Lenhay

Lenhay is a religion that originated from nomadic tribes which later settled in Felhen, Lenhay is a religion that believes and worships one god which his name is Ferlo, Ferlo can be referred both in male and female pronounces even though in this page he is referred in male pronounces, the land Felhen is on is considered holy, blessed by Ferlo and given by Ferlo to Lenahy believers, Lenhay believers make up the majority of Felhen population.
== Symbol ==
The symbol of Lenhay has blue background with two green tilted stripes there are two Foterehs at the sides of the symbol which are from the repenting ritual and in the middle there is a Allium flower which is considered holy, blessed by Ferlo and to help health, the background represents Felhen, the blue background represents the river and sea which are next to Felhen and the two tilted green stripes represents the green terrain of Felhen, the two foterehs and the Allium flower represents the worshiping. 
== Beliefs ==
=== Conversion ===
There is not any official way to convert to Lenhay to convert to Lenhay you need to prove you're doing the rituals and do not commit what is forbidden. Forcing to convert to Lenhay is a sin and not welcomed even though trying to convince people to convert to Lenhay is supported.
=== Blasphemy ===
It is not allowed to harm nature without repairing the damage which was done, for example if you cut a tree you need to plant a new tree seed. Killing innocent people without reasoning is a serious sin which will have consequences. Is is also forbidden to kill animals unless there are at least two of the species which are killed in the same 100 square blocks that can breed with each other. 
Its forbidden to be drunk or drink alcohol during worshiping it is allowed to be drunk and drink alcohol just not during worshiping.
== Rituals ==
=== Sacrifice ritual ===
Sacrifice ritual can be done in groups or alone individually the sacrifice is thrown into a fire by each person in the group or by the person and then the person or each person in the group praise Ferlo, also a person in the group, the entire group or the person can request for something or thank Ferlo for something, even though it does not happen always, and its not mandatory to request for something or thank for something in the sacrifice ritual.
=== Death ritual ===
When someone dies they will be buried and a sapling will be plant on the place they were buried so their energy will be reborn in that sapling.
=== Land ritual ===
This is a ritual in which the people praise and worship Ferlo usually in groups but it can be done also individually, for the thriving land they got from him, in the ritual the people sacrifice things like wheat, cows and etc. it is a tradition to party and drink after the worshiping and sacrifices, this ritual has two types, one type happens once a month in the 24th day of the month which is the founding day of Felhen, and the people usually do the same ritual but alone individually or in groups many times a month which is the second type of the ritual, the one time it happens once a month in the 24th of the month is a large land ritual which is the first type and it is done in groups it is not mandatory, the second type is the small land ritual it is done alone individually or in groups and it is not mandatory, the small ritual is done usually many times a month by those who chose to do it, doing the large ritual or the small ritual at least once a month is mandatory, its the person choice if to do it alone individually or in a group in a small ritual or in a group in a large ritual or both but he or she must choice between the three options.
=== Repenting ritual ===
A repenting ritual usually happens after a person or a group have did something bad or sinned, the ritual must be done with a priest or a high priest and the person or each person from the group in the ritual expect the priest or high priest must sacrifice something usually the sacrifice is relatively large and respectable even though it does not have to be relatively large and respectable, if the priest or high priest want to repent along with the group then the priest or high priest must sacrifice too, if a priest or a high priest does the repenting ritual alone than the high priest or priest can do it by himself or herself, the sacrifice is done by throwing the sacrifice into the Fotereh which is a 4*4 cube which its height is 6 blocks which is made by cobblestone with 
sand stairs in the side in the top of the cube and in the lowest place of the cube in the top of the cube in the middle there is netherrack which is the part of the Fotereh the priest or high priest puts the fire for the sacrifice the priest or high priest must build the Fotereh in this specific way the Fotereh, can not be in any other shape or form, the Fotereh is built, removed, the putting of the fire for the sacrifice and is extinguished only by a priest or high priest, it is forbidden to build, remove, put the fire for the sacrifice, extinguish or touch the Fotereh unless you're a priest or high priest, the Fotereh must be removed after the ritual by the priest or high priest. 
=== Ritual sacrifices ===
When sacrificing in a ritual the things which are sacrificed are thrown into a normal fire and a priest or a high priest is not needed, unless the ritual has a special way of sacrificing like in the Repenting ritual, in all the different rituals after the sacrifice is done Ferlo is praised.
