Once every three years,

Eve, Priya and Sarah’s families come together in the eastern forest of Infinitum by the lake. They start by setting up camp and make sure they have enough wood to last two nights with their families. They do so because of the triannual feast in Infinitum. On that day, the entire population meets up with people they care about to go to forests, grasslands, lakes, or the ocean. Wherever they can find a place that is not altered by humanity, they come together and have a bacchant feast for three days. From Friday until Sunday evening. This triannual feast has been organised since the early ages of humanity and the citizens of Infinitum have still honoured it as a reminder of their heritance, when man used to be an integrated part of nature. They honour it by reinstating that integration and putting themselves in the shoes of their forefathers. To successfully honour the tradition, one must go to pristine nature with only their clothes, without basic physiological means.

You would expect a country as far developed as advanced as Infinitum to embrace the new age of technology and inventions.

Priya: That is exactly why we hold the tradition so dear. It is important that we be reminded that technology and inventions should not be at the cost of nature and everything included in that nature. For our family, this tradition is the tap on our shoulder telling us we need to think about what we are doing beyond the interest of humanity.

‘WE HAVE COME TO A STATE OF MIND WHERE THE TRADITIONAL WORRIES OF A PERSON LIKE MONEY, EDUCATION, HAVING LESS OPPORTUNITIES AND OTHERS, HAVE DISAPPEARED.’

PRIYA MIZERNI

This was first a worldwide tradition but bit by bit it became an Infinitum only tradition. Is that a bad thing?

Eve: I do not think this should be considered an Infinitum tradition though. I do believe it is a tradition with phases. And now we are in a phase where it is being neglected by the majority of the world, but I am certain that will change for the better in due time.

Why do you think that is?

Priya: Well. To be honest I think it is because the citizens of Infinitum have become too privileged. We have come to a state of mind where the traditional worries of a person like money, education, having fewer opportunities and others, have disappeared and that has created space for bigger, more philosophical questions. Which is why we also recognise the need for nature’s day. At least that is what I think about it.

Sarah, you have been a bit quit on the past topics. What is your opinion on the tradition?

To be honest, I am not sure if I am able to keep the tradition going. For me, every three years is a bit much. You see, our families are going at it in a very conservative way. We do not bring anything at all. So next to setting up camp, we hunt, we purify our water with whatever means we have. It is just very demanding if you have been going at it all this time. I am turning 62 this year, and do not get me wrong. I am in great health and am quite able to keep up with the younger generations but mentally, it is not always as easy as it seems.

Image by Sarah Bufeulkai