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| title = The Garden Awakens 
| image = 1.21.4_banner.jpg
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| date = December 3, 2024
| prevparent = [[Tricky Trials]]
| prev = [[Bundles of Bravery]]
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* [[Java Edition 1.21.4]]
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'''The Garden Awakens''' is a [[game drop]] released at 16:00 UTC on December 3, 2024. It adds a new biome, the [[pale garden]]s, a mob called the [[creaking]], and other related blocks. It was announced at [[Minecraft Live 2024]].

In an official and publicly shared survey about Minecraft Live<ref>{{cite|url=https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8003210/Minecraft-Live-Survey-2024|title=Minecraft Live Survey 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Tweet|Minecraft|1840816372349353985|Got thoughts on #MinecraftLIVE? We want to know! Take the survey now and let us know what you think: https://aka.ms/MCL24Survey|September 30, 2024}}</ref> and in file names on minecraft.net,<ref>{{mcnet|test-eyeblossom-and-resin|Test eyeblossom and resin|October 23, 2024|Sophie Austin}}</ref><ref>https://www.minecraft.net/content/dam/minecraftnet/games/minecraft/screenshots/mcv_holiday_eyeblossom-resin_testing_header_1280x768.jpg</ref> the drop was referred to as the "Vanilla Holiday Update". During development, it was referred to as the "Winter Drop". The final name and release date of the update were revealed on November 27, 2024.<ref>{{mcnet|the-garden-awakens-drop-date|The Garden Awakens drop date|November 27, 2024|Sophie Austin}}</ref>

== Notable features ==
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; New [[block]]s
* {{animate|Creaking_Heart.png;Active_Creaking_Heart_JE1_BE1.png|32px}} [[Creaking Heart]]
** Can be found activated in the [[pale garden]] biome.
** Can be mined and relocated with a [[Silk Touch]] tool.
** Can also be crafted using two [[pale oak log]]s and a [[block of resin]].
** Only activates when placed between two Pale Oak logs in the same orientation and can't be deactivated unless the block is broken.
** Spawns creakings at night when activated and links itself to them.
* New pale oak wood set:
** [[File:Pale Oak Log.png|32px]] [[Pale Oak Log]]
** [[File:Stripped Pale Oak Log.png|32px]] [[Stripped Pale Oak Log]]
** [[File:Pale Oak Wood.png|32px]] [[Pale Oak Wood]]
** [[File:Stripped Pale Oak Wood.png|32px]] [[Stripped Pale Oak Wood]]
** [[File:Pale Oak Planks.png|32px]] [[Pale Oak Planks]]
** [[File:Pale Oak Stairs.png|32px]] [[Pale Oak Stairs]]
** [[File:Pale Oak Slab.png|32px]] [[Pale Oak Slab]]
** [[File:Pale Oak Sign.png|32px]] [[Pale Oak Sign]]
** [[File:Pale Oak Hanging Sign.png|32px]] [[Pale Oak Hanging Sign]]
** [[File:Pale Oak Button.png|32px]] [[Pale Oak Button]]
** [[File:Pale Oak Pressure Plate.png|32px]] [[Pale Oak Pressure Plate]]
** [[File:Pale Oak Door.png|32px]] [[Pale Oak Door]]
** [[File:Pale Oak Fence.png|32px]] [[Pale Oak Fence]]
** [[File:Pale Oak Fence Gate.png|32px]] [[Pale Oak Fence Gate]]
** [[File:Pale Oak Trapdoor.png|32px]] [[Pale Oak Trapdoor]]
* New foliage and vegetation blocks:
** [[File:Pale Hanging Moss.png|32px]] [[Pale Hanging Moss]]
** [[File:Pale Moss Block.png|32px]] [[Pale Moss Block]]
** [[File:Pale Moss Carpet.png|32px]] [[Pale Moss Carpet]]
** [[File:Pale Oak Leaves.png|32px]] [[Pale Oak Leaves]]
** [[File:Pale Oak Sapling.png|32px]] [[Pale Oak Sapling]]
** {{Animate|Closed Eyeblossom JE1 BE1.png; Open Eyeblossom JE1 BE1.png|32px}} [[Eyeblossom]]
*Resin family blocks:
**[[File:Resin Clump (item).png|32px]] [[Resin Clump]]
**[[File:Block of Resin.png|32px]] [[Block of Resin]]
**[[File:Resin Bricks.png|32px]] [[Resin Bricks]]
**[[File:Chiseled Resin Bricks.png|32px]] [[Chiseled Resin Bricks]]
**[[File:Resin Brick Slab.png|32px]] [[Resin Brick Slab]]
**[[File:Resin Brick Stairs.png|32px]] [[Resin Brick Stairs]]
**[[File:Resin Brick Wall.png|32px]] [[Resin Brick Wall]]

