The Year of the Rabbit is upon us—it's time for the annual Canthan New Year 's Festival! Help honor the Celestial Rabbit , a heavenly hare that will descend from the sky to bestow good luck upon the populace for all of 2011—but only if the traditional New Year's feast meets the tiny beast's high standards!

The 2011 Canthan New Year was an event that ran from noon Pacific (-8 GMT) on Thursday, 3 February 2011 and ended at noon Pacific (-8 GMT) on Monday, 7 February 2011. On Sunday, February 6th, the Celestial Rabbit arrived every three hours to sample Canthan cuisine in Shing Jea Monastery.

Finale [ edit ]

Several Chefs stood in Shing Jea Monastery. They collected specific ingredients during the finale. For each ingredient turned in, you received a Lunar Token from that chef. If no dishes were prepared successfully, everyone in the district were temporarily transformed by the Rabbit Form disguise.

Finale rewards [ edit ]

Below is a chart describing the amount of items the player received based on how many successful dishes were presented to the Celestial Rabbit:

† If no successful dishes were created, players will be temporarily turned into Rabbits.

Festival hat [ edit ]

Participation in one of the Celestial Rabbit appearances will earn you a festival hat:

Lion Mask

A festival hat resembling the head of a lion dance costume.

Festival events [ edit ]

“ A grand feast, fireworks, dancing, fortunes, and high-stakes rollerbeetle racing—all this and more await you during the Canthan New Year's Festival. Here's what you can expect: Satisfying the Celestial Rabbit is a tall order, especially since every festival has a few unexpected problems for enterprising young adventurers to solve. Want a preview of the coming year? The fortune teller can peer into your future and provide you with a very real, and legally binding, fortune. For good or ill, your destiny will follow you out into the world beyond Shing Jea. Play games on the Shing Jea Boardwalk to earn tickets and boost your luck—or play to lose, and work your way down a different life track. For you racing fans, make your way to the Rollerbeetle Racing Arena, where you'll be outfitted with your very own rollerbeetle racer, complete with its own set of racing skills. Head over to the Dragon Arena for a brawling good time. The Celestial Feast lets you participate in heated cooking competitions, where you'll help Canthan chefs prepare special dishes in honor of the Celestial Rabbit. Each properly prepared meal earns a reward from the Rabbit, but it's bad luck to annoy the bunny! — Official website

Decorated towns [ edit ]

Canthan New Year in Kamadan

Quests [ edit ]

Every festival brings with it a variety of problems that can only be solved by enterprising young adventurers willing to undertake a quest or two to ensure the festival runs smoothly. Supplies of everything from red dye (for Nian-scaring party attire) to fireworks (also used to frighten off the Nian) will inevitably run low. And, speaking of the Nian, you never know when, or where, these New Year's festival hating creatures might attack. (Note: these quests were only offered to characters that have reached level 5 or higher)

Sunqua Vale

Shing Jea Monastery

Plains of Jarin

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NPCs [ edit ]

Collectors [ edit ]

Festival rewards [ edit ]

GuildWars.com Canthan New Year 2011 Event Page