Fire Nation colonial village

The Fire Days Festival town is a minor Fire Nation colony located in the northwestern Earth Kingdom. Despite being a relatively small settlement, the town is a reknowned cultural center, hosting the infamous Fire Days Festival every year.

History
On their journey to the Northern Water Tribe, Team Avatar briefly visited this town during the winter of 100 ASC. In order to learn more about firebending and Fire Nation culture, they secretly participated in a nighttime festival, disguising themselves with dark clothing and masks. However, their cover was blown when Aang used airbending to protect Katara from an aggressive magic act, which he mistook as a firebending attack. They were forced to flee, and, with the help of Chey, were able to escape pursuit from a large battalion of armed guards. As they flew away on Appa, Team Avatar set off a few fireworks and lit a pillar on fire, which the festival crowd mistook as a decorative touch to mark a special event.

Shortly thereafter, Zhao came to the town in order to discuss the whereabouts of the Avatar. Local officers told him where he had gone and also informed him of the festival crime rates, which were below average.

Layout and description
The town is surrounded on all sides by hills and a large forest, through which a small river runs. Special boats are built for use in this river. A wooden wall separates the forest from the town, which is rectangular-shaped. The town is accessible via a single gate at the front entrance.

A place known for it's beautiful cultural events, the Fire Days Festival town is filled with grandiose and brilliantly extravagant architecture - arguably some of the best in the colonies. The town's landmark buildings are the three pagodas located at it's center. The central pagoda is the largest, while the two identical ones to it's sides are smaller. They are all three stories tall and have a yellow exterior with slanted black rooves. Other smaller but similarly-designed structures surround the pagodas. The structures are centered around a wide and spacious square, at which many of the town's paved stone streets culminate. Several facilities and shops are based in and around the square, making it a bustling commercial and social center.

Many fancy arches, lamps, and wooden houses are found elsewhere around the town. They are made to look aesthetically pleasing and are often heavily decorated. The houses have multiple windows. They have yellow sides and blue rooves covered with shingles. Each house has a single door that faces in the direction of the main road. Houses are surrounded on all other sides by dark, unpaved alleyways that have little to feature.

Fire Days Festival
The main cultural event of the town, the Fire Days Festival attracts firebenders from across all the colonies. The event brings Fire Nation culture to colonists that have been forced to leave their homeland. A common tradition is to wear masks at the festival, which can be bought for free at the town's many streetside stalls. Free food is also served, including Flaming Fire Flakes, which has been noted by Sokka as being extremely hot when first bought. People can parttake in numerous events and activities at the festival, such as puppetry, magic acts, and firework light shows. Performers are always welcome.

Many decorations are put up across the town for the festival, including a large red pillar that is placed in the center of town square. Guards serve duty during the festival to fight crime and ensure the safety of all civilians.