Night of the Fire Arrows

This holiday is found only in and around the area of the town of Halstedt in Stirland, on the twenty-fifth of Sigmar-Tide. Back in the year of 2015, hordes of Undead were mustered from the nearby land of Sylvania, bent on rampaging through the Empire. The town of Halstedt repelled wave after wave of Zombies, Skeletons, and worse abominations by erecting walls of felled trees and ramparts to keep the Undead out.

On the second night of the siege, the town’s Sheriff located a secret stash of alcohol that he “requisitioned” from the town’s mayor. Using this potent brew, he ordered the many hunters and farmers of the town to make their arrows into flaming projectiles in order to repel the horde.

Although many people perished during the siege, the town survived. In remembrance of that night, the men of Halstedt begin the holiday with a day of drinking powerful moonshine. They then make their way to the edge of town and launch flaming arrows at targets and effigies of the walking dead, all the while drinking and chanting prayers to ward against the return of the Undead. Accidents and errant arrows setting a farmer’s roof alight are quite common.

Source

 * Warhammer Fantasy RPG 2nd Ed -- Tome of Salvation pg. 147