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Nodding - Bolians nod to greet other people. 5 times is very impolite, 4 or 6 times is okay  when greeting foreigners, 3 or 7 are used to greet superiors or authorities (but also to show respect), 2 or 8 is a greeting for friends and colleagues as well as subordinates, 1 or 9 times is reserved for close friends. As you can imagine, the long-lasting greetings are used rarely; mostly at very, very formal occasions. Beloved ones like husband or wife or life-long friends are not greeted with a nodding but by some kind of body contact (some Bolian subcultures have adopted shaking hands or hugging each other from humans as their greetings; there are also other native Bolian greetings).

One-day-colour - So-called one-day-colour is basically a slimy gel that can be put at walls or ceilings. It's a material found on the beaches of Bolias and Bolion. Traditional one-day-colour provides a range of blue, turquoise and green tones. But artificial, new gels can also appear to be showing other colours. It gives the room a natural, cave-like looks because the walls aren't smooth any more. The different, shining colours are also a feature causing its popularity even among Non-Bolians although it's still more of an insider's tip. After one day the gel becomes dry and by slightly touching it, it will fall off from a wall or ceiling.

Painting - Painting was never considered a componment of art on Bolian worlds. Instead it was a main component of a party activity called Ajuilaya. Using brushes to get colour on Eilibioa (a Bolian version of paper) was considered as fun only until the Bolian were influenced by the Federation society. From the beginning of Terranisation on it became a discipline of Bolian arts, too. However, it still isn't considered art by all Bolian artists.