Safekeep Day

Safekeep Day falls on 23 September and marks the closing of the doors of Zigsa’s Nest in 2112. This was a solemn moment in the history of the survivariums; it marked the giving up of hope for the Radical world, and a hunkering down to survive the last and worst stages of the Apocalypse. People cheered each other up by making and gifting safekeeps, handmade bracelets expressing good wishes. These were tiny symbolic objects or decorations on coloured threads that people tied around each other's wrists. The design of the safekeep embodied a particular good wish, such as a teddy bear meaning happy children, or a flute meaning music, a flower or a butterfly success with nature. Nowadays people give each other quirky feedbling. It is a day for celebrating friendship and love-ties with equals, and today it is the best loved private festival.