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===Holidays===

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Holidays in the Inquisition are a fairly recent trend, having become a commonplace in most citizens' lives only in the last sixty years.

Pupils and students of any school often go to summer camps (''hīliveyadha'', pl. ''-ai'') during the holidays; popular places are the southeastern islands, many coastal areas in the southern rainforest, and hills and mountains along the Camipāṇḍa range, the gigantic mountain range north of the Lāmiejāya plain. Most accomodation structures for summer camps are of standardized form in the whole country, usually five- or six-storied buildings capable of hosting usually more than 200 people (usually there are three or four groups of pupils at a time) in large rooms with either bunk beds or lots of hammocks, two common bathrooms (usually on the first and fourth or on ground and third floor) and a common canteen at ground floor. Most of such camps focus on sporting or artistic activities, but there are also excursions and activities aimed at survivalism.<br/>As an alternative to summer camps, some students choose to spend their summer holidays in a monastery, often practising martial arts and enhancing their religious knowledge.

Despite the Inquisition having the longest hot- or warm-weather coastline on Calémere and beaches being a very common geographical feature, both on the tropical seas and on the countless lakes and rivers, beach tourism is not a common phenomenon, even if it has been spreading due to Western influence mediated through Skyrdegan culture. In most cases, beach hotels host vacation camps of sports or gymnastics, with the beach being only an added feature, even if ''yalkhaitah'' ("beach ball"), one of the most popular sports in the Inquisition, was invented by coastal communities and is played on beaches only (or at least on sandy terrains). Conversely, urban and suburban beaches (often lake- or river beaches) are very commonly part of parks and many people like to take a walk there in the evenings after work.

Geothermal springs and their associated thermal facilities (''raisa'' is the term for such a place in Chlouvānem) are among the most visited places; these are found in many areas of the Inquisition, but are especially common in the hilly or mountainous areas around the Lāmiejāya-Lāmberah plain, in the Far East, and in the Hokujaši and Aratāram islands in the far northeast; a few of them are present also near the western coast of the jungle, with ''raisai'' around the holy mountain of ''Maichlikaiṭah'' in Ājvalėnia diocese being particularly popular due to the scenic location and for them being somewhat closer than other resorts (even if still more than 20 hours away by train) to major areas such as Līlasuṃghāṇa, Ilėnimarta, or Galiākina. For winter tourism, particularly popular destinations are high-altitude springs (often over 2,000m) in the Camipāṇḍa mountains that often experience high snowfall, providing the experience of bathing in hot water in subzero temperatures to tourist from areas that see few or no snow at all.<br/>

Just like ''lālikai'' (conventional, non-geothermal, bathhouses), Chlouvānem people enjoy spending time in ''raisai'', which are often fully comparable to resort hotels or resort towns as we know them.

Possibly the most common type of tourism is, however, pilgrimage (''šahījryoe''). Most of the Inquisition is dotted with temples, monasteries, and other holy sites, particularly in parts of the Jade Coast and the Eastern Plain. Pilgrimages are done by people of all ages, and typically the first pilgrimage made without parents or other relatives of older generations is considered a rite of passage for most Chlouvānem people. Many pilgrimages are meant to reach one or few particular temples or monasteries, but there are also a few multi-site pilgrimages, most notably the Far Eastern Mountains Pilgrimage (''lallanaleiyutei ñariūmi šahījryoe'') in 79 temples. Yunyalīlti pilgrimages are also the main reason for most foreigners to visit the Chlouvānem Inquisition.<br/>

The most visited pilgrimage site is probably Vādhaṃšvāti Lake Monastery in southern Nanašīrama, the holiest place in the Yunyalīlta as, according to tradition, is where the Chlamiṣvatrā, after having enlightened the world, left her mortal body, which was then burned there and the ashes thrown in the lake. The pilgrimage to Vādhaṃšvāti Lake begins in the small village of Nanaigeiras ("jungle gate"), with a three hour walk inside the forest until the chapel inn of Ājvakaila ("dawn's purity"), where a ritual purificatory bath (''gælarīṇa'') is taken. The pilgrim group then sleeps there until being woken up during the night in order to walk the remaining part of the route and arrive at the lake at dawn. That night is spent at the monastery and the following morning, just after dawn, the walk back to Nanaigeiras begins. Pilgrims are forbidden to have any contact with the outside world when they enter the back building at Ājvakaila; no later than there, also, they must wear plain and modest clothes (usually a ''pajlāka'' (or a ''maulinaca'' for women) and a ''måših'') and either no footwear or straw ''vārṇaigīye''.

