Feast of the Winter Star

The Feast of the Winter Star takes place on the 25th of every Winter. You can enter the festival at Pelican Town Square between 9:00AM and 2:00PM, and when you leave the time will be 10:00PM.

The event works like a secret Santa where a random villager will be selected to give you a gift, and you're assigned a random villager to give a gift to. A week beforehand on the 18th, Mayor Lewis will send a letter telling you who your gift recipient is. Willy mentions the mysterious Stardrops in a story. It is unknown if this event is meant to give a Stardrop somehow.

Gift-giving

The gift you select for your villager will be worth 5x the normal amount of friendship points. When you have given your gift out, your Secret Santa will then reveal themselves and give you your present.

Possible Received Gifts

This is a list of gifts the player can receive from their secret Santa.

Image	Name	Description	Quantity	Gift Giver
	Iridium Bar	A bar of pure iridium.	5	Clint
	Gold Bar	A bar of pure gold.	5	Clint
	Geode	A blacksmith can break this open for you.	5 from Clint, 1 from any child	Clint or Any Child
	Frozen Geode	A blacksmith can break this open for you.	5 from Clint, 1 from any child	Clint or Any Child
	Magma Geode	A blacksmith can break this open for you.	5 from Clint 1 from any child	Clint or Any Child
	Egg	A regular white chicken egg.	12	Marnie
	Wood	A sturdy, yet flexible plant material with a wide variety of uses.	99	Robin
	Stone	A common material with many uses in crafting and building.	50	Robin
	Hardwood	A special kind of wood with superior strength and beauty.	25	Robin
	Warp Totem: Beach	Warp directly to the beach. Consumed on use.	25	Willy
	Dressed Spinner	The metal tab and colorful streamers create an enticing spectacle for fish. Increases the bite-rate when fishing.	1	Willy
	Magnet	Increases the chance of finding treasures when fishing. However, fish aren't crazy about the taste.	1	Willy
	Cookie	Very chewy.	1	Evelyn
	Clay	Used in crafting and construction.	1	Any Child
	Ancient Doll	An ancient doll covered in grime. This doll may have been used as a toy, a decoration, or a prop in some kind of ritual.	1	Any Child
	Rainbow Shell	It's a very beautiful shell.	1	Any Child
	Pumpkin Pie	Silky pumpkin cream in a flakey crust.	1	Any Adult except Clint, Marnie, Robin, Willy, and Evelyn
	Poppyseed Muffin	It has a soothing effect.	1	Any Adult except Clint, Marnie, Robin, Willy, and Evelyn
	Blackberry Cobbler	There's nothing quite like it.	1	Any Adult except Clint, Marnie, Robin, Willy, and Evelyn
	Glow Ring	Emits a constant light.	1	Any Adult except Clint, Marnie, Robin, Willy, and Evelyn, also, Jas
	Deluxe Speed-Gro	Stimulates leaf production. Guaranteed to increase growth rate by at least 25%. Mix into tilled soil.	10	Any Adult except Clint, Marnie, Robin, Willy, and Evelyn
	Purple Mushroom	A rare mushroom found deep in caves.	1	Any Adult except Clint, Marnie, Robin, Willy, and Evelyn
	Nautilus Shell	An ancient shell.	1	Any Adult except Clint, Marnie, Robin, Willy, and Evelyn
	Wine	Drink in moderation.	1	Any Adult except Clint, Marnie, Robin, Willy, and Evelyn
	Beer	Drink in moderation.	1	Any Adult except Clint, Marnie, Robin, Willy, and Evelyn
	Tea Set	Fine porcelain.	1	Any Adult except Clint, Marnie, Robin, Willy, and Evelyn
	Pink Cake	There's little heart candies on top.	1	Any Adult except Clint, Marnie, Robin, Willy, and Evelyn
	Ruby	A precious stone that is sought after for its rich color and beautiful luster.	1	Any Adult except Clint, Marnie, Robin, Willy, and Evelyn
	Emerald	A precious stone with a brilliant green color.	1	Any Adult except Clint, Marnie, Robin, Willy, and Evelyn
	Jade	A pale green ornamental stone.	1	Any Adult except Clint, Marnie, Robin, Willy, and Evelyn

Mail

"Dear [Player],
I would like to give you some information about an upcoming event: the Feast of the Winter Star. It's a time for the community to come together and think back on all the good fortune we've had this year. A favorite tradition is the "secret gift exchange", where everyone in town is randomly assigned to someone else. On the day of the festival, everyone brings a gift for their secret friend and surprise them with something special! This year, your secret friend is:

[NPC]

Don't tell anyone! The feast will take place on the 25th from 10AM to 2PM at the town square. See you then!

-Mayor Lewis"

Bugs

When gifting to the player's Secret Gift Recipient, the entire stack of the chosen item will be given, instead of just one.

Players would be well advised to separate out one of the item (by right-clicking on the stack) before gifting it, since there is no benefit to gifting an entire stack (i.e., the Friendship Multiplier is 5x, regardless of the number of items given).

Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iR_HFcqD30