Notes: Rituals and Traditions

== Marriage ==
=== Ritual of hand-fasting ===
==== Shares a name with the old "pagan" marriage rites of the Celts, but is slightly different. A thick liquid is created from the sap of a certain tree, which is poured over the couple's joined hands. It hardens into a wax, which is then carefully removed. Keeping the mold intact is a sign of good luck and prosperity in the marriage. ====
===== Vormund does not believe in rituals; this is one of the central aspects which separates him from the Temple. While he acknowledges the power a ritual can have, he doesn’t believe the act itself has any true power. Thus, a marriage doesn’t even need a ceremony or a legal document, only a vow between two people. If Rowan should ask what is required of him to join, and Vormund would reply that there are no rituals, only devotions. =====