Year after year, the awakening does take place at the Xeterra Temple. The same temple where lots of people in the Tuvalon Kingdom got to awaken their power elements, those that had the mana core in them.
As known, every child in the Tuvalon Kingdom was to go awaken when they had gotten to the age of 8 to see if they'll awaken an ability. But they wouldn't just go to the temple when they've gotten to the age of 8, they'll have to wait till it gets to the time set for the awakening.
So most kids that do engage in the awakening were already 8 years and some months old. And the awakening would take place under a month, so every kid in the Tuvalon Kingdom wouldn't get to awaken on the same day.
The date for the first awakening was already getting close, and many parents were getting anxious. You know, that same anxiety, would my child get to awaken an affinity?