Pupils and students of any school often go to summer camps (''hīliveyadha'', pl. ''-ai'') during the holidays; popular places are the southeastern islands, many coastal areas in the southern rainforest, and hills and mountains along the Camipāṇḍa range, the gigantic mountain range north of the Lāmiejāya plain. Most accomodation structures for summer camps are of standardized form in the whole country, usually five- or six-storied buildings capable of hosting usually more than 200 people (usually there are three or four groups of pupils at a time) in large rooms with either bunk beds or lots of hammocks, two common bathrooms (usually on the first and fourth or on ground and third floor) and a common canteen at ground floor. Most of such camps focus on sporting or artistic activities, but there are also excursions and activities aimed at survivalism.<br/>As an alternative to summer camps, some students choose to spend their summer holidays in a monastery, often practising martial arts and enhancing their religious knowledge. Others help in farms during the summer.

Some ''jānilšeidai'' ("legions"; non-profit private groups of laypeople promoting religious teaching), with the official endorsement of the Inquisitorial Office of International Dialogue (''galabhælauseah nādældī flušamila''), organize special one-month-long summer camps in the Inquisition reserved to foreign students from their 12th to their 17th year of age (11-16), giving them the opportunity to learn Chlouvānem and experience life as Chlouvānem people do - an extremely rare opportunity for Western people, due to the difficulties of legally entering the Inquisition otherwise. This program, presently active in all countries of the ''Kayāgaprika'' (Eastern Bloc) plus Taruebus and some Evandorian countries (Ceria, Nivaren, Holenagika, Auralia, Ingvensia, Vétaní, Rašinara, Orov, Antlorija, Majo, and Bankráv), has been warmly praised in some Western countries as a first step towards a normalization of international relationships between the West and the Inquisition — at least those groups can visit the Inquisition with the certainty of being able to get back home.

