HOLIDAYS

The entire Kingdom effectively closes down for August (a little bit like France!).  The Queen heads off to her coastal holiday home.  Her Council heads back to their estates.  The only other time they get to spend any holidays there are at Christmas, when everyone has three weeks off. 

Villages hold their fetes here and stick to the dates they've inherited down the centuries.  These were imposed by the Queen's ancestors to bring an end to fighting between villages close to each other who wanted the same date for their big show.  The fete is the big holiday event for practically everyone.  The better off might go to visit relatives in other parts of the realm but this isn't that common as it is generally felt ordinary magical beings are better off staying where they are. 

Thanks to FNN and Eileen's adventures, the realm is well aware of its beauty spots and also there areas where dragons definitely are found.  The latter is a major factor in discouraging most people's wish to travel. 

Sprites tend to fight most during the summer break given they've got more time on their hands.  There have been calls to imprison the lot of them so everyone else can enjoy their break in peace but this is unlikely to be heeded.  Sprites are very capable of revenge attacks so in villages the majority tend to isolate their imp and pixie communities so any trouble is "contained".