Serial monogamy not uncommon until children, and thus stability arrives. Political organization includes a central building and a hierarchy of officials. Political offices interwoven with a similar religious hierarchy. Annual change of offices in both hierarchies. Age hierarchy, especially among males, is notable and tied to performance in the civil-religious hierarchy.
Death is followed by a one day wake.
Annual cycle regulated by European calendar and punctuated by festivals, chief of which is the patron saint ritual. Other major rituals include All Saints Day, Easter Week, and the Day of the Cross. There is a pagan calendar,chiefly involved in divination and in some agricultural ritual. Great respect for writing and books. 2O. Dependence on law, and formal organization is more important to leadership than personal attributes.