Should we head to the kiretia in the afternoon? I could use a nice relaxing and meditating experience today. Perhaps we should also look into those Warmth Rituals that I kept hearing about yesterday?— Alea to Willem
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kiretia (plural:
kiretiati) is a place of worship where followers of
Aprēaq Hūril conduct most of their religious rituals. There are three main types of
kiretiati, all designed to fit a different purpose. The most common of the three is the
kirevassa, a small building meant for providing smaller communities with most of the basic religious services. The largest and most magnificent of the
kiretiati are the
kirevesiti, grand temples that also serve as bathhouses. In the middle lies the
kiretaev, a medium-sized building most commonly used for funerals and the burying of the dead.
Each
kiretia is led by a
kireseria and has to contain living quarters for her and the other members of the clergy who both work and live there. The smaller buildings like the
kirevassati can house around a handful of clerics and in some cases, just the one
kireseria. Most of the larger ones, however, have dozens if not hundreds of devout clerics who look after the holy buildings and provide services for the faithful.
Various cultures and regions may have different ways of constructing these holy buildings, but the general layout is almost always the same, depending on the type of
kiretia. Architectural limitations or restrictive terrain can lead to slight deviations from the standard plans, but as long as travellers from foreign lands can navigate through the halls without getting too disoriented, then such irregularities can be excused. Buildings that completely fail to adhere to standard layout designs are often seats of heresy, as only they would be satisfied with an act of such devious rebellion, although hastily established
kiretiati converted from preexisting buildings can also fail to adhere to these customs. In such cases, the buildings are renovated as much as possible as soon as the funds to do so have been procured.
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