Its forbidden to sacrifice human or human like creatures which are intelligent. Its is forbidden to remove a Allium flower without replacing it or to destroy a Allium flower, its also forbidden to sacrifice Allium flower, its forbidden because Allium flower has been said by Ferlo to be blessed by him, holy and to help health. Its forbidden to build, remove, put the fire for the sacrifice, extinguish or touch the Fotereh unless one is a priest or a high priest. Its forbidden to sacrifice animals alive it is only allowed to sacrifice the animals remains, it is also not allowed to torture them, even though it is not forbidden to kill animals, it has been said by ferlo that he does not accept animal sacrifices which are still alive and that he punishes those who torture animals or sacrifice animals alive.
=== Marriage ===
In Lenhay it is allowed to be married only to one person at the same time, only a priest or high priest can marry someone a priest or high priest can not marry himself or herself if a priest or high priest want to be married to someone then a other priest or high priest need to marry him or her, marriage between Lenhay believers and none-Lenhay believers is allowed but are not officially recognized (at least usually) by Ferlo the priests or high priest
== Worship ==
Worshiping can be done in every place even though it is more common to do it in religious buildings but it can also be done in any other place, there is also no specific way religious buildings are supposed to look like.
=== Animals ===
it have been said by Ferlo that dogs and wolfs are the most holy animals and the most loyal animals, horses have been said by Ferlo to be semi or partially holy by Ferlo, Ferlo also said that their somewhat loyal even though not as much as the dogs and wolf.
Its forbidden to kill wolfs or dogs unless the dog or wolf acts hostile, serves someone who is enemy or enemy of an ally, its forbidden to kill wolfs or dogs in any other case no matter what, it have been said by Ferlo "You should be loyal to your wolf or dog as much as it is to you and die for it if needed." Furthermore, killing horses is prohibited unless it is necessary or the horse serves a hostile enemy or someone who is hostile to an ally. 
The only animals which are allowed in worshiping are dogs and wolves, the rules about animals in worshiping are, Its forbidden to have animals in religious buildings and worshiping this rules apply for all animals expect dogs and wolf since dogs and wolf are a holy animals if the worshiping is outside and not in a religious building than the place the worshiping done need to be so there will be no animals in range of 10 blocks from the place the worshiping is done this rule counts all animals expect dogs and wolfs.
=== Statues ===
Doing rituals and sacrifices can be with and without statues, statues are allowed in rituals and sacrifices only if they represent ferlo even though there is no clear way Ferlo is supposed to look like, but it must be clear that the statue represents Ferlo. It is forbidden to build or worship statues which do not represent Ferlo, although it is generally allowed to worship or build statues but only if the statue represents Ferlo. 
=== Allium flowers ===
Allium flowers are very common to be found where rituals, sacrifices and all the other types of worshiping take place, Allium flowers are very common to be found where rituals, sacrifices and all the other types of worshiping take place is because Allium flowers are considered holy, blessed by Ferlo and to help health, it is not required to have a Allium flower or many Allium flowers for rituals, sacrifices or any of the other types of worshiping but it is recommend and encouraged to have many Allium flowers in rituals, sacrifices and all the other types of worshiping.
== Traditions ==
It is a tradition to go party and drink after a large land ritual which happens in the 24th day of the month once a month. Likewise, it is a tradition to put in houses, religious buildings and all the other buildings a Allium flower because it was said by Ferlo it is a flower which is blessed by him, holy and helps health. It is also a tradition to take wolves and dogs to worshiping.
== Afterlife ==
In Lenhay the beliefs about afterlife and heaven is that after someone dies Ferlo judges the person who died, than Ferlo decides if the person is a good person or a bad person. if Ferlo decides that the person is a bad person than the person perish into none existence, if Ferlo decides the person is a good person than the person who Ferlo decided as a good person can decide between two options to go to heaven or get rebirthed if the person choose to go to heaven than the person has the ability at any point to leave heaven and be rebirthed, if the person who Ferlo decided as a good person does not make a choice than Ferlo makes the decision for him or her to rebirth or to go to heaven, if the person who did not decide if to get rebirth or to go to heaven get sent to heaven by Ferlo then the person has the ability to leave heaven at any point and get rebirthed.
== Priesthood ==
A high priest or Ferlo can make someone a priest and a high priest or Ferlo can remove a priest, a high priest is chosen by the priests or by Ferlo a high priest can be removed by the priests or Ferlo, Ferlo choice is prioritize its the high priest and priests duty to help worship and do rituals and sacrifices for Ferlo, its also their duty to convince people to join the religion and convert.
Category:Religions
Category:Traveler's Era