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** '''Betrothal''': Both sets of parents exchange family histories and Lomin's (family crest). They consult with an artist to combine the Lomins and give him permission to carve the new one. The parents of the couple work together to choose names for the expected children. The parents of the bride choose the first names while the parents of the groom choose the middle names. Between the Betrothal and the Union the couple must undergo a journey. The bride must travel to the island of Adatline and meditate facing the east. The groom meditates on Clessa facing west. They join together on Edela and meditate on Mt. Urys. | ** '''Betrothal''': Both sets of parents exchange family histories and Lomin's (family crest). They consult with an artist to combine the Lomins and give him permission to carve the new one. The parents of the couple work together to choose names for the expected children. The parents of the bride choose the first names while the parents of the groom choose the middle names. Between the Betrothal and the Union the couple must undergo a journey. The bride must travel to the island of Adatline and meditate facing the east. The groom meditates on Clessa facing west. They join together on Edela and meditate on Mt. Urys. | ||
** '''Union''': | ** '''Union''': The Naris is complete after the Union ceremony. All Union ceremonies are held on the island of Tanis. The ceremony is lavish and can take over five hours. During the Betrothal period the couple was required to write a Comic Opera about the history of both families. Friends of the families perform the opera. The elders of both families pretend they are offended by the comical depictions of them and throw vegetables to the couple who are in a booth of honor. The couple has time to change into formal attire and stand before a priest who performs the ceremony. After the vows have been recited in song the couple is stripped to the waist and a tattoo of the new Lomin is painted on their left shoulders. To complete the ceremony the couple hold onto each side of an Utra stone that contains three pieces of straw. The straw is a fertility symbol representing the three children they will be entrusted with. A large party follows lasting through out the night. | ||
==Technology== | ==Technology== | ||