The Sims 4: Seasons

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The Sims 4: Seasons adds weather cycles in the worlds to match their climates, temperaments, and official holidays to the Sim Calendar. Holidays automatically happen during one of the four seasons with the Expansion pack.

Each pre-made holiday falls within one of the seasons by default, or players can customize what holidays occur and when they happen each in-game year. Enjoying holiday festivities results in Sims earning satisfaction points and happy moodlets. Additionally, players can enjoy telling even more unique stories. Here's a complete guide on how holidays work in The Sims 4: Seasons.

What Are Holidays in The Sims 4

Many holidays in The Sims 4 are based on real-life holidays like Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Year's, and much more. Four pre-made holidays exist, but players can customize them. They can also add their own holidays or delete holidays from the calendar if they don't want their Sims to acknowledge them.

Holidays begin at 6 AM on their designated day and end at 2 AM the following night. Similar to goaled events, there will be a set of activities called traditions that players must have their Sims complete to celebrate the holiday successfully. If they don't do all the traditions, their Sims will be sad once the holiday ends.

Pre-Made Holidays

There are four pre-made holidays: one in the fall, two in the winter, and one in the spring. They are modeled after popular holidays celebrated all over the world. They have traditions already assigned to them, but players have complete control over them and can tweak or delete them as they please.

See below for a list of the pre-made holidays in The Sims 4: Seasons:

Holiday	Season	Default Traditions
Harvestfest	Fall	Decorate Holiday Gnomes Grand Meal Thankful Spirit
Winterfest	Winter	Decorate Festive Spirit Open Presents Grand Meal Father Winter
New Year's Eve	Winter	Decorate Party Spirit Make Resolutions Countdown to Midnight
Love Day	Spring	Romantic Spirit Give Flowers Go on a Date

Surprise Holidays

There are also surprise holidays that are not marked on the calendar year-round and occur randomly through the different seasons. They usually have only one main tradition, making them easier to complete. While players can't schedule surprise holidays ahead, they will see them on the calendar a few days before they begin.

Sims may also ignore surprise holidays depending on their age or certain traits. For example, Sims who are Hot-Headed will ignore Prank Day due to disliking mischief, and Toddlers will ignore the TV Season Premiere because they are too young.

See below for a list of surprise holidays:

Icon	Holiday	Traditions
	Neighborhood Brawl	Fighting
	New Skill Day	Improve one Skill
	Night on the Town	Free Food and Drinks at Commercial Venues
	Prank Day	Mischief Spirit
	Rebate Day	Purchase an object worth at least 500 Simoleons
	Talk Like a Pirate Day	Talk like a pirate with temporary social interactions
	The Lottery	Purchase a lottery ticket using a phone or computer
	TV Season Premiere	Watch the TV Season Premiere on any TV

Custom Holidays

Sims can also add custom holidays to their calendars and edit the pre-made ones by naming them, choosing an icon, and adding traditions. Additionally, players who turn their lifespan settings to long will have more time to play around with potential holidays during their respective seasons.

Holidays will also be assigned a decoration theme that dictates what kind of decorations Sims will have access to in the Attic Shack Decoration Box in Build/Buy. The themes include the following:

Love Day
Harvestfest
New Year's Eve
Spring
Spooky
Winterfest

These themes allow players to add even more holidays, like using a Spooky theme for Halloween or a Spring theme for Easter. Sims can also decide if they want the holiday to be a day off from work or school. Decoration themes combined with holiday traditions can create unique and fleshed-out holidays for Sims to enjoy with their friends and families.

Celebrating Holidays in The Sims 4

Holiday Traditions are specific activities that Sims must complete to experience a holiday successfully. Every holiday can have a max of five traditions or none at all. Players must ensure that all the traditions are done within the holiday timeframe, as they can't be extended. However, players can end a holiday early at any point whether they've done the traditions or not. Just like surprise holidays, some Sims will ignore specific traditions.

