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+ | ====== Beliefs ====== | ||
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+ | //In the Tarvuist religion, it is forbidden to eat calamari or octopus// | ||
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+ | [[Tarvuism]], | ||
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+ | Like these religions, [[Tarvuism]] promotes love for your fellow man, a respect for the family, hard work, hoensty, integrity and faith. | ||
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+ | * All world religions are to be respected. | ||
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+ | * All people - whatever race, colour and creed - should be seen as friends of [[Tarvu]]. | ||
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+ | * The most important prayer in [[Tarvuism]] is ' | ||
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+ | * The main Tarvuist philopophy (Tarvuists use this word to mean ' | ||
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+ | However, there are some other beliefs that are quite different. | ||
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+ | * Octopuses are considered holy creatures. | ||
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+ | * Tarvuists have special dietary laws: they do not eat [[calamari]] (out of respect for [[Oobu]]) | ||
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+ | * It is forbidden to eat bread (see ' | ||
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+ | * Tarvuists do not use pens during the Festival of [[Occiboonah]] (again, out of resepct for [[Oobu]] - i.e. octopus ink). Some devout Tarvuists do not use pens at all. These people are known as ' | ||
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+ | * Tarvuists believe that, when you die, your soul goes into the oceans for nine years (corresponding to the nine years that [[Tarvu]] swam). During this time, your soul has to learn to live underwater. It is survival of the fittest, and only those tough enough - spiritually - are judged fit to enter [[Tarvupia]] (heaven). Those that fail, are turned into amoeba or grains of sand. | ||
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+ | * Tarvuist temple days are held on Tuesday (' | ||
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+ | * Boys and girls have a special coming-of-age ceremony at age 9 (the age [[Tarvu]] was when he stepped on dry land). This ceremony is known as an ' | ||
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+ | * Certain words are never said by Tarvuists. They are forbidden from saying them. The words are ' | ||
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+ | * [[Marriage]] forms a central pillar in [[Tarvuism]]. However, it is customary for women to propose to men. | ||
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+ | * Women wear neck-ties |