A holiday held in Late Fall in the [Merrin Region](wiki:/cultures-locations-and-stories/yalhamir-republic/merrin-region), lasting approximately two weeks. Aptly named, the Readying is considered "the last push" in preparation before the winter months. While harvests have mostly been taken care of, the locals turn their focus to their homesteads and making them more hospitable (they will be spending a good amount of time inside soon, especially those living close to the mountains where the weather can be especially harsher). These are largely solitary endeavors, but many local governments of the region facilitate a pop-up tool and supply lending station. Those places that do not have an official station almost always have their own informal pile, usually placed near the town's center, where people leave out spare hammers, wrenches, extra cloth or blankets, etc. for their neighbors. In both cases, the system revolves on the mindset of "take one, leave one" where a household may take a needed packet of nails and leave a jar of rice in its place. After the Readying, any goods not taken are returned to their original owners.

The tradition of making "blizzard blankets" is believed to have started around the year 1487. According to legend, a young woman observed two beggar children mere days before the Readying and was struck with an overwhelming sadness in her heart upon seeing how thin and threadbare their winter jackets were. The young woman had an old blanket she didn't need, but looking over the material, she felt ashamed of it: surely the children deserved to have something better, something wonderful and whimsical, made just for them. So she proceeded to spend the next few days outfitting the cloth with intricate patterns, incorporating every color under the rainbow. Upon receiving the gift, the beggar children were delighted, and news of the warm, thoughtful gift spread throughout the village and, eventually, the entire Merrin Region.

Nowadays, locals make "blizzard blankets" to be both practical and beautiful. It is not uncommon to make one for those less fortunate, but they're also often made for someone one feels responsible for - in-laws work together to combine blankets and patterns from both houses to make a single comforter for newly wed couples, guardians take cloths from their childhood and repurpose them into something new for their children, and teachers have made small but detailed rags for dedicated students.