See below for a list of the holiday traditions:

Holiday Traditions

Icon	Tradition	Description
	Air Grievances	Sims must use Mean social interactions on other Sims.
	Appreciate an Object	Sims must click on objects and use the "Appreciate" interaction
	Art & Music	Sims must do creative activities like painting, dancing, playing an instrument, etc.
	Attend Holiday Ceremony	Sims can use a phone to travel to a holiday ceremony
	Baking	Sims must bake using a stove
	Bar-B-Que	Sims must cook using a grill
	Cleaning	Sims must clean up their household by picking up trash, washing dishes, and mopping puddles
	Countdown to Midnight	Sims must Watch The Countdown to Midnight on a TV after 11:00 PM
	Decorate	Sims can place decorations from Build/Buy mode or use the Attic Stack Decoration Box to put up exterior decorations to fit the holiday theme
	Drinking	Sims must drink from a Bar, Drink Stand, or Fridge
	Egg Hunt	Sims must search objects in the world by using the "Hunt for Egg" interaction on them
	Exercise	Sims must perform workout activities
	Fasting	Sims must not eat food for six hours
	Father Winter	Sims must meet Father Winter when he visits and can ask for a present. If there is a Holiday Tree, he will autonomously place presents underneath.
	Festive Lighting	Sims must use a Holiday Tree, Menorah, or Kanara and select Light Candle.
	Festive Spirit	Sims must do activities such as lighting the holiday tree, asking sims if they are good or bad, and belly laughing.
	Fighting	Sims must fight other Sims
	Fire	Sims must interact with fire by lighting a bonfire, campfire, fireplace, or leaf pile and then interact with it.
	Fireworks	Sims must buy fireworks from San Myshuno festival stalls and light them. Only available with The Sims 4: City Living*
	Flower Bunny	Sims must use friendly interactions with the Flower Bunny when he comes to visit.
	Games	Sims must play video games, board games, or chess
	Gardening	Sims must use gardening interactions on their plants
	Give Flowers	Sims must gift another Sim any flower
	Give Gifts	Sims must gift another Sim any object from their inventory. They can use a computer to order presents.
	Go on a Date	Sims must take another Sim on a date
	Go on a Vacation or Travel	Sims must visit a commercial venue or use the "Take a Vacation" interaction on their phone.
	Grand Meal	Sims must use a fridge or stove and select "Gook a Grand Meal," and then call other Sims to the meal when it's done and have them eat it
	Holiday Gnomes	Sims must interact with Gnomes as they randomly appear on their lot. They must give them a gift to appease them, but it can result in angering them. Angry gnomes have a tendency to break things.
	Invite Guests	Sims must invite at least 2 sims to hang out and socialize with them
	Light Kinara	Sims must light a Kinara
	Light Menorah	Sims must light a Menorah
	Make Resolution	Sims must choose a resolution and complete it in seven days.
	Mischief Spirit	Sims must perform mischievous social interactions
	Open Presents	Sims must open a present from a gift pile
	Party Spirit	Sims must dance, drink, sing, flirt, joke, or play instruments
	Polar Bear Plunge	Sims must swim outside while it's cold
	Remembrance	Sims must interact with a urn or gravestone. They can also interact with a ghost
	Romantic Spirit	Sims must use romantic social interactions
	Spooky Spirit	Sims must interact with occult Sims, carve pumpkins, or play spooky music on a pipe organ
	Sports TV	Sims must watch sports on a TV
	Streaking	Sims must go streaking
	Tell Stories	Sims must tell stories around a campfire or read books to Toddlers
	Thankful Spirit	Sims must use the "Be Thankful" interaction with another Sim
	Trick or Treat	Sims must use the "Trick or Treat" interaction with visiting children
	Watch Romantic TV	Sims must watch the romance channel on a TV
	Water Fun	Sims must interact with a pool, kiddie pool, sprinkler, or water ballon bucket
	Wear Costumes	Sims must wear a costume. There is a set list of costumes to choose from