Calendar Events (LoH)

In Harvest Moon: Light of Hope, there are multiple date-specific events to help break up the monotony of farming (both literal farming and figurative farming, alike).


 * Some events come with a precursory message, letting the player know the event is occurring in the coming days, up to a week ahead of time
 * This precursory message is typically in the form of a Villager standing in the player's home at 6 AM (as they wake up) who then gives a synopsis of the upcoming event and the date on which it will occur.

= Calendar Events =

Birthdays
Items gifted to characters on their birthday yield additional affection gains (or additional affection losses if the item is disliked/hated?) as compared to the same item given to the same character on any other day of the year.
 * To maximize affection gain, give the character the item which is special to them on their birthday (instead of giving them an item which they only like/love).
 * Refer to each character's page to determine when their birthday is as well as what gift is special to them.
 * Citation(s):
 * GameFAQs

Contests
Contests are competitive events, with the top award only given to one character.
 * All contests start with only Beginner mode being available.
 * To unlock Intermediate mode for a given contest, you must have previously participated in (and won?) that contest in Beginner mode.
 * To unlock Advanced mode for a given contest, you must have previously participated in (and won?) that contest in Intermediate mode.

Cooking Contest

 * Citation(s):
 * GameFAQs
 * Neoseeker

Dog Race Contest

 * Citation(s):
 * GameFAQs
 * Neoseeker

Fishing Contest

 * Citation(s):
 * GameFAQs
 * Neoseeker

Festivals
Festivals are non-competitive events which typically invole the player inviting a bachelor/bachelorette to attend the festival with them.

Fall Festival

 * Citation(s):
 * Neoseeker

Fireworks Festival

 * Citation(s):
 * GameFAQs
 * Neoseeker

Flower Festival

 * Citation(s):
 * GameFAQs
 * Neoseeker

Harvest Moon Festival

 * Citation(s):
 * Neoseeker

New Year's Festival

 * Citation(s):
 * Neoseeker

Starry Night Festival

 * Citation(s):
 * Neoseeker

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