Birthdays, Likes and Hates - Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley Gift Guide
One of the most important things you need to do in Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley is building friendships with other people in the game.
By increasing your friendships with the villagers, you'll unlock random events or heart events with marriage candidates. Ultimately, this will pave the way for saving the town from the threat posed by the Funland company.
Like most games in the Harvest Moon series, increasing the friendship points (FP) of villagers in Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley involves simple actions such as interacting, greeting, and giving gifts daily.
To boost friendships quickly, consider giving villagers their favorite gifts, especially on birthdays. This can significantly increase their friendship points in a short amount of time.
Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley Characters: Birthdays, Likes and Dislikes
I've sorted these lists chronologically by date from the beginning of Spring to the end of Winter. This way, you won't need to scroll up and down or jump around to find what you need.
List of Villagers Whose Birthdays Are in the Spring
Renton
Birthday: Spring 1
Loves: Golden Milk, Golden Egg
Dislikes: Bugs, Grass, Scrap Metal
Alice
Birthday: Spring 5
Loves: Jewels, Accessories, Gemstones, Precious Ore
Dislikes: Grass, Bad Cooking
Ronald
Birthday: Spring 11
Loves: Cake, Dairy, Vegetables, Egg Cooking, Seafood, Wine
Dislikes: Grass, Diets
Parsley
Birthday: Spring 16
Loves: Moondrop Herbs
Likes: Plants, Herb Tea
Dislikes: Bad Cooking, Grass, Winter/Cold
Lyla
Birthday: Spring 27
Loves: Blueberries, Full Moon Berry, Pink Cat Mint, Dogs
Dislikes: Grass, Bad Cooking
List of Villagers Whose Birthdays Are in the Summer
Bob
Birthday: Summer 1
Loves: Cake, Dessert, Golden Egg, Gold Milk, Honey, and other Sweet Items
Dislikes: Grass, Bad Cooking
Gwen
Birthday: Summer 8
Loves: Cranberry, Full Moon Berry, Golden Milk, Wild Mint
Likes: Fruit, Pets
Dislikes: Fodder, Grass, Pink Cat Flowers
Joe
Birthday: Summer 10
Loves: Lumber, Seafood
Dislikes: Grass, Yogurt
Rudolph
Birthday: Summer 14
Likes/Loves: Fossils, Precious Ore
Dislikes: Bugs, Grass, Cheap Ores, Scrap Metal
Zann
Birthday: Summer 15
Likes: Failed Dishes, Fodder, Grass, Scrap Metal, Weeds
Dislikes: Greedy Folk
Related reading: How to Meet Zann and Order Him to Make Accessories
Wallace
Birthday: Summer 21
Loves: Dairy Products, Vegetables/Egg Cooking, Seafood
Dislikes: Grass, Bugs
Chester
Birthday: Summer 24
Loves: Jewelry Accessories, Precious Ore
Dislikes: Scrap Metal
List of Villagers Whose Birthdays Are in the Fall
Louis
Birthday: Fall 2
Loves: Egg Cooking, Golden Egg, Precious Ore
Dislikes: Grass, Bad Cooking
Aurelia
Birthday: Fall 5
Loves: Lumber
Dislikes: Bugs, Fodder, Grass, Scrap Metal
Tim
Birthday: Fall 12
Loves: Bugs, Cake, Cheese, Eggs
Dislikes: Grass, Spicy Food
Gina
Birthday: Fall 20
Loves: Golden Egg, Golden Milk, Full Moon Berry, Large Fish, Stardust Flower, Full Moon Berry
Dislikes: Grass
Katie
Birthday: Fall 29
Loves: Cheese, Full Moon Berry, Mistbloom Flowers
Dislikes: Grass
List of Villagers Whose Birthdays Are in the Winter
Woody
Birthday: Winter 2
Loves: Golden Egg, Lumber, Precious Ore
Dislikes: Bugs, Bad Cooking, Grass, Potato
Dia
Birthday: Winter 9
Loves: Blueberry, Frost Pansy, Full Moon Berry
Dislikes: Grass, Bad Cooking, Storms
Kurt
Birthday: Winter 10
Loves: Tomatoes
Dislikes: Bad Cooking, Grass
Charles
Birthday: Winter 23
Likes: Dairy Cooking, Dessert, Flowers, Gemstones, Ore, Precious Ore, Red Herbs, Seafood, Vegetable Cooking, Fluffy Bread
Dislikes: Grass, Bad Cooking
Martha
Birthday: Winter 25
Loves: Cooked Dishes, Eggs, Milk, Fine Cheese
Dislikes: Bugs, Grass
Special Characters with Unknown Birthdays
Harvest Goddess
Loves: Fruit, Vegetables
Dislikes: When you make a wish on rainy days
Nic (The Blue Sprite)
Loves: Mushrooms
Dislikes: Dangerous Food
Nak (The Red Sprite)
Loves: Mushrooms
Dislikes: Dangerous, Animals
Flak (The Yellow Sprite)
Loves: Mushrooms
Dislikes: Being Hungry, Waking Up
Ponta
Loves: Fish, Seafood
Dislikes: Grass, Scrap Metal
If you've met and acquainted yourself with villagers in Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley, you can obtain information about their likes and dislikes. Additionally, you can access this information through the "Character Profiles" menu.
If your birthday is the same as one of the villagers, then they will change their birthday. So, you should choose an empty date.
You can intentionally give disliked gifts daily to decrease friendships with villagers or make them dislike you. This may be necessary to trigger Rival Events in the 4th year.
That concludes the list of birthdays and villagers' favorite gifts in Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley. If you have any questions, feel free to ask through our social media. Thank you for reading this guide!
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