[Artemisia] Kingdom Traditions (Long)

[Mary Hodges]

Greetings.

Keep in mind that awards ceremonies are for the persons getting and 
giving the award.  Those moments in the sun don't happen all that often, 
and we want to make sure the recipients get their due, because usually 
they more than deserve it for their hard work/research/accomplishments. 
  If you listen closely, you will usually hear the reasons why the 
person is getting an award, that you may emulate them.

A tradition I would like to see changed is the awarding of prizes for 
contests during court.  Court is for legal business which must be 
witnessed by the populace to make it official, such as the awarding of 
an Award of Arms, or raising some one to a peerage.  Prize giving is 
just that and ought to be separate from court. Prize giving ought to 
take place at the venue where the contest was held, as soon as the 
contest is over.  That way the recipients are all there, as are the 
people who care about that particular contest.  (I suppose I could 
tolerate the giving of one grand prize at court.) Making people sit 
court for a gazillion minor prizes takes away from the atmosphere that 
ought to hold sway in court, and the knowledge that they will be 
subjected to hours of rambling lists of stuff keeps people from 
attending.  Court is a civic duty, but it oughtn't be a four hour 
punishment in the hot sun or cold  wet night.  Exchanging gift baskets 
comes under the same heading as prize-giving, and so do announcements 
from any one besides the pointy hat folk, autocrats, mundane authorities 
and real emergencies. Also, entertainment, except under very few 
circumstances, shouldn't normally be part of court.  Court is for legal 
business.  If royalty or whoever want to have a bunch of people over to 
the big tent so there can be entertainment, host a bardic or something. 
  Just don't award twenty seven bardic prizes during the next court, 
with detailed stories about who won what and why.

Way more than two pence.

Jehane

Lyon Worden wrote:

> Not that I have seen many ceremonies, but as always willing to offer my two cents. 
> My first suggestion would be make them shorter. Last year at Uprising I was witness to two very long awards ceremonies. They were very elaborate and very well done. But I don't make it to court that much so my only frame of reference is the days when Artemisia was still new, I seem to remember quicker and more to the point ceremonies. As for a tradition maybe all the people who have received the same award (that are present) could welcome the new person with a handshake or something to that effect. Just my thoughts. 
> 
> YIS
> Lyon MacKeegan
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: HL Isabeau de Sevingy 
>   To: ladythea at myway.com ; Kingdom of Artemisia mailing list 
>   Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 3:58 PM
>   Subject: Re: [Artemisia] Kingdom Traditions
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> 
>   Great questions!
>    
>   I am on my way out the door to Idaho Falls for the event and will not return until later in the weekend. However, I shall respond, in some detail, upon my return!
>    
>   Isabeau
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> 
>   "Theodora (AKA Rachael)" <ladythea at myway.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>   Greetings to all.
>   I would like to solicit *everyone's* opinion regarding Artemisian Kingdom traditions, both as a Pirncipality and a Kingdom. Are there certain traditions that Artemisia has had that you like? Dislike? Are there new things you would like to see as traditions? I am particularly interested in your views regarding awards ceremonies, but any information you are willing to provide would be helpful.
> 
>   If you wish to share your views with others, you can respond to the list, or please feel free to email me privately. Please also feel free to forward this message to anyone else who might be interested if they are not on this list.
> 
>   Thank you in advance for your input.
> 
>   In service to the Crown and Kingdom of Artemisia,
>   HL Theodora of Trebizond
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