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* '''Proper Name''': Lavon | * '''Proper Name''': Lavon | ||
* '''Pronunciation''': | * '''Pronunciation''': | ||
* '''Diameter''': | * '''Diameter''': 12,772 km (7,936 miles) | ||
* '''Gravity''': 0.99 standard gravity with a density of 5.5 | * '''Gravity''': 0.99 standard gravity with a density of 5.5 | ||
* '''Axial Tilt''': 10.8%, with normal terran seasonal changes | * '''Axial Tilt''': 10.8%, with normal terran seasonal changes | ||
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==Customs== | ==Customs== | ||
There are many notable traditions that are shared by the people. Some examples include: | There are many notable traditions that are shared by the people. Some examples include: | ||
* Growth (both by year, and by specific achievement): Celebrations ranging from small family gatherings to planet wide holidays mark advances in age, or other type of growth. Often, the gaining of stones which are seen on their garments is associated with these celebrations. | |||
* Death: Due to the lack of land mass on the planet itself, recently deceased members of the population are placed on a ceremonially carved bed of rock. Family members and friends remain with the person over the course of one night, during which they do not eat and are only allowed to speak with the deceased. They often touch foreheads, hold hands, and caress the deceased, as if saying a long goodbye. Following the sunrise of the following day, the bodies are burned during a death ceremony. | |||
* Each summer, a huge festival is held in cities near the center of the continent. This festival correlates with the tropical rain season, and may have come from the need to avoid the dangerous storms that sometimes make landfall during this time of the year. | |||
==Technology== | ==Technology== | ||