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'''Religion''' Many Jin of the Li'gon still worship the death god called T'rath, though their practices of worship would be considered very unorthodox to many traditional Jin. Still others do not believe in T'rath at all, or find more meaning in the mythological Jin figure Fereshteh, while some even embrace Belaul spiritual figures instead. The Li'gon is a place of many different religions, and curiosity and philosophical discussion of one's viewpoints is encouraged, while fanaticism and fundamentalism is not. Many services in the temple involve readings from a myriad of different religions, and the congregation is encouraged to interpret them in whatever way brings them fulfillment. | '''Religion''' Many Jin of the Li'gon still worship the death god called T'rath, though their practices of worship would be considered very unorthodox to many traditional Jin. Still others do not believe in T'rath at all, or find more meaning in the mythological Jin figure Fereshteh, while some even embrace Belaul spiritual figures instead. The Li'gon is a place of many different religions, and curiosity and philosophical discussion of one's viewpoints is encouraged, while fanaticism and fundamentalism is not. Many services in the temple involve readings from a myriad of different religions, and the congregation is encouraged to interpret them in whatever way brings them fulfillment. | ||
'''Food''' The people of the Li'gon attempt to accommodate all dietary preferences as best as they can with their limited food options, though vegans will have a hard time surviving without off world assistance. Life on the tundra can be very harsh, with most of the food being supplied by fisherpeople and hunter gatherers. The diet includes a lot of fish, as it is the most plentiful resource, as well as hocavi, pinniluna, stoat, frost salamander, b'goru, ta'anrou and the other creatures found in the tundra. Many fish and other creatures are traditionally eaten frozen, raw, or boiled, with very little mixture of ingredients and with very few spices added - it is not uncommon for the fisherpeople of the colony to eat some of their catch as they catch it, for sustenance and strength - and it is common for the colony to try to use every part of the animal if they can. Belaul spiritualism is big on animal spirits and even non-sentient creatures being highly important in the tapestry of life, which over time has spilled over heavily into the culture of the Jin of the Li'gon. | |||
This also means that to the Jin of the Li'gon, eating a sentient creature is not much different than eating a non-sentient, as both are considered equally important. This is not to say that the Jin routinely take part in cannibalism, nor would they ever murder each other for sustenance, but cannibalism in general is not as taboo on Paperweight as it might be elsewhere. Stuck in an emergency situation somewhere on the planet, with no other resources, it would be considered wasteful and disrespectful not to eat the dead, though such a thing would be considered an unusual funerary custom in times of excess. | |||
Most of the colony will eat only two large meals a day, lunch and dinner, but it is very common for the colonists to snack throughout the day, to keep up their strength. | |||
Throughout the day, Twice-Departed fisherpeople and hunters will place large slabs of meat, blubber, and other killed or prepared foods in the metal troughs in the communal kitchen. From here, anyone in the colony is able to take some. At these times, no one is obliged to join in the meal, but it is there for anyone who wants it, kept edible until it is gone by the technology in the troughs. Anything in excess is stored in deep freeze. | |||
The community is notable for their practice of food sharing, a form of food distribution where one or several people catch the food and share with the entire community. | |||
To the people of the Li'gon, foods as well as other objects associated with hunting, fishing, and gathering are more or less communal property, belonging not to individuals but to the community as large. Food is not meant to be saved for the family who has hunted, fished, gathered, or purchased it, but instead for anyone who is in need of it. In fact, the people of the Li'gon often consider asking for food to be poor manners, as the fact that it is communal is meant to be unspoken, and assuming otherwise can be taken as an offense, though they tend to be patient and kind with outsiders who make this mistake. | |||