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[[Image:EarringLiNalas.jpg|right|thumb|''The Earring of [[MA:Li Nalas|Li Nalas]].'']] | [[Image:EarringLiNalas.jpg|right|thumb|''The Earring of [[MA:Li Nalas|Li Nalas]].'']] | ||
Bajoran earrings are an indication of their faith in the [[Aliens, Wormhole|Prophets]]. They also served other purposes, for example it has been assumed that they served to signify the D’jarra of the wearer. Many Bajorans have personalised their own earrings, indeed [[MA:Kira Nerys|Kira Nerys]] was able to identify the earring of [[MA:Li Nalas|Li Nalas]] after it was delivered to [[MA:Deep Space 9|Deep Space Nine]] by the [[MA:Boslic|Boslic]] freighter captain [[MA:Rionoj|Rionoj]] early in 2370. | Bajoran earrings (or [https://memory-beta.fandom.com/wiki/D%27ja_pagh d'ja pagh]) are an indication of their faith in the [[Aliens, Wormhole|Prophets]]. They also served other purposes, for example it has been assumed that they served to signify the D’jarra of the wearer. Many Bajorans have personalised their own earrings, indeed [[MA:Kira Nerys|Kira Nerys]] was able to identify the earring of [[MA:Li Nalas|Li Nalas]] after it was delivered to [[MA:Deep Space 9|Deep Space Nine]] by the [[MA:Boslic|Boslic]] freighter captain [[MA:Rionoj|Rionoj]] early in 2370. | ||
===D’jarras=== | ===D’jarras=== | ||
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===Folk Lore=== | ===Folk Lore=== | ||
Bajorans have a strong tradition of folklore and oral storytelling. Storytellers and writers, like other artists, are held in high regard. | |||
====The Three Brothers==== | |||
An old Bajoran story spoke of three brothers who were kava farmers. One day, they found a giant kava root in their field and decided to sell it in [[MA:Jo'Kala|Jo'Kala]]. They then argued over how to divide the proceeds, and ultimately decided to give the money away and return to the farm where they belonged. | |||
====Bintor Zavin==== | |||
A popular fable on Bajor is the ancient tale of ''Bintor Zavin''. Bintor was a fisherman who saw a giant b'ath rayl, a ray type creature, in the water and thought it was a sea monster come to devour the world. He proceeded to sell all of his possessions and went far and wide telling all who would listen it was the end of the world, hoping to stay ahead of the sea monster. He died outside of Hathon, broke, old, sick, and within sight of several b'ath rayl hanging in the marketplace, for sale, as food. Bintor's tale is told as an object lesson not to jump conclusions or act without all the necessary information.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/sb118-embassy/TauOLUPOP18/G9vwJUhyBgAJ ''"Contact"''], Cmdr Oddas, [[Embassy of Duronis II]], SD 239507.13</ref> | A popular fable on Bajor is the ancient tale of ''Bintor Zavin''. Bintor was a fisherman who saw a giant b'ath rayl, a ray type creature, in the water and thought it was a sea monster come to devour the world. He proceeded to sell all of his possessions and went far and wide telling all who would listen it was the end of the world, hoping to stay ahead of the sea monster. He died outside of Hathon, broke, old, sick, and within sight of several b'ath rayl hanging in the marketplace, for sale, as food. Bintor's tale is told as an object lesson not to jump conclusions or act without all the necessary information.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/sb118-embassy/TauOLUPOP18/G9vwJUhyBgAJ ''"Contact"''], Cmdr Oddas, [[Embassy of Duronis II]], SD 239507.13</ref> | ||
====The Girl Who Would Sail The Stars==== | |||
This story tells of a girl who dreamed of sailing the stars. Her name doesn’t matter, as it changes depending on where the tale is told (though just as often she took on the name of the daughter listening to the story). She was simply the girl who would sail the stars, harnessing the power of B'hava'el to travel to strange new worlds, worlds that changed as often as the girl’s name. The romanticized version of the story ends there, the version parents told children who needed more hope. | |||
The older, truer version, the one told to all children who perhaps harbored a little too much hope, continued. The girl flew and flew, soaring on solar winds past red planets and orange, purple planets and white, until she came to a beautiful, lush world. Its people were kind (or wary, or bitter, depending on the lesson the story needed to impart). They, too, dreamed of the stars (or so the girl believed) and she hoped to help them reach the stars they sought by returning with another lightship. But when she returned, it was like the planet had never existed. This version was told to help children understand theory of mind.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-gorkon/c/fR7CmAWuxxA/m/3Ll-JPZRBQAJ ''"The Girl Who Would Sail The Stars"''], Lt. Tahna Meru, [[USS Gorkon]], SD 239909.24</ref> | |||
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==Customs== | ==Customs== | ||
===Ih'tanu=== | |||
The [[MA:Ih'tanu|ih'tanu]] is a coming-of-age ceremony that takes place when a Bajoran turns 14. Individual ceremonies vary across Bajor and even within individual families, but generally, a Bajoran will recieve their d'ja pagh and a blessing from a religious official during the ceremony.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-gorkon/c/kPwTQEJTN0Q/m/HTFXSgm9AQAJ ''"Thirty-Four"''], PNPC Tahna Yavarel, [[USS Gorkon]], SD 239904.22</ref> | |||
===Death=== | |||
The Bajorans are less concerned with interring the remains of the deceased than they are with guiding their pagh into the afterlife. A Bajoran death chant can last up to two hours to allow for the recitation of the sacred text. In addition a [[MA:Duranja|duranja]], or funerial candle, can be lit to act as a memorial for a loved one or friend. | The Bajorans are less concerned with interring the remains of the deceased than they are with guiding their pagh into the afterlife. A Bajoran death chant can last up to two hours to allow for the recitation of the sacred text. In addition a [[MA:Duranja|duranja]], or funerial candle, can be lit to act as a memorial for a loved one or friend. | ||