Zhēvoltratekh culture

History of gods and goddesses
In this culture, the religion depends on one god and three goddesses: the god of power, the goddess of kindness, the goddess of love, and the goddess of justice.

# A - The god of power : Khedjti
A meteorite fell down from the sky during day time, causing fire and turbulence in the air, in addition to several fires in the land. The people thought that this event was from the sun, and that he was upset about their behavior this was his way to express his anger. Since then our culture works during day time to satisfy this god. The sun was then the first god, the god of power, named Khedjti.

# B - The goddess of kindness : Kendhemes
During night time, the people noticed the kindness of the moon, since it enlightens the way to travel at night, and does not send strong rays; but she actually turns the nature into silver, which is very holy in this culture. After seeing several shooting stars, they started worshiping this creation as well, and believed that the soul of a dead person goes up to the moon like a shooting star, resting in peace. The moon was the first goddess, the goddess of kindness, named Khendhemes.

# C - The goddess of love : Slevokh
As time went by, the people noticed the existence of not only one, but three moons, each one with different ray color. Every week, a color appeared : first, the color silver, then pink, then bright blue. Whenever the color pink came, a couple would get married, because they thought that the color of the rays gave a certain ambience, and the couple that would get married during that time would have a healthy relationship. Then appeared the second goddess, the goddess of love, named Slevokh.

# D - The goddess of justice : Kelovita
The moon that gave bright blue rays had caught the attention of the people. Once, a man was accused of murder and had to be taken to trial in order to solve the case. There were several hearings, but he refused to admit the crime every time. The trial happened during one of the days when the moon with blue rays would appear. When he was asked about the murder, he refused to speak. He was asked again, and he looked at the moon. Surprisingly, he admitted everything. The judge and audience thought that it is the moon that forced him to tell the truth. Then appeared the third goddess, the goddess of justice, named Kelovita.

# A - Prayers
At sunrise, exactly at 5:15am, the people pray once for the god asking him to bless their day. And they pray one at moonrise, exactly at 7:15pm to thank the goddesses for the blessings given by them.

# B - Rituals
The people celebrate in the beginning of the year the god of power for a week, and after six months, they celebrate the goddesses of kindness, love and justice for one week each as well. The celebrations for the god include competitions between men on the strongest in wrestling and race and several other physical activities. As for the goddesses, the ceremonies include singing and dancing, alongside the distribution of flowers and sweets.

Hand gestures
This tribe is known for being honest, so as soon as someone meets the other, they directly give their opinion on them. Pointing at someone with their smallest finger is a sign that shows that this person is loyal, kind and friendly. Pointing at someone with their thumb is a sign of that shows that this person is arrogant and unfriendly. Pointing at someone with both of these fingers is a sign that shows that this person is "normal", as in they are just like everyone else.

Greetings
When greeting someone you like, you usually use your right hand, and when greeting someone you dislike, you use the left hand. Rising you right fist upwards then opening your hand means "good morning"; putting your hand opened downwards then closing your fist means "good night". The same process is applied to the left hand, only the wishes are negative : instead of "good morning" they would mean "bad morning", and instead of "good night" they would mean "bad night".

Artistic habits
During weddings and funerals, talented females would usually dance a routine, each routine is different according to the conducted ceremony. The wedding would have a happy dance with cheerful music, and the funeral would have a sad dance with dark and slow music. The people believe that the dances and the music helps the ambience and satisfy everyone.

Punishments
When a person would commit a crime, the ultimate punishment by the law would be to pervent him from using his hands by cutting them off. In this tribe, the biggest blessing given by the god and goddesses was the arms, because the hands symbolise work and power. So, they would cut his arms off, signifying that the person has lost their human ability to work, making them feel powerless and useless.

# A - Women
Women are required to cover their shoulders with a thin vail, as a sign of respect towards the goddesses. The vail is the main reason why their skins are always pale and white. But, during ceremonies, only girl dancers have the right to uncover their shoulders, in order to dance gracefully without any inconvenience.

# B - Men
Men are supposed to have tanned skin, so their wardrobe is very simple : it can be a simple shirt with pants, as long as the shoulders are uncovered. During ceremonies, the groom would cover one shoulder with a yellow vail, sign of respect and commitment to his wife, but the other shoulder would be uncovered, sigh of respect and commitment to Khedjti.

# A - Weddings
During a wedding, a small number of young girls would dance and use happy but elegant moves, accompanied with some cheerful themed music. The "happy dance" requires hard moves, using both hand and feet; the dancers must have flexibility and passion in order to conduct the routine in a beautiful way. They are dressed with beautiful clothes, often with bright colors as a sign of joy, and they coordinate with the theme of the dance. Accessories like flower crowns and jewelry came along with the look of the girls. The groom would wear a yellow scarf that hides one shoulder, as a sign of respect towards his wife. The woman would wear grey and red, symobling the goddesses of kindness and love, as a sign of commitment towards the goddesses and the new couple life. The bride also dances with the dancers to express her joy she feels on this glorious day.

# B - Funerals
During a funeral, young girls would dance and use sad and slow moves, accompanied with some dark themed music. The "sad dance" was a mixture of symbolic and artistic moves, using both hand and feet, as they wish goodbye to the spirit while it rises to the sky towards the god and goddesses. The clothes would be simple but with dark colors (gray) but also some white as a sign of peace. Black stripes were drawn on their faces, and accessories like bones came along with the look of the girls.

Kherox
"Kherox" is the ceremony that is conducted before a wedding. This ceremony is important because it transforms the boy into a man and a girl into a woman, so that they can get ready for marriage life. The operation goes as follows : only family is allowed to witness the ceremony, they all gather at midnight. Then, the eldest person in each family is in charge of the ceremony. They hold the rarest object in the tribe, which is a potato, and rise it to the sky, home of the divinities. They are surrounded with fire, and the eldest person would say a few words. After, they would split the potato in half, one half to the man and the other to the woman. The man stands to the side where the sun rises, and the woman stands to the side where the moons rise. Then, each one of the two prays their prayer : the man prays for the sun and the woman for the moons, and the woman chooses what moon does she want to rule her relationship; if she chooses Kelovita for example, justice must rule their marriage. In the end, the families would bow with their fists closed repetitively; in the meantime the two people would take a bite from the pieces of potato, then burn the pieces as a sacrifice to the god and goddesses.

Weddings
Weddings can go on between a man and a woman, between two women, three women, or two men. During this ceremony, all of the participants sit in a circle, except the one conducting the marriage. The two people getting married sit the right leg above the left one, both closed. After praying a prayer, all of the people raise their arms up to the sky, hold hands, look up and scream the word of joy "roja" three times, as a sign of joy for the new happy couple.

Grammar
In this culture, every feminine name, except in some of the names of the goddesses, must end with the sound "kh", written in IPA "x". In addition, every male name expect the name of the god must begin with the sound "a".

Weddings
During weddings, the main dish prepared is called "Toandakh", which is a special dish for this occasion only. It is made out of : - Cooked turkey - Tomatoes - Oregano