My theory had been that Turbine wanted to wait until after update 17.2 was released before turning on the festival. However, I've not seen anything regarding maintenance this week and Vyvyanne's comment regarding 17.2 after Bullroarer's chat server testing last week likely indicates that 17.2 never had anything to do with the delayed start of the Yule Festival. Or it means they didn't hit their target date for 17.2.That only leaves the server transfer schedule as a reason. Perhaps they didn't want the Yule Festival starting near the same day as Snowbourne opening for transfers?I don't know. I'm just glad we have a date before the festival starts this time.