While we wait to share our stories, I thought it would be fun to make a list of holidays in this holiday season. When I read each story (or if the author tells me its holiday before I read it), I'll link it next to the corresponding holiday.
December 14: Gītā Jayantī, Guruvāyur Ekādaśī, National Energy Conservation Day
December 16: Hanumān Jayantī (Karnataka)
December 18: Datt'Ātreya Jayantī
December 19: Goa Liberation Day
December 21: Winter Solstice
December 22: National Mathematics Day
December 25: Christmas
January 9: Guru-Govinda-Siṃha Jayantī
January 12: Svāmī Vivekānanda Jayantī
January 14: Makara-Saṃkrānti
January 15: Tiruvaḷḷuvar Day
I have only included holidays that would have been observed in India after this contest was announced on December 11. I only included the ones for which I sort of understand why they are important. If I missed the holiday from your story for any reason (e.g. Hanukkah ended on December 6, and Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 17 is only celebrated in the U.S.A.), just let me know, whenever it won't affect the anonymity of stories still being judged.
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