’ pleading for the Cuccos to be spared, advertising them as misunderstood souls with an inability to express their feelings properly, their infamously violent eruptions of behavior being just an attempt to communicate their many complex emotions all at once by bursting out using an unintentionally physically damaging outlet. The numerous posters of protest put up usually end up being ripped down by head carpenter Mutoh however who is quite the Cucco connoisseur, an act which is often followed immediately by a number of bickering between father and daughter that pits animal cruelty against the delightful delicacies of devouring roasted Cucco on Thanksgiving day.
The entire ceremony is in fact done in light of the Cucco being Hyrule’s most wanted delicacy on Thanksgiving, in spite of being the most difficult to kill. After all the final battles in the arena have taken place, the victors get to keep a percentage of their spoils to enjoy at their own Thanksgiving feasts, and then auction off the rest for prices as outrageously scandalous as people would be willing to pay for just a single mouthful of its heavenly taste. There are only so many people in Hyrule with enough rupees to win more than an ounce, but if Link has managed to escape his straight jacket and bolt out of therapy by this time the way he inexplicably usually does, then he’s usually the one sending waves of jaw-drops around to all the Hylian families by whipping out the most briefcases of mindboggling cash.
Now while roasted Cucco is the most common method in which it is cooked on Thanksgiving, Cucco is known to be delicious cooked in any form. Fried Cucco is said to be delightful complimented with Moblin finger fries, and stuffed Cucco they say tastes like being reborn immortal when served with Rare Chu Jelly. Mashed Cucco is said to be quite flavorful as well, but it was also said to have given someone hallucinations about being turned into a Cucco for a week. All in all, the entire hunt for Cuccos and the payoff of it once it’s on the table is what makes Thanksgivings in Hyrule the most delectable of feasts to remember.
Indeed they do. Every year approaching the time of Thanksgiving, the Cuccos start watching their hinds more vigilantly since they are to Hyrule on Thanksgiving what turkey is to us. In light of this, at some point Cucco hunting was turned into an avant-garde sport of sorts that gets particularly popular each year at the tail end of the autumn season. A week in advance of the Thanksgiving holiday, Hyrule holds its infamous “Cucco Hunting Festival” in the center of Hyrule Field, in which participants of the Cucco hunting sport are gathered and then released, charged with rounding up as many Cuccos scattered across the plains of Hyrule as they can manage in the several hours of allotted time they are given before they are to meet back in Hyrule Field for the final showdown against their keeps. However to participate in the Cucco hunting sport, you would need to have first earned your Cucco hunting license from completing the Cucco hunting trainingrounds, as a precaution against the bloodthirsty counter reaction they may unleash upon a foolishly overzealous soul if instigated. The entire event has often been the most dangerous event held throughout the entire year, the final portion of which is held in a stadium similar to a gladiator fight, only far more intense given the nature of the opponent. In actuality, only the most skilled of participants have managed to do it successfully, and in fact there was one year in which the fatalities that occurred were so extreme that the event had to be cancelled. As a result, the requirements were revised to include a clause that stated that participants must be of a certain age to attend, hence the level of caution and tension around the event’s approach every year.
Other than that, additional rules have been added over the years limiting the techniques the hunters are allowed to use during their roundup at the start, as it is intended for hunters to rely solely on their pure wit and skill to overcome the Cucco without antagonizing it. There was in fact one year in which a notorious amount of cheating occurred involving an illegal mask that was passed around among some of the participants underground, allowing them to brainwash any number of Cuccos into approaching them with their guard down; the discovery of this mask lead to a number of disturbances including outrageous numbers of Cuccos being caught, disqualifications for thievery and fights between participants stealing Cuccos from one another, expletives and accusations of cheating along with twisted ankles and a raging mask salesman and musician being dragged out of the arena for exhibiting psychotic behavior. The resulting trauma led to the enforcement of a strict new prohibition on the use of any previously unapproved strange or unusual trinkets.
