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| | |width=550px div align="left"|<p align="center"><font face="KlingonDagger, Arial" size="4">Culture Basics</font></p> | | |width=550px div align="left"|<p align="center"><font face="KlingonDagger, Arial" size="4">Culture Basics</font></p> |
| − | <p><font face="KlingonDagger, Arial" size="4"><b><u>Customs</u></b></font></p> | + | <div align=left><br> |
| − | <p><b><font face="KlingonDagger, Arial" size="4">Klingon Mating Customs<br>
| + | [[KTF/Customs|CUSTOMS]]<br> |
| − | </font></b><font face="Arial" size="2">The first important female ceremony is | + | <div align=left><br> |
| − | the <b>Age of Mate</b> which occurs at 15 years of age. At this time the female
| + | [[KTF/WarriorCombat|WARRIOR COMBAT]]<br> |
| − | is given a necklace, <b>jinaq</b>, to wear and show that she is ready to take a
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| − | mate. The Wedding is at the home of the Bride's father. The groom, wears a
| + | [[KTF/Chivalry|CHIVALRY VS. KLINGON HONOR]]<br> |
| − | Military uniform, or a brown robe if not in the military, and the bride wears a
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| − | bridal dress. There is no need for a cleric to conduct it. A Selection and
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| − | commitment to a mate One mate says the words "<b>jIH</b> <b>dok</b>"
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| − | (my blood) in which the other replies "<b>maj dok</b>" (our blood). At
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| − | this point the marriage vows are sealed To complete the ceremony, both the
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| − | husband and wife say "<b>Tlinghan jIH</b>" during the ceremony. It
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| − | translates as " I am a Klingon".</font></p>
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| − | <p><b><font face="KlingonDagger, Arial" size="4">Mauk-to 'Vor<br>
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| − | </font></b><font face="Arial" size="2">This ritual involves the killing of an
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| − | individual so that his honor can be restored</font></p>
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| − | <p><b><font face="KlingonDagger, Arial" size="4">Klingon death ritual<br>
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| − | </font></b><font face="Arial" size="2">The Klingon death ritual is a ceremony | + | |
| − | practiced by Klingons upon the death of a comrade. The eyes of the fallen
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| − | warrior are pried open while the other warriors let loose a powerful howl.
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| − | Klingons belief holds that the howl warns the dead that a Klingon warrior is
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| − | about to arrive.</font></p>
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| − | <p><font face="KlingonDagger, Arial" size="4"><b>hegh'bat ceremony<br>
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| − | </b></font><font face="Arial" size="2">The <b>hegh'bat </b>ceremony is a
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| − | ritualized suicide. Klingon tradition held that when a Klingon was unable to
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| − | stand and face his enemies, he should choose the <b>hegh'bat</b>. The rite
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| − | called for the eldest son or a trusted friend of the celebrant to deliver a
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| − | ritual knife to the warrior, who would impale himself in the chest. The son or
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| − | friend would then remove the knife and wipe it on his sleeve.</font></p>
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| − | <p><font face="KlingonDagger, Arial" size="4">Rite of MajQa<br>
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| − | </font><font face="Arial" size="2">One of the most important ceremonies a | + | |
| − | Klingon male will ever have the honor of going through. The male is placed in
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| − | the caves of <b>No' Mat</b>, an extremely hot place, for about 2 hours. The heat
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| − | is supposed to induce visions. The vision seen is of some importance. Sometimes
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| − | it is the vision of a long dead person. But there have been those that have seen
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| − | the vision of Kahless himself.</font></p>
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| − | <p><font face="KlingonDagger, Arial" size="4">Klingon Warriors<br>
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| − | </font><font face="Arial" size="2">A Klingon, since it is born, is bred to be a
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| − | warrior. A Klingon male is first considered to be a man when he can hold a blade
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| − | in his hand. Klingon warriors prefer their hair unkempt, along with their
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| − | goatees and mustaches.</font></p>
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| − | <p><font face="Arial" size="1">from http://home.swipnet.se/~w-10546/races/klingon/culture2.htm</font></p>
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