Culture

Celebrations
Religous events of the rest of the world, such as Christmas or Easter are not celebrated on a wide scale; however Halloween actually is. Fierran's independence day is on the 1st of January (The new year of the English speaking world) but Fierran New Year really starts on the 1st of March.

September 20th to 25th is the Prosperity Fest. Where unity of the two mythical dragon gods is celebrated as the old tradition. September 20th is the national day (not to be confused with the independence day previously mentioned). People light candles and set them floating on bodies of water. Streets are covered in the national colours, traditional clothes are worn and the nation's most beloved dishes are served all around.

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Food
Being surrounded by sea, much of their cuisine revolves around seafood. Outside of that, grain based dishes and spice filled meals are a favourite. Desert usually involves a medley of sweet fruit or a traditional cake-like bread called "Frivovd" which is also commonly eaten at breakfast.

Drinks other than water are considered one in the same as sauces, meaning hot sauce can be called a drink and milk can be used as a dressing.

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Societal norms
Bowing is ingrained in etiquette, not necessary to bow low or long since an exaggerated dip of the head shall do, but always make sure to close your eyes momentarily. When formally meeting someone for the first time or showing gratefulness are suitable times to bow. Taking shoes off in yours' or a close one's home is customary. Upon arriving at a house after being outside, one of the first priorities is to wash your hands.

The following list of actions are frowned upon:


 * Being overly loud or obnoxious in public or on the phone.
 * Being unclean when handling something (such as food, infants and relics) or when being in the company of multiple others.
 * Severely over exaggerating, lying or acting unnecessarily.
 * Tasteless sexual innuendos.
 * Ungratefulness.
 * Injustice or forms of verbal censorship such as not allowing people to voice their opinion in a regular manner.

Fierran people are often stereotyped by outsiders as being untalkative, having a "twisted sense of humour" and being honest to the point of brutality. There are no sources to really say whether this is true or not.

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Sports
Surprisingly Ice Hockey is the most popular sport. There are 3 native teams, including Lokxeld "Blades", Vozde'if "Halos", and East-Mount "Rebels". Despite their size, their team assembled for international games is quite capable of making it into bigger leagues. Expectedly they still face some challenge actually winning though. They also have what could be considered a friendship with the Finnish team.

Rugby comes in as the second most popular sport. It is usually played in summer, being less competitive and more just for fun.