Merchant Day

Merchant Day, also known as Trader's Day, was a holiday on many Human worlds celebrating merchants, traders, and space explorers. The day occurred on the first day of the final month of the standard year. Traditionally, most families that celebrated Merchant Day abstained from eating dinner in reference to the low food supplies that many merchants endured during their travels, while others ate a larger dinner in reference to the large meals that merchants ate upon returning. Festivals and marches were also hosted on a number of worlds such as Corellia, Lantillies, and Commenor, which were arguably the worlds most populated by those in the mercantile industry. On some worlds, this holiday was celebrated for an entire week in what was known as the "Mercantile Week".