Epitaph of Remembrance

The Epitaph of Remembrance is a traditional Jin body painting practice observed during the Day of Anamnesis.

Remembering the fallen and those claimed by T’rath and the cycle is an important part of Jin culture. Therefore during a day each year, families gather, where possible, to paint on a prominent member the stories of the most honorable of their line. Often starting the day with a family Bread Ritual and the sharing of bolko.

Traditionally done with images rather than words, the material varies but is often a single color. Longer epitaphs may completely cover the subject. Once covered in the story of their family they parade around the ark in absolute silence. The silence is broken, should someone ask of the story painted thereon, in which the subject will retell the story of their death before continuing.