shiroshiro's items list

[ShiroGEM]

glad you like the items y'all

npixelz
If you're referring to the gold shirt Of the Stars is wearing, I think it was a one time grant from Novalia 2018 or something so I doubt anyone has extras

[npixelz]

I am indeed referring to that shirt

[Cloudy]

ooh, the CNY '2020 items look so pretty, i'm so sad i missed them uwahh

[ShiroGEM]

Cloudy
I feel you! Akuyi has some stocked in their shop thread so hopefully you can catch them open sometime soon

[npixelz]

Cny? Crunchy newts, yum?

[ShiroGEM]

npixelz
Chinese New Year! Newts aren't crunchy

[Lemon Cheesecake]

The champions armor that Of the stars has on is a one of a kind item...so unless someone is willing to part with theirs...we wait for another epic battle for it to return!

[npixelz]

npixelz
Chinese New Year! Newts aren't crunchy

Ohhhhhhh! Ok!

Apparently there will be a contest for it?

[ShiroGEM]

Tiny update because i forgot to add in the novalia '20 items oops :") unfortunately this has been a year of hiatus due to school but i hope y'all are enjoying the items nonetheless!

[npixelz]

We understand

[ShiroGEM]

Ok I lied, turns out something is getting released this year xD I'll write notes about on the main page when add it to the list later.

Truthfully, i've been having this dilemma with kimonos and similar stuff since normal kimonos/yukata are folded left over right, but the site's HTML flips our avis in the forums. These robes are drawn right over left to signify the dead (hence ghost robes)~ I'll draw some left over right kimono/yukata eventually so people have options

[Lemon Cheesecake]

I like learning the history behind the item. Thank you for drawing new items for us! Love the look.

[ShiroGEM]

Lemon Cheesecake
Definitely do want to draw some more historical items! Been taking art history classes and it's super interesting to see how things were depicted back then~ It's also a nice way to learn about other cultures

Update note: I've added a totally short note along with the updated item list for halloween, do give it a read if y'all are curious about some cultural context

[Lemon Cheesecake]

" the Ghost Festival, it's expected to honour our deceased ancestors and bring food for them every year."

I think several cultures honor the dead. Latin cultures celebrate Día de los Muertos, Day of the Dead, October 31 to Nov 2 to remember their loved ones.

[ShiroGEM]

Lemon Cheesecake
Oh yes there's that of course! I'm not sure if there's a Euorpean/North American equivalent though, do let me know if there is! The Ghost Festival is definitely on par in terms of significance to Latin America's Day of the Dead but it's not necessarily celebrated in the same way per say~ The aesthetics and activies are certainly different. (Would be nice to learn about the festive outfits though, they're so cool!)

Aside from sweeping the tomb (or urn I guess), there's leaving food out for hours for the ghosts to eat (before eating it with your entire family) and burning paper money and other commodities. There's even like, an entire list of superstitions for things we can't do during the month (I think this is a Chinese thing though). It's not a national holiday but in Hong Kong it's usually done in a single day, for Japan it's three, and in Taiwan we just call the entire seventh lunar month Ghost Month~