The various techniques of scrambling for Cuccos over the years have developed in the creatures particularly noteworthy instincts in response to being hunted, so upon the approach of the event every year, they have learned to make themselves particularly difficult quarry to catch, often leading to many wild Cucco chases across even the furthest reaches of Hyrule. Due to the dangers of unpredictable collisions occurring at any point throughout the chase, all houses, shops and businesses are closed down and barricaded shut upon decree for the day to minimize the number of damage that may occur. This decree was added after one year in which a participant followed their quarry into the central Bazaar while on the head of a pet known as Bow-Wow, at which point the targeted Cucco proceeded along a trail that bulldozed every vendor into one another by way of domino effect after having plunged head first into a stamina potion that caused an eruption of hyperactive movement into the various surrounding stalls, all the while closely shadowed by the participant’s wide-eyed high-fanged pet. The screaming that ensued was said to have lead to a number of complaints about the noise sent to the mayor from all the way down at the library.
Most years barring that one, Link has been unable to participate due to him having had his Cucco hunting license revoked at least 23.1 times throughout the year, due to the recklessness of his behavior and disregard for his wellbeing, as well as alarmingly masochistic satisfaction out of intentionally turning Cuccos bloodthirstily onto himself for his own amusement; in fact, there were several years in which his tendency to do so became so appalling that confiscation needed to occur just to prevent him from dying. As a result, Link is usually attending Cucco hunting therapy sessions in a straight jacket throughout the duration of the event.
While the whole of the ceremony never fails to be a great attraction every year to the majority of Hyrule, not everyone enjoys it. Anju and Grog campaign in protest every year with posters entitled ‘Save the Cuccos!’ pleading for the Cuccos to be spared, advertising them as misunderstood souls with an inability to express their feelings properly, their infamously violent eruptions of behavior being just an attempt to communicate their many complex emotions all at once by bursting out using an unintentionally physically damaging outlet. The numerous posters of protest put up usually end up being ripped down by head carpenter Mutoh however who is quite the Cucco connoisseur, an act which is often followed immediately by a number of bickering between father and daughter that pits animal cruelty against the delightful delicacies of devouring roasted Cucco on Thanksgiving day.
The entire ceremony is in fact done in light of the Cucco being Hyrule’s most wanted delicacy on Thanksgiving, in spite of being the most difficult to kill. After all the final battles in the arena have taken place, the victors get to keep a percentage of their spoils to enjoy at their own Thanksgiving feasts, and then auction off the rest for prices as outrageously scandalous as people would be willing to pay for just a single mouthful of its heavenly taste. There are only so many people in Hyrule with enough rupees to win more than an ounce, but if Link has managed to escape his straight jacket and bolt out of therapy by this time the way he inexplicably usually does, then he’s usually the one sending waves of jaw-drops around to all the Hylian families by whipping out the most briefcases of mindboggling cash.
Now while roasted Cucco is the most common method in which it is cooked on Thanksgiving, Cucco is known to be delicious cooked in any form. Fried Cucco is said to be delightful complimented with Moblin finger fries, and stuffed Cucco they say tastes like being reborn immortal when served with Rare Chu Jelly. Mashed Cucco is said to be quite flavorful as well, but it was also said to have given someone hallucinations about being turned into a Cucco for a week. All in all, the entire hunt for Cuccos and the payoff of it once it’s on the table is what makes Thanksgivings in Hyrule the most delectable of feasts to remember.
Keeseman
Smash is Life
- Joined
- Sep 23, 2012
- Location
- Beijing, China
Sarianae said:
That's funny. I didn't think it was possible to kill them at all...
Terminus
If I was a wizard this wouldn't be happening to me
Im'a say no. Thanksgiving is a Holiday focused on eating. i wouldn't be surprised if Hyrule had days like those, but probably not something called "Thanksgiving".
Curmudgeon
default setting: sarcastic prick
- Joined
- Dec 17, 2012
- Gender
- grumpy
Thanksgiving is just another variation on the traditional harvest festival informed by a Puritan(Calvinist)/17th century worldview of divine providence. I'm sure Hyrule has something similar.
Dragoncat
Twilit wildcat: Aerofelis
This. I bet it's the day everyone came down to the surface after SS...