But your feast isn't all hung up on couples activities, I'm presuming. [He's just saying, this place is really trying to hammer a theme home here. He has to wonder if there's a bit of an ulterior motive in encouraging population growth.]

Do you think it's based on the seasons? I gather we're drawing close to the vernal equinox here, which seems like an idea time for a festival of renewal and forging of bonds. Of... all sorts, I suppose.