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===Holidays=== | ===Holidays=== | ||
The number of days of public holidays in the Inquisition varies, because each diocese has its own festivity calendar and, often, many cities and towns have their own semi-festive "city day". There is, however, a number of holidays which are officially recognized by the central government. This means that the following (here in chronological order) 11 holidays (for a total of 14 days) are celebrated in every diocese: | The number of days of public holidays in the Inquisition varies, because each diocese has its own festivity calendar and, often, many cities and towns have their own semi-festive "city day". There is, however, a number of holidays which are officially recognized by the central government. This means that the following (here in chronological order) 11 holidays (for a total of 14 days) are celebrated in every diocese: | ||
* The ''' | * The '''ranire nājaṣrān''' (or Chlouvānem New Year; literally "glowing change") falls on the first day of the year, 1 māltapārṇāvi (the autumn equinox). | ||
* The '''hīmbajaṃšā''' (Festival of Harmony and Colors) is the first of the four main Yunyalīlti festivals. It always falls on 4 pāṇḍalañši (third month of the year). | * The '''hīmbajaṃšā''' (Festival of Harmony and Colors) is the first of the four main Yunyalīlti festivals. It always falls on 4 pāṇḍalañši (third month of the year). | ||
* The '''camilaliājaṃšā''' (Festival of the Greater Night), the second of the four main festivals, falls on 13 (15<sub>10</sub>) kanamimaila (fourth month), the winter solstice. It marks the longest nighttime period of the year and the beginning of longer days. It is observed even by communities in the Southern Hemisphere (as both solstices are holidays anyway), but the local significance varies from place to place. | * The '''camilaliājaṃšā''' (Festival of the Greater Night), the second of the four main festivals, falls on 13 (15<sub>10</sub>) kanamimaila (fourth month), the winter solstice. It marks the longest nighttime period of the year and the beginning of longer days. It is observed even by communities in the Southern Hemisphere (as both solstices are holidays anyway), but the local significance varies from place to place. | ||
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* The '''kaili jaṃšā''' (Festival of Purity) on 4 hælvyāsena (thirteenth month) is a fairly recent festival, only introduced by Great Inquisitor Nāʔahilūma in 4E 1ᘔ (22<sub>10</sub>) to glorify the ultimate purity of the ''lillamurḍhyā'', which every human being must try to reach and preserve. | * The '''kaili jaṃšā''' (Festival of Purity) on 4 hælvyāsena (thirteenth month) is a fairly recent festival, only introduced by Great Inquisitor Nāʔahilūma in 4E 1ᘔ (22<sub>10</sub>) to glorify the ultimate purity of the ''lillamurḍhyā'', which every human being must try to reach and preserve. | ||
* The '''camimurkadhāni gṇyauya''' is the Birthday of the Great Inquisitor, and as such its date is subject to change. Currently it falls on 24 (28<sub>10</sub>) hælvyāsena, birthday of Her Respectable Most Excellent Highness Hæliyoušāvi Dhīvajhūyai ''Lairė''. | * The '''camimurkadhāni gṇyauya''' is the Birthday of the Great Inquisitor, and as such its date is subject to change. Currently it falls on 24 (28<sub>10</sub>) hælvyāsena, birthday of Her Respectable Most Excellent Highness Hæliyoušāvi Dhīvajhūyai ''Lairė''. | ||
* The ''' | * The '''lileskaire hulei pārṇam''' (New Moon's Day) is a religious festival without a fixed date, as it falls on the first day of the lunar year. | ||
There are, furthermore, a few more holidays which are widely observed in many geographical areas. These are actually major spring festivals and are almost complementary: | There are, furthermore, a few more holidays which are widely observed in many geographical areas. These are actually major spring festivals and are almost complementary: | ||
* The '''juniahiyunyi jaṃšā''' (Festival of Blossoming Nature), where it is observed, is the second most important festival of the year. It is one of the traditional Chlouvānem festivals, celebrating the beginning of the monsoon season; it is a full celebration of nature, which is not worked for three days. Unlike other major festivals, its date varies depending on the area: most of the eastern part of the Lāmiejāya-Lāmberah plain celebrates it from 8 to 10 mailaheirah (ninth month), and other parts of the Plain and of the Southern Far East celebrate it at different times (but always falling during the last 3/4 days of brausāsena (8th), mailaheirah (9th), or the first 8/9 days of ñariāyāmyah (10th); dates are however the same every year in most dioceses). Dioceses outside the reach of monsoons do not celebrate it. | * The '''juniahiyunyi jaṃšā''' (Festival of Blossoming Nature), where it is observed, is the second most important festival of the year. It is one of the traditional Chlouvānem festivals, celebrating the beginning of the monsoon season; it is a full celebration of nature, which is not worked for three days. Unlike other major festivals, its date varies depending on the area: most of the eastern part of the Lāmiejāya-Lāmberah plain celebrates it from 8 to 10 mailaheirah (ninth month), and other parts of the Plain and of the Southern Far East celebrate it at different times (but always falling during the last 3/4 days of brausāsena (8th), mailaheirah (9th), or the first 8/9 days of ñariāyāmyah (10th); dates are however the same every year in most dioceses). Dioceses outside the reach of monsoons do not celebrate it. | ||
* The '''takijan''' is a traditional, pre-Chlouvānem festival in Kaṃsatsāna (most of the East), symbolizing the flowering of ''takīh'' (apple-peach) trees. It lasts two days, on 19 and 1ᘔ (21<sub>10</sub> and 22<sub>10</sub>) mailaheirah. | * The '''takijan''' is a traditional, pre-Chlouvānem festival in Kaṃsatsāna (most of the East), symbolizing the flowering of ''takīh'' (apple-peach) trees. It lasts two days, on 19 and 1ᘔ (21<sub>10</sub> and 22<sub>10</sub>) mailaheirah. | ||
* The '''taparimba''' is celebrated in the Northeast and most of the North on the spring equinox, 1 brausāsena. In pre-Chlouvānem local tradition, this was the beginning of the new year, and as such it is also known outside these areas as ''kehamnaleiyutei | * The '''taparimba''' is celebrated in the Northeast and most of the North on the spring equinox, 1 brausāsena. In pre-Chlouvānem local tradition, this was the beginning of the new year, and as such it is also known outside these areas as ''kehamnaleiyutei lileskaire heirah'' (Northeastern New Year). | ||
* The '''ndegas''' is a Dabuke festival, remembering one's own ancestors, (celebrated in all Dabuke and Dabuke-influenced countries in western Márusúturon/eastern Védren) that falls on 3 ñariāyāmyah and is celebrated in all of the Western Inquisition. | * The '''ndegas''' is a Dabuke festival, remembering one's own ancestors, (celebrated in all Dabuke and Dabuke-influenced countries in western Márusúturon/eastern Védren) that falls on 3 ñariāyāmyah and is celebrated in all of the Western Inquisition. | ||
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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. | 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 ('' | Some ''jānilšeidai'' ("legions"; non-profit private groups of laypeople promoting religious teaching), with the official endorsement of the Inquisitorial Office of International Dialogue (''galabhælausire 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. | ||
===Housing=== | ===Housing=== | ||