Gaibhreim is a yearly ceremony taking place the last day of winter in Earunne. It is meant to be a time to reflect on the year that has passed and to give thanks and offerings to the gods that you have lived through another year. In the north, Gaibhreim is primarily spent in the few remaining grottos or the more plentiful groves where is it said the gods of stone, stream, and ( )eeze still dwell. In the south, it is used primarily as a remem( )ance of the 83 years of war suffered after the death of the last Nell queen when House Jaeve strived to exile her heir and avenge the death of King Ibon. At sunset on Gaibhreim, the cele( )ation of Eairfaetth begins. Eairfaetth is the cele( )ation of the beginning of spring in Earunne. Young, unmarried men and women dance and kiss around large bonfires in great halls or outdoors. When an unmarried man and woman kiss, the man ties a ribbon in the woman's hair from a collection of ribbons tied around his belt and the woman takes a flower from a wreath in her hair and threads it into the man's hair. In some of the norhtern regions, the men also have a single long ribbon wrapped around their waist and women also have another wreath of flowers around their necks but those are only given to the person they choose to spend the night with that year. The only time that is different is if a maiden and a virginal man make love for the first time together. This is called the Aen'Chaied'Fouilh and is considered very rare. A couple who has taken part in the Aen'Chaied'Fouilh will always exchange the neck wreath and long ribbon until they are married (whether to each other or not). Again, this practice only occurs in some of the northern regions that still follow the ancient traditions. In the south, Eairfaetth is also a cele( )ation of the end of 83 years of war when the Siobh armies were overthrown and the Nell line was exiled to the Frozen Watchtower until it died out.