Harvest Moon 64/Spring (Year 2)

Spring 1st

The first day of spring is the New Years' Festival, so most shops will be closed, and you will have trouble finding anyone aside from the cutscenes. Speaking of, from the first moment you walk out the door, you will be hit with an onslaught of cutscenes, depending on who you became friends with over the winter. If you gave Rick a rare metal, he will show up with a defective teleporter. If you won the horse race, the old couple will stop by to see him, among other visitors. For this first day, since most people have gone into hiding and the shops are closed, after your usual morning chores, go up to the village. There might be one of several cutscenes here, depending on who you are friends with, so just leave and come right back after each until they've run their course. One cutscene in particular that turns out to be helpful happens when you try to enter the flower shop if you're good friends with Gray. After the cutscene with Gray and Popuri, head to Green Ranch to see the next part of the story. From this point on, these flowers will respawn just like the ones in the mountain.

Head out into the mountain and let's see if you can remember the collecting route you used last spring. You will undoubtedly get hit with another set of cutscenes up here as well. Every time you encounter one, simply leave the way you came, then come back until the cutscenes have all played through. Gather herbs, chop stumps, but make sure to get to the town square before 5:00pm.

The New Years Festival is kind of fun in that the goal is to out-drink everyone. If you've been sneaking drinks from the vineyard wine cellar, this isn't much of a problem. Just go around talking to everyone and drinking until either everyone goes home or you must be carted away yourself. Happy New Year!