Chuotism

*"Phá hoại tài sản tý văn chuột"*

Chuotism is a key religion and one of the core tenets of Sitaku. It is symbolised by the imagery of a rat being crucified on a cross as punishment.

## Origin

This religion's roots come from Vietnam, a land well-renowned for zoological sorcery. It is believed that Vietnamese villagers first inspired the concept of Chuotism and its practices in an attempt to ward off bad luck. Lower variants of the religion has also spread to China, India, Pakistan and other neighbouring countries, using bottles rather than traditional crucifixes to affix rats onto.

## Philosophy

*"2020 was the year of the rat. It was also the year of war, plague and pestilence. The rat, in place of prosperity promised, hath wronged mankind in a manner most unforgivable. Through the punishment of the mouse, humanity shall become great again."*

According to the lunar calendar, the rat is the spirit animal of the year 2020. The spirit animal is supposed to bring an age of prosperity and fortune to its respective year. However, the rat of 2020 has been responsible in many atrocities against humanity. To name a few:

* Triggering conflicts between USA and Iran and almost bringing about the third world war
* Starting the everlasting bushfires in Australia, resulting in death of all native wildlife
* Spreading the SARS-CoV2 virus worldwide, along with misinformation on how to protect against it
* Crashing economies and businesses, causing many to lose their jobs and livelihood
* Promoting vtubers and festering the weeaboo and simp population
* Rigging the US elections to pit a turd sandwich candidate against another giant douche candidate
* Murdering King Tchala of Wakanda in his sleep
* Adding Steve to smash ultimate (ok not really a bad thing but just goes to show how powerful this motherfucker rat is)

To show the rat just how disrespectful its actions have been on humanity, it must receive punishment as a consequence. Thousands of religious gospels around the world catch rats and punish them as a wish for better prosperity in the next year. Not only is the rat getting punished for its sins, it also serves as a warning for other spirit animals to not mistreat the humans (and we better hope this works, because the spirit animal for 2021 is the ox, and there are many statistical hurdles to punishing an ox)

## Practice

       A live rat is affixed onto a crucifix (or a bottle in lower forms of the religion), and then propped up at a religious site. The rat is often beaten with sticks and stones to signify the sins that the rat has committed throughout 2020. A prayer is recited during this process, usually in Vietnamese. The words *"Phá hoại tài sản tý văn chuột"* are repeated often, which serves as a direct address to the rat and doubles as an accusation for sins against humanity.

Monuments of crucified chuots are often built around religious sites of Sitaku. Crucifixion is also a common form of punishment for crimes within Sitaku.

## Examples of Tribute

Some members of the Sitaku group have paid tribute to the chuot. These are listed below:

* Enter The Chuotverse a minecraft mod created by HuntTheWumpus0 based around the chuot religion