; New [[item]]s
*[[File:Resin Brick.png|32px]] [[Resin Brick]]
** Can also be used to trim armor. 
* [[Spawn egg]]s:
** [[File:Creaking Spawn Egg.png|32px]] [[Creaking Spawn Egg]]

; New [[mob]]
* [[File:Creaking JE1.png|x32px]] [[Creaking]]
** Spawned by active creaking hearts during the night or thunderstorms.
** Only moves when a player is looking away from it.
** Can only be killed by destroying its respective creaking heart. Can be damaged if spawned via the spawn egg or the {{cmd|summon}} command.
** Emits particles that lead to its creaking heart when hit.

; New non-mob [[entities]]
* [[File:Pale Oak Boat.png|32px]] [[Pale Oak Boat]]
* [[File:Pale Oak Boat with Chest.png|32px]] [[Pale Oak Boat with Chest]]

; New [[biome]]
* {{BiomeLink|Pale Garden}}
** Generates with [[pale oak]] trees, [[pale moss block]]s, [[pale moss carpet]]s, [[pale hanging moss]], and [[eyeblossom]]s.

; New generated [[feature]]s
* [[File:Pale Oak Tree.png|32px]] [[Pale oak]]
* [[File:Pale_moss_patch.png|32px]] [[Pale moss patch]]

== Promotions ==
[[File:Beyond the Pale Garden key art.jpg|thumb|Key art for the event.]]
{{Main|Beyond the Pale Garden}}
To promote the release of the drop, an advertising campaign would run from December 4 to December 10, featuring many products with ties to the pale garden, such as add-ons and community incentives.

== Videos ==
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== Gallery ==

=== Official artwork ===
<gallery>
File:The Garden Awakens Key Art.png|Key art.
File:The Garden Awakens Secondary Key Art.jpg|Cropped format.
File:The Garden Awakens Tertiary Key Art.jpg|Alternate version of the primary one.
File:Creaking Artwork.png|Creaking from key art.
File:The Garden Awakens Key Art No Creaking.jpg|Key art without creaking.
File:The Garden Awakens Pre-Release Key Art.jpg|Pre-release key art.
File:The Garden Awakens Pre-Release Secondary Key Art.jpg|Square format.
File:The Garden Awakens Pre-Release Tertiary Key Art.jpg|Same as the first, but without the release date and slightly more zoomed out.
File:The Garden Awakens EP cover.jpg|The Garden Awakens official soundtrack cover.
</gallery>

=== Development images ===
<gallery>
File:Venture into the pale garden 3.jpg|Picture of a pale garden at night.
File:Pale Moss and Pale Hanging Moss.jpg|Pale garden and pale moss.
File:Pale Garden with a Creaking.webp|Pale garden and creaking.
File:An overhead view of the pale garden.jpeg|Overhead view of a pale garden.
File:Creaking in pale garden at night.jpg|Creaking in pale garden.
File:Minecraft Live 2024 Creaking showcase 3.jpeg|Creaking on top of a pale oak tree.
File:Creaking Heart and Creaking.jpg|Mini-game setup with creaking and pale oak house.
File:Pale garden.png|alt=Pale garden at day|Falling leaves in a pale garden.
</gallery>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.minecraft.net/updates/the-garden-awakens Play The Garden Awakens: The New Holiday Game Drop] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20241203182220/https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/updates/the-garden-awakens Archive])

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