Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4830106-20151026041312/@comment-165.234.190.26-20151026045845

I'm pretty certain the WoR spells it out rather plainly how it came about. It doesn't suggest anything of the sort that the festival is a result of continuing traditions. In fact the WoR suggests the exact opposite. It was created to replace the constant bloodshed of the skirmishes across the kingdoms.