10/10 I would love to see more built on this. It is the pure essence of kataang and I can't wait to see sequels to this, awesome work.

YOU MOTHERFUCKERS THINK IM FUCKING PLAYING SAY SOMETHING ABOUT KATARA AGAIN I FUCKIN DARE YALL TO SAY SOME SHIT ABOUT HER AGAIN, FUCK THAT I WANT YOU TO SAY IT CAUSE ILL BEAT EVERYONES ASS I DONT GIVE A FUCK BUT YALL WONT DO IS TALK ABOUT KATARA COMMA

Qties

So awesome

Zuko tripping is something never thought i would need...but it was beautiful!

I know Im 8 years late to this fanfic but nonetheless, thank youuu! I just finished rewatching the Avatar series and craved for more Kataang moments. Deeply grateful for the work you put into your writing. Stay safe during these times

-S.

why can I see this happening?

Literally the best Avatar fanfiction I have ever read.

AAAA HIIIII I RLLY LIKE YOUR STORIES HUHUHUHU PLS UPDATEE THISSSS :((

Fantastic

A further note: in East Asia, the polytheistic nature of religion generally means you don't get one big holiday for a particular religion, but more small ones, spread out for different people, deities, and local "saint-like-notables."

Avatar: TLA actually played this very well - which is why it was so very very good!:
Chin village celebrates Avatar Day (DOWN WITH THE AVATAR!); they might also celebrate Chin's Birthday, and maybe one or two other major holidays for the patron deity of fishing and the patron deity of earthbending, and maybe the Earth King's birthday or jubilee or something like that.

Kyoshi village next door might celebrate Kyoshi day on the same day; they might celebrate a holiday for another patron deity of fishing and the same patron deity of earthbending, possibly under a different name.

A big common holiday in East Asia is the New Year - Tet in Vietnam, Lunar New Year in China.

That is to say, religion in east asia and sinospheric inspired fantasy, if it aims to recapture a sinospheric feel, should be highly decentralized. Different water tribe villages would be expected to celebrate slightly different sets of patron gods, and local spirits (painted Lady would have a little temple and maybe a holiday, as would the forest spirit - OMG set one up now), and mix it up. Typical deities are folk heroes - ancient generals who did great things and were deified (think Chin), or a woman who saved a fishing boat by predicting the weather (think the fortune teller getting a temple a century later, or Avatar Kyoshi).

There usually is no central religious authority proclaiming what day to celebrate what in what way - festivities vary wildly from place to place. Think of all the household gods and different names for greek and roman deities. That's how decentralized polytheism feels like.

Historically, sinospheric cultures have rarely emphasized religion as a facet of society. The impact of the region's religions on history is broadly considered... well, low.

(I am no scholar, and this is merely my impression, so take this with a grain of salt)

That is no to say religions had no impact. Across the history of east asia, religions came and went, and fell in and out of favor, and cults occasionally catalyzed great revolts and huge wars with tens of millions of dead (they always fade away after that), and occasionally some religions got some state backing (there's only one Kingdom that matters and it's the Earth Kingdom - it's like 75% of the world and everyone else is following the piper).

But the emphasis in the history of the sinosphere is always how politics wields religion(s) rather than how religions use politics. Maybe it's because in East Asia, the states wrote the history books rather than the temples, and the states of East Asia were always wary of alternate power centers (that would include wealthy merchants and religious leaders), but religions never seemed to obtain the same status as they did the Europe and the Mideast.

Interesting... please do continue.
The modus operandi of the Fire Nation does suggest that cremation would have been an option...

In a sinocentric-inspired setting, the equivalent holiday would be (Lunar) New Year. Good stuff.

The wonders of pre-industrial civilization! Where people (especially girls) get married at the ripe old age of twelve, half the babies die in childbirth (you never name a kid before you're sure he/she'll survive the first month - no point getting attached), and there are no vaccines!