The holiday celebration will take place on the evening of Friday December 18((8 Server Time)), and will involve a feast, and the judging of THREE competitions during the Yule Ball.
The Yule Ball will be a formal dance, and all students are expected to arrive suitably attired(formal dresses or dress robes for girls, and suits or dress robes for boys) and behave themselves appropriately. The Yule Ball will feature the traditional voting for Yule King and Queen. The winners will receive 5 house points each.
The gingerbread house competition is a traditional event during the hogwarts yuletide season, and can be entered inside the christmas hall. Voting will take before the ball begins.
Prizes:
1st - 20 house points
2nd - 10 house points
3rd - 5 house points
The snowflake competition is returning this year. Students may decorate their paper snowflakes with markers, glitter, and with sequins, all of which are supplied at the craft table. Magical enchantments are not allowed. Enter by responding to this thread, with the image of your snowflake and your character name in the post. Voting will take place during the yule ball.
You can make a snowflake through this online app(select preview->save->download, and then rehost your snowflake on a site such as photobucket, imageshack, or imgur) or create one IRL and photograph it before uploading(for instructions to make a scientifically-correct 6-sided snowflake, see here). Colors, glitter, and sequins may be digitally applied, or emoted in the text of your post. Please be aware you can make your snowflake and put them up before.
Prizes:
1st - 10 house points, and a party catered by Florean Fortescue
2nd – 5 house points, and three coupons for a free double-scoop at Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlor in Diagon Alley.
3rd - 5 house points.
