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Remembering the fallen and those claimed by [[ | Remembering the fallen and those claimed by [[T%27rath|T'rath]] and the cycle is an important part of [[Jin]] culture. Therefore during a day each year, families gather, where possible, to paint an [[Epitaph of Remembrance]] on a prominent member to illustrate and retell 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. | 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. |
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