Trivian Birthday Celebrations
The Trivian Folk and religion has an odd relationship with birth and death which is reflected in their customs regarding birthdays. Since access to Wrecca media has increased over the years, it is becoming more common to see birthday cakes and parties incorporated into their traditions, but as will all things regarding the Trivians, the old ways die hard.
History
As with all Trivian customs, the story begins with Mother Lilith, who retained no memories before waking up in Yalda Bahuth’s garden, the day of which was regarded as her date of birth. A year later, she was lost in wilds of the world after fleeing the Garden of the Craftsman with Eleleth and the three other Luminaries who aided in her flght.
Eleleth established a sanctuary in a cave for her to live in and the other three provided for her needs while she learned the intricacies of living in the mortal world. On the first anniversary of her "creation," the Luminaries invited her to join them in a meditation on the incarnation of her consciousness in her body, and the great sacrifice that entailed.
"Know that you were a living soul before your birth, and you shall be again after this body returns to the earth who gave it. The living remember their days, and count them as precious and few, but the dead know all that has, is, and will ever be. Their connection to all and to the Great Mother is not muted by their flesh, blood, and bones, which thinks only of its own preservation. Celebrate the sacrifice of your birth and never forget liberation that will come to you one day as you rejoin the great river of souls from which you emerged.So the day became a memorial to sacrifice of the soul so it might be incarnate, and a celebration of the Five Mortal Gifts: form, sensation, perception, volition, and discernment which the dead and the unborn lack.
For the Rephaim
By the time of the Akkadian Empire ( 2334 BCE), the Birthdays of the Rephaim were celebrated with public festivities provided by the family of the fallen as a way to give back to the communities growing around them. Egyptian Trivians did the opposite, bringing gifts in tribute to the Lords of the Dead who protected their lands. In Rome, gladiatorial bouts celebrated the struggle of life against the powers that would end it. These were often followed by Bacchanals to indulge in the sensuality that is a gift of the living. The tastes in Aernadael were more subdued, but that didn't stop the Rephaim from throwing fetes to celebrate their lives and provide lavish entertainment, copious libations, and opportunities to engage all the senses in rapturous joy. These fetes set them apart from their brethren in the covenant, but eventually inspired the Dark Gentry to open fetes of their own.For the Trivians
While many of the mortal and non-rephaite Trivians often did not have access to the same resources to have public celebrations, the anniversary of ones birth was normally marked by celebrations of the Five Mortal Gifts. This entailed feasts, dancing, and the indulgence of individuals sensual desires.Execution
The celebration of the anniversary of birth begins like most Trivian events with a blessing by the [Mother Soteria of the community, unless it is her birthday, that the Grandmother Althea performs the rite. This means that the Mother Soteria performs the Benediction for the Living every morning, and people come from all over the region to receive her blessing.
After the Benediction, traditions vary by family, clan, and tribe, but all share in common a celebration of the Five Mortal Gifts.
Components and tools
Lotus Tree Flower Mead and and Fern Flower Mead are both considered essentials in Blackwood County, and Mother Soteria and her family produce both so members of her congregations will have access to them. She donates one bottle of each to each person in her flock, the remainder is sold to help support the convent.
Hands of Attis and Scarabs of Khepri are common gifts. It is tradition for many families to give a djed to their grandchild on their first birthday, and reciting the blessing every year thereafter to make it grow.
Participants
The one whose birthday it is called the Kayyot, or "The Living" and is asked to bestow their blessing on those who celebrate with them.
Their parents are called the Kayah Sannahvot (male singular Kayah Sannahvar; female singular, Kayah Sannahvah; unbound singular, Kayah Sannahvosh)
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