Aquarainty

Aquarainty is a popular religion followed in the North Water Kingdom, alongside Sutiratism. It is mostly associated with the worship of water Gods and acknowledging the power of water. It's considered a counter-culture mainly because it's not very popular outside the North Water Kingdom. More often than not, people even disrespect people following this culture, but new rules made by the Council Of Elders specifically prevents such kinds of malicious acts.

Naming Traditions

Feminine names

Families following Aquarainty usually name their feminine children after famous religious leaders and famous water deities and animals in English and sometimes Hadsf.

Masculine names

Masculine children are named specifically according to their stars and any other famous person/deity/animal who was born or performed an important event under the same star.

Family names

Family names are usually based on the synonyms of water in Accipherian languages. Some common family names are Hydromel, Jokhal (Jokh means water in Hadsf), Aquafina, et cetera.

Culture

Major language groups and dialects

Aquareinists speak English and some variations of it, Hadsf, and native languages, like Hojah and Lenkhil.

Shared customary codes and values

Aquareinists greet each other touching two of their fingers to their forehead and then touching all fingers to their shoulders. They also touch two fingers to the food they eat and then dine. These customs are drawn from a story relating to why Hydrankil loses three of his fingers.

Common Dress code

Aquareinists generally wear blue or fur-lined clothes, because they have a cold climate and are mostly fisherpeople.

Art & Architecture

The paintings created by this culture are usually filled with vibrant shades of blue and green, indicating the sea. The poems and proses were orally passed down until they were finally written down in modern times. But these are only variants of the true story since there used to be a lot of changes when the story went from mouth to mouth.
As for architecture, religious buildings are designed using designs from maritime nature. They incorporate the designs of animals into their buildings, so the religious buildings mostly look like the facial features of

Common Customs, traditions and rituals

Some customs and traditions include the celebration of various festivals. There are many festivals in Aquarainty, but two are major. Aquareinists pray to different Gods and Goddesses in different times of the year. They celebrate the time when they shift their focus. In the first six months of the year, they pray to the male Gods, Hydrankil and Kilhad. Afterwards, they celebrate Fondesg and change their focus to the female Goddesses, Aquaria and Joh, for the next six months. They then celebrate Mondesg and change focus again.

Birth & Baptismal Rites

New born children are given a permanent tattoo on their palms based on their stars and the toys they choose.

Funerary and Memorial customs

When a person dies, it is custom to bury the person in a pod and drown him in the sea so that he can reach the gods and goddesses and move into the afterlife according to his sins and wins.

Common Taboos

It is considered a taboo to kill a Hydrolynx in Aquarainty, since they are believed to be an incarnation of Hydrankil, the god of sea animals.

Historical figures

One prominent figure of Aquarainty is Golfan Hydromel. He was the original spreader of the culture to the North Water kingdom. Another important figure is the Head Priest of Aquarainty, who is currently Kinglin Godhand.

Ideals

Gender Ideals

Men and women are deemed equal in Aquarainty. They have an interesting system. Aquareinists pray to the female Goddesses, Aquaria and Joh, in the winter for warmth and the male Gods, Hydrankil and Kihlad in the summer for a good harvest.

Courtship Ideals

Aquareinists are usually fierce and always take the offensive when someone dangers their lives or their family. Their culture states that they must fight for their dreams and wishes, effectively making them a passive-aggressive culture.

Relationship Ideals

Aquareinists are encouraged to have a positive relationship with all people they come in contact with, and help those who are in need of it. However, insults and threats may be dealt with aggression.