Tribe holidays?

I never really thought about it before, but the concept of holidays was pretty much lost in "The Tribe."

Throughout 5 years (and I could be wrong, but this is what I remember), there was no Christmas, no New Year's Day, no Valentine's Day, no Halloween, no Thanksgiving, no Independence Day ... or take it a step further. There was no "Virus Day" or commemoration of any kind for when their world changed so dramatically.

I'm not saying there weren't celebrations because there were. Offhand I can think of the dance party for all the tribes, the Tribal Meeting on the beach, the wedding celebrations for Ryan/Salene and Lex/Taisan, and the party after the defeat of the Guardian. These were all very localized and not anything that would be repeated.

Our Tribe-characters lived very much day to day or week to week. The only time they looked toward a more distant future was to wonder what it would be like ... and if they'd be alive for it.

I guess any of our modern-day holidays really would be out of place in a world that had no clocks ... no calendars ... no traditions that hadn't been totally blown away.

-Chyna

Photo source: copyright Cloud-9 "The Tribe"