Akeshihofu

Akeshihofu is a polytheistic religion originating in Tanraghe. The religion was originally the faith of the Iteno people however after the Korlenten Sarinzelerin subjugated these people, the faith spread within the nation.
== Founding ==
At the beginning of time there was one god, Kagaku. This god created a world. To populate this world he created a people with all the values that he saw represented other worlds he had visited; Life, Wealth, War, Luck, Death, Power, Nature, Joy, Knowledge, Affection, and Trickery. He told the people that he created that not one of these values should be seen as correct, they all have a purpose. The people may choose what they follow and what they do not. After that he split into the 11 gods, one for each value.
== Ceremonies and rituals ==
=== Birth ===
After birth, both southern and northern cultures bury a bottle of alcohol, or barrel depending on their wealth, and purchase or harvest Luro tea, weighed at 20 nin and stored in a locked wooden box. The tea and alcohol is drunk on the day of the person's wedding, however the tea can be used for medicinal purposes before a wedding and therefore can run out. If a person's store of Luro tea runs out before their wedding, it is accounted for during their wedding and represents a life of hardship in which their partner must make up for.
=== Weddings ===
Iteno weddings usually last 1 day, where the alcohol is enjoyed in the afternoon and the Luro tea is drunk in the evening.
Before the Luro tea is drunk, a dried tea leaf must be conserved to be used for later in the wedding, it is also to be poured out of a silver pot. The Luro tea is to be first drunk by the person who it belongs to, then the tea is drunk by their partner, followed by their respective parents and their partner's parents and then those in attendance. This is done to show respect to both their own and their partner's family as well as presenting the ranking of significance of these people in both of their lives, their partner being the most significant, followed by their own family and their partner's family. If the Luro tea is missing from one partner, the same process is carried out with the exception of the partner and their parents being the first to drink the tea. If both partners lack Luro tea then this part of the wedding is not included.
The use of the Luro tea is to provide vigor and energy for the night of the wedding, as it contains a low amount of caffeine, where it is expected for both partners to conceive a child. Its dark brown color represents strength. The storage of Luro tea by tradition is in a wooden locked box, similar to how gold and silver of the family is stored, representing wealth and prosperity, granting good fortune unto those being married. 
Non-iteno weddings may usually last from between 1 day to 3 days, and is similarly carried out to Iteno weddings with the exception of the purchasing of additional alcohol which is enjoyed for 2 days in celebration before carrying out a similar event as Iteno weddings. This difference in tradition is due to the colonizers 
Weddings may contain an offering or prayers to a god, most commonly the god of Affection, depending on the family.
Category:Religions