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Dragongirl
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hehe not bad.Maldur said:
Dragongirl
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Summer/Winter solstice (sp?) or are those your "mids"?Maldur said:
Celebration for some great battle won.
Christmas, no really. A similar holiday to christmas was used in many cultures, depicting some kind of guy that would "judge" children. Not all of them brought presents, some would come to town/village and take away the naughty children.
Some cultures have days celebrating the dead. Anything from bringing out the mummified remains of their ancestors to leaving offerings to their ancestors. I wrote up a death celebration, I could try to find it if you are interested.
Dragongirl
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Here is something I wrote up a few years ago, forgive the style and errors.
Cult of the Dead
Amongst the native Denniloi mummification of the dead is a common practice no matter what your station in life is. The dead are prepared in a sitting position with their knees pulled up to their chest and their arms around the legs. The bodies are then tightly wrapped in a death shroud, upon which is written prayers and a short history of the person and their ancestors. Placed over this is a death mask. Depending on the wealth of the individual and their family the materials used will vary. The poor often having shrouds made of wool with masks of clay, while the rich would use the finest linen and gold.
Those mummified are then put in the family crypt for five years. A family here is often a very extended family, sometimes encompassing several hundred individuals all descended from a common ancestor. This common ancestor is usually the founding patriarch or more rarely the matriarch of the family. As families grow or their conditions change a smaller part of it may break off under a new patriarch (or matriarch) and thus forming a new family. The patriarch has also been mummified and has a permanent place within the family crypt.
These mummified bodies serve as homes for the spirits of the dead while they undergo the judgment of the god Mot. When a family member dies and their body is placed in the crypt the family patriarch will escort the spirit to the realm of the dead. The patriarch will also help the newly dead spirit to go through the stages of the judgment and is generally their guide. This judgment will last for five years before Mot decides what is the fate of the dead person's spirit. Whatever this decision is, the spirit must be freed from the anchor of it's body, which brings us to the Day of Judgment or the Day of the Dead.
The Day of the Dead is a yearly day long festival celebrating the lives of those that have passed on. The families prepare feasts, often the rich will also throw great feasts for the poor. Dances and parties are common, as is the wearing of gaudy costumes and fake death masks. Offerings of food and sometimes money are made to the mummified bodies within the family crypt. At dusk a procession starts off from the crypt yard, moving it's way through town to the burial grounds. In this procession each of the families of the town or city will carry the mummy of their patriarch as well as the mummies of any of their dead that have died over 5 years ago if any. Those that have died long enough ago are buried in the cemetery and thus freeing their spirit to move on to whatever awaits it. The mummies of the patriarch are then returned to the crypts to continue their perpetual guardianship of their family.
Cult of the Dead
Amongst the native Denniloi mummification of the dead is a common practice no matter what your station in life is. The dead are prepared in a sitting position with their knees pulled up to their chest and their arms around the legs. The bodies are then tightly wrapped in a death shroud, upon which is written prayers and a short history of the person and their ancestors. Placed over this is a death mask. Depending on the wealth of the individual and their family the materials used will vary. The poor often having shrouds made of wool with masks of clay, while the rich would use the finest linen and gold.
Those mummified are then put in the family crypt for five years. A family here is often a very extended family, sometimes encompassing several hundred individuals all descended from a common ancestor. This common ancestor is usually the founding patriarch or more rarely the matriarch of the family. As families grow or their conditions change a smaller part of it may break off under a new patriarch (or matriarch) and thus forming a new family. The patriarch has also been mummified and has a permanent place within the family crypt.
These mummified bodies serve as homes for the spirits of the dead while they undergo the judgment of the god Mot. When a family member dies and their body is placed in the crypt the family patriarch will escort the spirit to the realm of the dead. The patriarch will also help the newly dead spirit to go through the stages of the judgment and is generally their guide. This judgment will last for five years before Mot decides what is the fate of the dead person's spirit. Whatever this decision is, the spirit must be freed from the anchor of it's body, which brings us to the Day of Judgment or the Day of the Dead.
The Day of the Dead is a yearly day long festival celebrating the lives of those that have passed on. The families prepare feasts, often the rich will also throw great feasts for the poor. Dances and parties are common, as is the wearing of gaudy costumes and fake death masks. Offerings of food and sometimes money are made to the mummified bodies within the family crypt. At dusk a procession starts off from the crypt yard, moving it's way through town to the burial grounds. In this procession each of the families of the town or city will carry the mummy of their patriarch as well as the mummies of any of their dead that have died over 5 years ago if any. Those that have died long enough ago are buried in the cemetery and thus freeing their spirit to move on to whatever awaits it. The mummies of the patriarch are then returned to the crypts to continue their perpetual guardianship of their family.
Maldur
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Wouldn't this be something like the spring festival?Ashwyn said:
Yes they are. half translated dutch, as I couldn't find the word "solstice" in my brainDragongirl said:
Yes I would! Sounds good!
I think I need something like 6-10 mayor holidays for my Xiatha calender, and day of the dead might be good.
Maybe some dragon related holiday?
Dragongirl
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Already posted, a couple above yours.Maldur said:
Dragongirl
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Dragon holiday? Hmmmm
What about in the distant past there was a town that was attacked by a dragon and the town won. Could have a celebration with a big cloth dragon supported on poles (imagine the chinese dragons in their parades) with ceremonial warriors attacking it. Could open up a general large faire or market.
What about in the distant past there was a town that was attacked by a dragon and the town won. Could have a celebration with a big cloth dragon supported on poles (imagine the chinese dragons in their parades) with ceremonial warriors attacking it. Could open up a general large faire or market.
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