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==Religion== | ==Religion== | ||
=== God === | |||
Though they are space-faring today, the Edo are protected by a trans-dimensional super-entity in orbit around their planet, which they worship as God. The Edo God has an appearance of a space station or similar structure and is normally invisible or transparent even to ship sensors. The Edo God considers the Edo to be their children and has been hostile to potential threats to the Edo.<ref name="Edo God">[https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Edo_God Edo God], Memory Alpha</ref> | Though they are space-faring today, the Edo are protected by a trans-dimensional super-entity in orbit around their planet, which they worship as God. The Edo God has an appearance of a space station or similar structure and is normally invisible or transparent even to ship sensors. The Edo God considers the Edo to be their children and has been hostile to potential threats to the Edo.<ref name="Edo God">[https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Edo_God Edo God], Memory Alpha</ref> | ||
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The Edo would occasionally pray to their God. They might continue to do so outside the vicinity of their homeworld, although they also believe the Edo God might not be able to hear them that far.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-excalibur/c/Mlqz2WnxO9o/ If there's no sound in space, can god hear our prayers?], Ens Jovenan, {{USS|Excalibur|A}}, 239912.11</ref> | The Edo would occasionally pray to their God. They might continue to do so outside the vicinity of their homeworld, although they also believe the Edo God might not be able to hear them that far.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-excalibur/c/Mlqz2WnxO9o/ If there's no sound in space, can god hear our prayers?], Ens Jovenan, {{USS|Excalibur|A}}, 239912.11</ref> | ||
=== Rites === | |||
Funerals typically take place in nature near the community home. The exact rite is not standardised, but each community may choose the course of the ritual. The focus is typically not in the burial or religious or spiritual aspects of the ritual, but rather the commemorating the dead individual and their role in the community. However, due to the beliefs held by some Edo concerning the spirits of the dead, some funerals, particularly those of criminals and victims of crimes might involve addressing the supposed spirit of the deceased. The monuments are typically meant to be only temporary, lasting less than a decade.<ref name="A bond from another universe" /> | |||
==Mythology== | ==Mythology== | ||
Some Edo believe in spirits, and the there are several myths concerning the spirits of the dead.<ref>[https://sims.starbase118.net/single/Independence/-1153851540000vbzyi Zombies!], Lt Sidney Riley, {{USS|Independence}}, 238307.25</ref> They are at least aware of the concept of the living dead.<ref>[https://sims.starbase118.net/single/Independence/-11657858400006jo8e It Wasn't Pleasant...], Ens Alashia Edar, {{USS|Independence}}, 238312.10</ref> | Some Edo believe in spirits, and the there are several myths concerning the spirits of the dead.<ref>[https://sims.starbase118.net/single/Independence/-1153851540000vbzyi Zombies!], Lt Sidney Riley, {{USS|Independence}}, 238307.25</ref> Due to the entity which they worship as God being a physical being while the spirits are not, the Edo separate “religion” and “spirituality”. Even though an Edo might be a follower of their God, they might not necessarily believe in spirits.<ref name="In the deep end">[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/TNyx0Zlc88o/ In the deep end], LtJG Jovenan, {{USS|Artemis|A}}, 240012.09</ref> | ||
It is generally believed that the spirit of a dead person will eventually fade into the nature and continue strengthening the community that way. Before fading in, the spirits are believed to habitate and possibly interact with the material world. Some spirits, most notably those of criminals and the victims of crimes, might became confused or aggressive, possibly causing harm and being unable to continue to fade in. As such, funeral rites for these individuals might involve attempts to calm down the spirits and convince them to carry on.<ref name="A bond from another universe">[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/MSrRPkWY_qI A bond from another universe], Lt Vitor Silveira & LtJG Jovenan, {{USS|Artemis|A}}, 240012.20</ref><ref name="In the deep end" /> | |||
They are at least aware of the concept of the living dead.<ref>[https://sims.starbase118.net/single/Independence/-11657858400006jo8e It Wasn't Pleasant...], Ens Alashia Edar, {{USS|Independence}}, 238312.10</ref> | |||
==Society== | ==Society== | ||