Prayer of Love

Purpose

The Prayer of Love is a written prayer used to bless a couple in love in a religious ceremony to the deity Taphri, the deity of faithful love. It is more a show of commitment between partners rather than anything official by the government, but those close to Taphri takes the ceremony very seriously.
Before the ceremony, the priest of Taphri prepares the Prayer of Love, which is a written poem to the Creator and Taphri, and the couple then signs it with their names. The ceremony takes place in a temple, usually with a lot of the couple's friends and family around, where the priest sings a prayer to Taphri while the couple, together, sets fire to the paper to offer it to the deity.
The ceremony is usually very festive, with lots of light, colourful clothes, and incense. In fact, the Prayer of Love is often infused with incense that gets released as the paper burns.
After the prayer has been offered the couple often celebrate with their friends and family. While both are usually present at the ceremony, the party afterwards are usually attended more by friends than by family, often only siblings and maybe cousins around the same age as the couple stays around for this part. The party go on throughout the night, often with lots of drinking, dancing and eating.

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Prayer of Love

Praise and awe to the Creator,
Whose love gave life to all,
Who is the world's originator,
From now and 'til time's fall.

And to our dear Taphri divine,
Protector of all love,
Bless this pair with laugh and wine,
So that they may rise above

Take these two into your heart,
And never force them to be apart.

[Here are two lines for the couple to write their names]

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Type

Text, Religious

Medium

Paper

Rarity

Very common

Creator

The priests of Taphri