Log: Dec. 16, xxx4: Wookie Life Day
Brem and I went to a Wookie Life Day Ceremony.
Scar'let REALLY needs to go to this. And not just because she will be a priestess one day to serve all cultures... but she... NEEDS this. So Maxell... if you are reading this... consider this an metaphoric titanium scaffolding rod in the head!
I am quoting almost verbatum what I heard from thr Wookies at this ceremony. They asked that I pass it on. And so I promised.
History
Wookie Life Day began as a Holiday on Kashyyyk, but has since grown beyond its planetary borders. The concepts of Life Day are univeral in nature. Many cultures and peoples who have learned of them have begun to practice them on their own worlds.
Home and family is extremely important to Wookie Life Day. One returns home through whatever harships to celebrate with their family at the Tree of Life.
Current Situation
The Renewal of Life is one of the Life Day goals. Becasue of the horrors the Empire has inflicted upon the honourable Wookies, this aspect of Life Day has taken on an even greater meaning. Wookies have been taken into slavery for the strength to mine and build such monstrosities as the Death Star.
Wookies value their freedom. They cannot and do not take life for granted. Each sunrise, each childbirth, each breath is a renewal, a reminder to live each day to the fullest.
Rememberance for the Future
Life Day is also about rememberance. Rememberance of loved ones lost. This is one of the major tenets of Life Day. To use this time to reflect on our ancestors and in family members who are no longer among the living.
To remember their sacrifices and deeds and the things that made us laugh. By remembering the dead, we keep their memory alive and learn from the action that came before. A Life Day Orb has been used to help honour the fallen.
The Life Day Orb is a traditional part of the celebration. It shows a field of stars representing the afterlife. The beings of Kashyyyk believe that when they die, they walk off into the stars.
Scar'let REALLY needs to go to this. And not just because she will be a priestess one day to serve all cultures... but she... NEEDS this. So Maxell... if you are reading this... consider this an metaphoric titanium scaffolding rod in the head!
I am quoting almost verbatum what I heard from thr Wookies at this ceremony. They asked that I pass it on. And so I promised.
History
Wookie Life Day began as a Holiday on Kashyyyk, but has since grown beyond its planetary borders. The concepts of Life Day are univeral in nature. Many cultures and peoples who have learned of them have begun to practice them on their own worlds.
Home and family is extremely important to Wookie Life Day. One returns home through whatever harships to celebrate with their family at the Tree of Life.
Current Situation
The Renewal of Life is one of the Life Day goals. Becasue of the horrors the Empire has inflicted upon the honourable Wookies, this aspect of Life Day has taken on an even greater meaning. Wookies have been taken into slavery for the strength to mine and build such monstrosities as the Death Star.
Wookies value their freedom. They cannot and do not take life for granted. Each sunrise, each childbirth, each breath is a renewal, a reminder to live each day to the fullest.
Rememberance for the Future
Life Day is also about rememberance. Rememberance of loved ones lost. This is one of the major tenets of Life Day. To use this time to reflect on our ancestors and in family members who are no longer among the living.
To remember their sacrifices and deeds and the things that made us laugh. By remembering the dead, we keep their memory alive and learn from the action that came before. A Life Day Orb has been used to help honour the fallen.
The Life Day Orb is a traditional part of the celebration. It shows a field of stars representing the afterlife. The beings of Kashyyyk believe that when they die, they walk off into the stars.
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