Culture of Lavontia

Culture in Lavontia has been partially influenced by Slavic and Russian cultures, beginning from the late 18th century, but was strengthened during the Napoleonic Wars of Europe, despite it's farsighted location and a roughly-large distance from the European landmass. By the 20th century, Lavontia was subjugated by the **Podstakh Unity**, a left-wing group associated by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. During the communist era, all forms of traditional and ethnic culture we're unpopular, due to the limitations that we're set by the government at that time.

## Deities

### Bokyuan

**Bokyuan**, in Ryukjian myth, is often regarded as the personification for life and peace. He is popular and welcomed for his sympathy over nature, his regards throughout it's people determines him as well-respected, diligent and kind, throughout his presence within Earth. His presence has also sorted relations between Nature and Humanity, altogether severing war and hatred throughout.

### Kazui

**Kazui** (Lavontian-Cyrillic: Казуя, *Kazuja*), or preferably known as the "Man of Fire". In ancient mythology, he is able to manipulate, control and even set combustion to objects around him. He was the son of *Bokyuan* and *Arodjia*, and cousins of *Afur* and *Kazh'ra.* According to a six-hundred-year-old ancient book, titled *"Fall of Catov"*:

> *"Kazui's fiery approach suits him as he combusted every object around him, even humans. Being as reputable for being a man with such riddance and "*
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### Luneri

**Luneri** (Lavontian-Cyrillic: Лунер, *Luner*), also known as the *"God of Everything"*, she is mythologically known for being a ruler of the universe. This entirely includes the stars, planets and solar system. She has lesser advantage of using her power to control such elements in a particular place, and she is also specifically nicknamed the "Mother of Everything" as specifically stated on how she had created the universe from hand.

## Music

Lavontian musical folklore is derived from their own set of ancestral remnants of *A'chitau* civilization dating back to circa 5500 BCE. It has later influenced by a combination of foreign cultures resulting into creating their own in the modern & contemporary era. The **Ministry of Cultural Affairs** has an classification of musical instruments, hymns and songs based on their origin.

 *Tvura* | The fourth type, which classifies by it's source that is unknown, and has been relating to the information yet to know where it was originated.

### Instruments

 *Balgoda* | This instrument has a similar layout to the Russian *Balalaika*, with differences of only two or four strings, 38 to 42 frets in total depending on how it was made.
It is considered to be *"sacred"* as according to ancient mythology.
 *Guel* | A four-gonged instrument with a wooden rectangular frame attached to it, similar to most gongs found in Southeast or East Asia.
 *Stuhne* | Originally invented in Southern Hetzöd, it is a shape of a violin and it is partially different from it's western counterpart,
because of it's moon-shaped fiddle with ten strings.
 *Akovii* | It's characteristics is of 50-inch flute, made out of oak wood, with five holes.
Lavontia

## Calendar

Between 1500 BCE and the 16th century, the **Lömbugi** calendar is popularized during this period, which can be found in some ancient ruins in Hetzöd and Kauda (now Kagon). The calendar was originally implemented in the ancient city of **Omā'ra**. The usage became scarcely unpopular as they slowly adapted to the Julian calendar, and later in the 16th century; the Gregorian calendar. By the beginning of the 17th century, the calendar was officially abandoned. In modern era, the history of the long-forgotten calendar was highly forgotten after World War II, the said artifacts we're completely destroyed during the war.

## Cultural Reference

### Lottery

In Lavontia, all forms of gambling had been banned or prohibited, with the exception of government-oriented lotteries, since Act. 6162 (also known as the Anti-Gambling Law) took effect on all oblasts, back when the Soviet Union was under declination in 1987. It is also considered as a *'downside'*, as according to the opinions survey conducted by the **Auxpelle Polytechnic University** in 1992; 67.3% of which found gambling to be inconsiderate harm and is viewed as a disgrace.

## Notes

1. ↑ located on the outskirts of the Lābawu, a town near the Hetzöd-Kagon boundary.
2. ↑ The Auxpelle Polytechnic University is an institution in Auxpelle, Kagon. It was founded during the years of Lavontic Empire in 1768, being regarded as one of the oldest institutions, and has expanded through centuries since.