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+++ gods:anubis [2024/11/02 00:00] (current) – Added Day of Remembrance to [Holidays & Feast Days] guntripmaxwell_yahoo.com
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-====== Anubis ======
+====== Anubis/Anpu ======
 //"Life, but a shadow of existence true."//
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 ===== Aspects =====
 ==== The Caretaker ====
-As the primary aspect of Anubis in Jaernian worship, the Caretaker has no distinct name, only a title, and is otherwise simply referred to as Anubis. He is believed to have originated as a mortal in [[settings:torandor|Torandor's]] distant past, and is the one who brought the release of death to an ailing, stagnating world and established his divine plane of the [[settings:planes:celestial#the_infero_anubis|Infero]] to house and transport the souls of the dead. The myth of the Infero's creation can be read [[gods:anubis:jaernian_origin|here.]]
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+As the primary aspect of Anubis in Jaernian worship, the Caretaker has no distinct name, only a title, and is otherwise simply referred to as Anubis. He is believed to have originated as a mortal in [[settings:torandor|Torandor's]] distant past, and is the one who brought the release of death to an ailing, stagnating world and established his divine plane of the [[settings:planes:celestial#the_infero_anubis|Infero]] to house and transport the souls of the dead. The myth of the Infero's creation can be read [[gods:myths:anubis_origin|here.]]
 He is known to be a stickler for paperwork and proper processes. When his priests arrive in the afterlife, they must finalize their paperwork pertaining to spells such as Deliver before they can pass on to the Infero. The Caretaker appears as an 80-foot-tall, jackal-headed man wearing black-and-white robes, seated on an enormous adamantine throne at the entrance to the Infero - where he passes his judgment on them before sending them off to the afterlife.
+On occasion, when Anubis appears to someone in a vision, he appears in a study filled with papers, sitting at a desk as he signs and stamps them. The pen he uses is far too heavy for any mortal to pick up. In this form, he is only about the height of an average human, and speaks in a gentle, tired-sounding voice.
 He rarely leaves the Infero; myth states that living souls cause him pain when in his presence. So, when matters require the Caretaker's attention in the living world, he usually sends a mortal priest or one of his many servitors. Although he can speak, he often uses the sign language of Tusparol to communicate.
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 ===== Origins ======
-The greater aspects of Anubis have distinct origin myths, with the Caretaker's past being spoken of at length in [[gods:anubis:jaernian_origin|Jaernian legend.]] He is believed to have brought death to an ancient, undying Torandor, which had been choked by unending lives and rampant overpopulation. Once, the only way to leave Jaern was to become someone of greatness and be taken by the gods to the "Cielo:" a plane of peace and beauty.
+The greater aspects of Anubis have distinct origin myths, with the Caretaker's past being spoken of at length in [[gods:myths:anubis_origin|Jaernian legend.]] He is believed to have brought death to an ancient, undying Torandor, which had been choked by unending lives and rampant overpopulation. Once, the only way to leave Jaern was to become someone of greatness and be taken by the gods to the "Cielo:" a plane of peace and beauty.
 A young Anubis went against the old gods, and the Cielo would end up being sunken into the ground - becoming the Infero. Anubis would then take up the post of caretaker of the dead and judge of souls.
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 ==== Holidays & Feast Days ====
-The **Festival of Death** is a Jaernian festival held on the first day of Pim (10/1) each year. Dedicated to all those who have passed on in the previous year, this is a very beautiful and enrapturing ceremony. Thousands of candles are lit, choirs sing sonorous songs about the afterlife, and a rich feast of rare and delicious foods is served.
+=== Festival of Death ===
+A Jaernian festival held on the first day of Pim (10/1) each year. Dedicated to all those who have passed on in the previous year, this is a very beautiful and enrapturing ceremony. Thousands of candles are lit, choirs sing sonorous songs about the afterlife, and a rich feast of rare and delicious foods is served.
+=== Day of Remembrance ===
+A spiritual holiday helmed by the Anubian and Anpuan churches across both Jaern and Cahyali, despite being a largely communal effort from those that celebrate. Having originated from the Splintian holiday La Migración, this is a day dedicated to the lives of all those that have passed on, and is said to be a day during which their souls return to their families, just for an evening.
+It is traditional for families to set out altars dedicated to the deceased adorned with imagery of butterflies, skulls, and jackal heads. It is also traditional to leave out food, specifically sweet breads, for the deceased as well as personal items of those who have passed to remember them by. Some families who have access to them will also put out photos or paintings of the dead on their altars as well. While most of the time, this tradition is limited to the walls of the family home, some communities in which the celebration of this day is particularly strong will throw community-wide events where food, stories, and celebrations abound.
+It is most important to note that this celebration is not a somber one. Yes, it is a day of remembering the dead, but it is most importantly one that acknowledges and celebrates the lives that they got to live and gives families a chance to share in their grief and continue to live in spite of it, for someday they will be reunited again in the Death God's halls.