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(Created page with "The anchor point of all Bolian life ceremonies is the Ocean Day.{{SimRef | SIMLINK=https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-arrow/c/E0tsJIuvQNE/m/Fn-GiUIAAQAJ | CHARACTERS=Ensign Zenno | SIMTITLE=A Family Affair | SHIP=USS Arrow }} Some number of days after being born, Bolian babies are taken to the nearest body of water, traditionally at a high tide, and as part of a ceremony, their names are publicly announced for the first time and they are given their first swim....") |
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Upon the waters edge, the parents issue a welcome and an invited orator gives the lineage of the children. When arriving at the end, the orator asks for the names to be given and the parents respond. Some Bolians give their babies temporary names until the Ocean Day, while others use the names that the parents had already selected. However such names are never shared outside the immediate family until the Ocean Day ceremony. | Upon the waters edge, the parents issue a welcome and an invited orator gives the lineage of the children. When arriving at the end, the orator asks for the names to be given and the parents respond. Some Bolians give their babies temporary names until the Ocean Day, while others use the names that the parents had already selected. However such names are never shared outside the immediate family until the Ocean Day ceremony. | ||
After receiving their names, the babies are slowly introduced into the water and they take their first swim. It can be very brief, only a moment or two. If the weather is good and waters still, the babies can be let to frolic longer. Bolians are natural swimmers and take to the water easily and with safety. This introduction to the water is counted by Bolians as their moment of birth and their age calculations are taken from this time. | After receiving their names, the babies are slowly introduced into the water and they take their first swim. It can be very brief, only a moment or two. If the weather is good and waters still, the babies can be let to frolic longer. Bolians are natural swimmers and take to the water easily and with safety. This introduction to the water is counted by Bolians as their moment of birth and their [[Bolian Birthdays|age calculations]] are taken from this time. | ||
After the first swim, the family and friends are invited in for a communal swim and frolic as well. Food, drink, and singing commence thereafter until late in the day. Sundown would be the traditional end of the ceremony. | After the first swim, the family and friends are invited in for a communal swim and frolic as well. Food, drink, and singing commence thereafter until late in the day. Sundown would be the traditional end of the ceremony. | ||