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+Holidays in the Inquisition are a fairly recent trend, having become a commonplace in most citizens' lives only in the last sixty years.
-Pupils and students of any school often go to summer camps (''hīliveyadha'', pl. ''-ai'') during the holidays; popular places are the southeastern islands, many coastal areas in the southern rainforest, and hills and mountains along the Camipāṇḍa range, the gigantic mountain range north of the Lāmiejāya plain. Most accomodation structures for summer camps are of standardized form in the whole country, usually five- or six-storied buildings capable of hosting usually more than 200 people (usually there are three or four groups of pupils at a time) in large rooms with either bunk beds or lots of hammocks, two common bathrooms (usually on the first and fourth or on ground and third floor) and a common canteen at ground floor. Most of such camps focus on sporting or artistic activities, but there are also excursions and activities aimed at survivalism.<br/>As an alternative to summer camps, some students choose to spend their summer holidays in a monastery, often practising martial arts and enhancing their religious knowledge.
+Despite the Inquisition having the longest hot- or warm-weather coastline on Calémere and beaches being a very common geographical feature, both on the tropical seas and on the countless lakes and rivers, beach tourism is not a common phenomenon, even if it has been spreading due to Western influence mediated through Skyrdegan culture. In most cases, beach hotels host vacation camps of sports or gymnastics, with the beach being only an added feature, even if ''yalkhaitah'' ("beach ball"), one of the most popular sports in the Inquisition, was invented by coastal communities and is played on beaches only (or at least on sandy terrains). Conversely, urban and suburban beaches (often lake- or river beaches) are very commonly part of parks and many people like to take a walk there in the evenings after work.
+Geothermal springs and their associated thermal facilities (''raisa'' is the term for such a place in Chlouvānem) are among the most visited places; these are found in many areas of the Inquisition, but are especially common in the hilly or mountainous areas around the Lāmiejāya-Lāmberah plain, in the Far East, and in the Hokujaši and Aratāram islands in the far northeast; a few of them are present also near the western coast of the jungle, with ''raisai'' around the holy mountain of ''Maichlikaiṭah'' in Ājvalėnia diocese being particularly popular due to the scenic location and for them being somewhat closer than other resorts (even if still more than 20 hours away by train) to major areas such as Līlasuṃghāṇa, Ilėnimarta, or Galiākina. For winter tourism, particularly popular destinations are high-altitude springs (often over 2,000m) in the Camipāṇḍa mountains that often experience high snowfall, providing the experience of bathing in hot water in subzero temperatures to tourist from areas that see few or no snow at all.<br/>
+Just like ''lālikai'' (conventional, non-geothermal, bathhouses), Chlouvānem people enjoy spending time in ''raisai'', which are often fully comparable to resort hotels or resort towns as we know them.
+Possibly the most common type of tourism is, however, pilgrimage (''šahījryoe''). Most of the Inquisition is dotted with temples, monasteries, and other holy sites, particularly in parts of the Jade Coast and the Eastern Plain. Pilgrimages are done by people of all ages, and typically the first pilgrimage made without parents or other relatives of older generations is considered a rite of passage for most Chlouvānem people. Many pilgrimages are meant to reach one or few particular temples or monasteries, but there are also a few multi-site pilgrimages, most notably the Far Eastern Mountains Pilgrimage (''lallanaleiyutei ñariūmi šahījryoe'') in 79 temples. Yunyalīlti pilgrimages are also the main reason for most foreigners to visit the Chlouvānem Inquisition.<br/>
+The most visited pilgrimage site is probably Vādhaṃšvāti Lake Monastery in southern Nanašīrama, the holiest place in the Yunyalīlta as, according to tradition, is where the Chlamiṣvatrā, after having enlightened the world, left her mortal body, which was then burned there and the ashes thrown in the lake. The pilgrimage to Vādhaṃšvāti Lake begins in the small village of Nanaigeiras ("jungle gate"), with a three hour walk inside the forest until the chapel inn of Ājvakaila ("dawn's purity"), where a ritual purificatory bath (''gælarīṇa'') is taken. The pilgrim group then sleeps there until being woken up during the night in order to walk the remaining part of the route and arrive at the lake at dawn. That night is spent at the monastery and the following morning, just after dawn, the walk back to Nanaigeiras begins. Pilgrims are forbidden to have any contact with the outside world when they enter the back building at Ājvakaila; no later than there, also, they must wear plain and modest clothes (usually a ''pajlāka'' (or a ''maulinaca'' for women) and a ''måših'') and either no footwear or straw ''vārṇaigīye''.
+Pupils and students of any school often go to summer camps (''hīliveyadha'', pl. ''-ai'') during the holidays; popular places are the southeastern islands, many coastal areas in the southern rainforest, and hills and mountains along the Camipāṇḍa range, the gigantic mountain range north of the Lāmiejāya plain. Most accomodation structures for summer camps are of standardized form in the whole country, usually five- or six-storied buildings capable of hosting usually more than 200 people (usually there are three or four groups of pupils at a time) in large rooms with either bunk beds or lots of hammocks, two common bathrooms (usually on the first and fourth or on ground and third floor) and a common canteen at ground floor. Most of such camps focus on sporting or artistic activities, but there are also excursions and activities aimed at survivalism.<br/>As an alternative to summer camps, some students choose to spend their summer holidays in a monastery, often practising martial arts and enhancing their religious knowledge. Others help in farms during the summer.
 Some ''jānilšeidai'' ("legions"; non-profit private groups of laypeople promoting religious teaching), with the official endorsement of the Inquisitorial Office of International Dialogue (''galabhælauseah nādældī flušamila''), organize special one-month-long summer camps in the Inquisition reserved to foreign students from their 12th to their 17th year of age (11-16), giving them the opportunity to learn Chlouvānem and experience life as Chlouvānem people do - an extremely rare opportunity for Western people, due to the difficulties of legally entering the Inquisition otherwise. This program, presently active in all countries of the ''Kayāgaprika'' (Eastern Bloc) plus Taruebus and some Evandorian countries (Ceria, Nivaren, Holenagika, Auralia, Ingvensia, Vétaní, Rašinara, Orov, Antlorija, Majo, and Bankráv), has been warmly praised in some Western countries as a first step towards a normalization of international relationships between the West and the Inquisition — at least those groups can visit the Inquisition with the certainty of being able to get back home.