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| == Traditions == | | == Traditions == |
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| (Lithmorran/Farin) - Celebration of the coming of age for females, the
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| ceremony which marks their passage from a child to a woman. Typically
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| given within two weeks of the girl's 16th birthday, it is only after
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| completion of this ceremony that the woman is considered eligible for
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| marriage. The En Passant is celebrated with a large party, including all
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| of the village inhabitants (or quarter, in cities), with the girl clad in
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| her brightest and best woolen clothes. All attendees of the revelry
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| traditionally present the new woman with a gift which will help her in her
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| future years, either domestically or financially. It is said that this
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| tradition actually began in Farin, and indeed is practiced there and in
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| many of the larger cities of other Duchies.
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| === Farin === | | === Farin === |
| (See En Passant) | | ''(See [[En Passant]])'' |
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| === The Charalin Plains === | | === The Charalin Plains === |
| *[[Naming Day]] | | *[[Naming Day]] |
| When Charalin youth reach the age of thirteen, they are turned out into
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| the wild with nothing more than a knife. They to survive on their own wits
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| for the entire span of Elliuh (approx. 31 days) to prove that they have
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| the survival skills necessary to be an adult on the Plains.
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| Until Elliueh becomes full, the Charali youth may not begin to track and
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| pursue their families. During this time, it is their task to clothe
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| themselves, creating weapons and gain some coup or honor in pursuit of
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| their name. As Elliueh begins to wax or wane, depending o when the cycle
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| started, the youth may begin to make their way through the wilds towards
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| their family. When they arrive, they are met with a greater celebration
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| than the day they entered the world. There is no birthday, but a naming
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| day, when the Boy or Girl gains their place in the tribe as an adult. By
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| gaining this, they are able to speak their opinion within their clan and be
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| counted among the warriors when battle is called.
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| As a rule, a Charalin's surname is often the name of their birth mother.
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| Their Charalin name, given to them on their Naming Day, is secondary to
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| their mother's. Charali will often have a Davite name given or taken by
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| them as well to make their passage through the Western territory easier.
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| When a Charalin introduces himself or herself to a westerner, they will
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| often say, "I am (order of birth)(son or daughter) of (mother), (Davist
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| name)." It is rare to divulge their true Charalin name to an outsider.
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| Sometimes the name given or taken by a Charali marks their place in
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| [[Category:Culture]] | | [[Category:Culture]] |
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There are three major fêtes in Urth, celebrated across all lands, as well as many which are endemic to a particular nation or region, and virtually unknown outside of that particular area, although a large number of these are also interrelated, if not exactly the same.
Major Festivals
- Spring Awakening (at the beginning of blooming season)
- Autumn's End (during the final reaping of the fields)
- Yule (in the middle of winter; a time meant to spread cheer and joy in the bleakness of the cold)
Other Holidays
Realm-wide
Kingdom-wide
Talfore
Lithmore
Tubor
The Charalin Plains
Traditions
Lithmore
Farin
(See En Passant)
The Charalin Plains