Gota'tuur (Birthday)

[Linebeck]

So today is my birthday, and now I'm wondering what the Mando's do to celebrate birth. So I created this topic to ask my question, and so people have a place to say it's their birthday.

[Belandrie Meave]

Jate gote'tuur!
Do Mandos make a big deal of birthdays? If so why? Anyone?

[Kad Tracyn]

From a practical viewpoint, throwing birthday parties is a waste of energy and resources.
In Triple Zero, Fi mentioned having never had a birthday celebration (though this would be impractical for clones, as so many of them share the same birthdate).

I would assume gifts may still happen, but I wouldn't expect a Mando to throw the kind of parties we see today.
However, for the last birthday party I went to, we all went paintballing. Such an activity could be incredibly useful for Mandalorians, as it is a semi-harmless activity that can help hone some (but not nearly all) of their combat skills.

Keep in mind that these are just my opinions.

[Aondeug]

I'd imagine it'd be an affair for skraan'ikase possibly, given what's seen in I believe 501st. The scene where they have a "festival" type thing and Ny makes Kal cookies and shit. If you had the time to spend on such a thing. Like I guess if it fell around a time when someone returned back to the main yaim and we weren't running off back to war or something. They're not constantly out warring, after all.

[Linebeck]

Thanks for input ner'vod!

[Aarlaya]

I imagine birthday/ Winter fete gifts are usually practical: new boots, shirts, maybe armour plates. Things like weddings or baby showers are specific gifts that people need.

[Mirshko Ordo]

Going off of the paintball idea: I'm sure combative activities aren't anything unusual for mando'ade, so what if there was a twist centered around whoever's birthday it was? Maybe they play a game of hide and seek in the woods with paintball guns where the (clan or the person's friends/immediate family etc.) had to hunt the birthday boy/girl while the birthday person has to eliminate everyone hunting them. This would be a challenge to hone/prove their ability to stay hidden and kill quietly OR to directly take on a force of superior numbers. It would be a good way to gauge progress and see where they need to train as well.