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"You're here, wonderful, let's get something to eat!" Djala looks at you, expectantly with a bashful smile.
The Lovers Festival.
From the 6th and to the 12th of Ire Ana(May).
The Lovers Festival is a festival where zabu make special knots, called the Lovers Knot.
Made with coloured strings relating to the giver's colour palette, it's given to people they love.
It can be a sign of platonic love, or romantic love.
It's normal to wear the knot in their hair, or if on their outfit then on the chest.
These knots can also be sent/given outside of this holiday, as a way to propose a romantic relationship with a special someone.
Children between 10 and 16 are allowed to give each other the Friendship Knot. Which has a simpler design. This knot is not given to family members.
Children are not allowed to give a knot to adults, and are not allowed to receive from adults.
During these days, along with the making and giving of the knot, the temple grounds will also become a festival ground, similar as with the other festivals. Though there will also be special mazes grown in fields, with lanterns, to give it a nice mood for couples who would like to go for walks and have a chance to talk privately.
The dress code is to wear the formal outfits in the evening while in the festival area.
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This is a Zabunux festival.
Zabunux(world), and Djala(pictured) was designed by meakimon/keali.
I encourage questions if you have any!
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Hm, maybe that's why I have so many favourites?Anyway, I think I should pick one! I pick... Hmmm.... The new years dish, baked Tja Ner buns!!It's the last dish served for the new years celebration, on the 16th day which is also my birthday, heh!The name means "mirthful star" and the buns have a sort of stylized star shape to them. They have fruits baked into them, and these spicy seeds that you put on top before baking them. So its spicy, but sweet inside." image 4. And your favorite drink? "Guilty, I confess that I like suuka drinks a lot. They're hot sweet drinks, served with a few sour sticks of candy. It's a fun mix!" 5. Confession time! Do you have a crush, a lover? Who is it? "I don't have one! Haha! Maybe that sounds strange, but I travel a lot, so it would be hard to maintain such a relationship. But I love making friends, especially with people from the other worlds!" 6. Have you kissed anyone yet? "Yes. I have. It wasn't very special. I was 8, and it was a dare from my sibling to kiss a friend of theirs. Oh wait you're not asking about my first kiss??? Ummm!Honestly, I prefer kissing now that I'm an adult. There's a lot more excitement to it now. " 7. What about your childhood sweetheart? "I don't have one.I had lots of friends, but I didn't have crushes until I was like 18 summers old. But... I never acted on any of them. I was too shy! Can you imagine! Me, shy?? HAH!" 8. Who's your favorite author? "Easy! Lo Huan!She did a lot of important work, but also because... She made the characters of our alphabet, so every time I read something, I'm kind of reading her stuff! She's also credited with naming our months." 9. Now, what's your biggest fear? "Being attacked while out traveling in some other world.Normally, I am assigned guides, or escorts. But there was this one time, when we heard weird sounds from a forest we were supposed to travel through. But luckily the guide decided we should take a different route! Phew!" 10. Any siblings? "I have lots!My family is pretty big, and I have three siblings. That's a lot, for an azabu family. There's my oldest sister, Mio Am, who is 31 winters old. Her name means docile smile, because she's always so calm. She's a librarian! My younger brother, Ru Oed, who is 16 autumns old now. His name means creative word, and it's his second name that he got after he wrote some very 'creative' plays that his school likes to put up. My youngest sibling, To Chid, who is only 3 summers old! They're so cute! I should draw you a picture sometime! Their name means surprised friend, because when they arrived, they looked at everything with these huge eyes. So cute!! <3 imageYes, as you may have guessed, my father named the rest of my siblings." 11. Almost done, it's only twenty questions. Who's your hero? "I would have to answer that the Liva Aonde is. Her name is Nenua Dalinshene.She's the one who is currently keeping our world turning, so to speak.She has more of a spiritual presence, though we can go meet her in person, if her schedule allows for it.The Liva Aonde is not head of state, but more of an advisor who the ministers look to for input. We used to have rulers, but after Nenua's parent came home and there was a lot of political shake ups, the Liva Aonde decreed that her family should have no direct hand in politics, given the strong powers they command. She thought absolute power would eventually corrupt whichever of them held that power." 12. OK, who's your worst enemy? "Hm, I don't think I have one.I know that I have annoyed some people, because not everyone likes cheerful people all the time, but I haven't met any, yet, that I find to be a brute." 13. Huh, alright. Now who's your best friend? "You're asking so many tough questions!Like I said before, I make lots of friends. So really, it's hard to single out one as my best friend. I really like the raidjem that I'm travelling with right now, but I don't know if it's mutual. Like... do they like me for me or just because I feed them?" 14. Interesting... What would you do if you met your creator? "I'd thank them very respectfully for allowing me this life that I'm currently enjoying." 15. Now, what do/did you want to be when you grow up? "Wait, I thought I was grown up?Well, as a child, I wanted to grow up to be a guard, a doctor, and a librarian. But as I grew up more, my mother told me so much about these other worlds, and I just KNEW that I had to go see them. Hence why I made up a profession! Culture Exchange!" 16. What's your worst nightmare? "Is this related to biggest fear or?I think the worst nightmare I ever had was when I was finally meeting the people of this other world. Only to then lose my teeth and piss myself. AUGH! Even thinking about it makes me squirm! I don't like bad dreams!" 17. What's your lifelong dream? "To have everyone know a little bit about each others culture!I wonder if people would fight less if they understood each other more..." 18. What would you do if your lifelong dream came true? "I'd arrange a HUGE party, and invite all the people that I had met on my journeys!!" 19. OK, where's your favorite place to relax? "Anywhere that there's a chance for a sweet snack, and some sunshine!" 20. Last question! What do you do most of the time? "I study cultures. I travel around with my living memory and my raidjem. We meet with people, tell them a bit about my own culture, and listen to theirs. Then after 2 weeks, I travel home to Zabunux and tell the people there about what I've learned. I see this was the last question!Thank you so much for your interest, and for letting me ramble on. I'll see myself back to my duties. May your path be bright!" imageOC ask tagInfo: Choose one of your OCs. Let your OC be honest. When you’re done, tag a friend in the comments if you wish. You can draw little doodles and insert them as images if you'd like to. Have fun! = = = = =image "Greetings, do you have a moment to give me some of your time?I only have a few questions that I would like you to answer. Hmm, there's a cookie in it for you if you finish!Thank you, I appreciate your cooperation!" 1. Firilya: First of all, may I please have your name, age, and profession? And if it's not too intrusive, what gender you feel identifies yourself? A: 2. (feel free to add an image of your oc here)Firilya: Would you mind telling me about your appearance? Like what inspired your outfit today! Dress yourself, or dressed for work, or dressed by others? A: 3. Firilya: Now about your profession, did you work hard to gain such an employment? Alternatively: If you do not work, how do you spend all that free time? A: 4. Firilya: Ah, work can no doubt have it's tough days. If you go on vacation, where would the wind take you? 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