Entry: Belief systems and practices
While there are a wide variety of practiced belief systems in the western hemisphere, a large majority of the population worships an unseen being who goes by the name of “God.”
Specific days of the year seem to be designated as particularly special instances of devotion. Most recently this species celebrated a day they call “Easter.” There are a number of ways in which devotion on Easter is shown. The first instance is the widespread gathering of individuals into large buildings. These large buildings are marked with two long lines that cross each other in the middle. Once inside these buildings, the majority of the people sit on long benches and engage in a number of different behaviors that include pushing their hands together and pointing the joined fingertips upwards, bending their heads down towards the ground, covering their moist eyes with the thin skin attached to them, and murmuring words such as “praise,” and “Jesus” from their mouths.
The second way in which devotion is shown on Easter is through widespread hunts for small, colorful circular objects (linguistic term: “Easter eggs”) hidden purposefully outside on the ground or inside around the house. To engage in this activity, the parental figures will spread these colorful eggs all over and then bring out their young ones and encourage them to run around and gather the eggs into baskets. Once found, all members of the familial unit will then consume these circular objects, which appear sweet in flavor. In addition to colorful eggs, the other figure associated with the celebration of Easter is a small, white fluffy animal called the “Easter bunny.” At this time the relationship between the white bunny, God, Jesus, and the colorful eggs is unclear.
