Silang'guba

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**Silang'guba**, officially the **Arutunian High Scholardom of Silang'guba**, is a Constitutional Theocratic State in East Ikuna, bordered by Pataga to the northwest, Rekklia to the southwest, and the Ofaran Ocean to the east.

## History

### Prehistory (3000 BCE - 1800 BCE)

The first humans to reach modern-day Silang'guba, around 3000 BCE, were the Tadaguba, or Gubans, the ancestors of all the ethnic groups in modern Pataga and Silang'guba, through various splinter groups. Around 2000 BCE, the first major Guban building, the Earth Temple (Baha Latulupa), was built in the Manudu Cave. Silang'guba's prehistory ends with the founding of the city-state of Ginigingulu, around 1800 BCE.

### Ginigingilu Era (1800 BCE - 760 BCE)

#### Early Ginigingilu Period (1800 BCE -1400 BCE)

Ginigingulu was the first advanced city in modern-day Silang'guba, with sewer systems, wells, grid roads, a city center, and public baths. The site survives today largely intact, and a popular tourist destination is the Circle Church (Didulu Ligubaha), and its five columns for each of their element gods. Archaeological evidence suggests that the city expanded slowly to the southwest.

#### Dual Powers Period (1400 BCE - 1100 BCE)

Around 1400 BCE, a second power grew, the city of Kapudaga. Trade relations developed between the two quickly, but after about 200 years relations grew sour. Though only Ginigingilu records survive, they all record a war with Kapudaga with unclear causes, that ends in the complete annihilation of Kapudaga around 1100 BCE.

#### Late Ginigingilu Period (1100 BCE - 760 BCE)

After the defeat of Kapudaga, Ginigingilu regained its status as the major power in Silang'guba. Relative peace and prosperity occurred, with the building of a major road network around Silang'guba, lasting until they were conquered by the Kori Empire in 760 BCE.

### Kori Era (760 BCE - 50 BCE)

While the Kori Empire had established relations with Ginigingilu around 900 BCE, around 800 BCE their relationship deteriorated. Through the three Kori-Ginigingilu Wars, the Kori took Silang'guba, and later Pataga and Krapati. The Kori governed the region under the province of Borela, with its capital at Boreli (Iluguba). This created a new culture in the area, a combination of the traditional Guban culture and the new Kori culture - this also affected the language, where many words for foreign concepts are Korsic in origin.

Around 50 BCE, the Palagan Empire conquered Borela, ending Kori rule in the area.

### Palagan Era (50 BCE - 34 CE)

The Palagan Empire ruled the region for only about 80 years, but it was extremely influential. The traditional Tadaguba language was mixed very quickly with the Palagan language, and the people interbred, thus creating a new ethnic group which eventually became the Tahilaga (Silang) and Takapataga (Patagan) peoples. However, the Palagans were driven out during a revolt by King Arutu the Great in 34 CE.

### First Kingdom (34 CE - 950 CE)

Having driven out the Palagan Empire, King Arutu the Great and the Visionary founded the first Kingdom of Silang'guba, centered in the Red Castle (Kawabaha Duguhi). He reformed the state, divided the land between feudal lords (Tauhululupa); established national taxation through the Church institutions, and wrote the *Orders to the People* (*Utusu Sa Ngat*au); a set of 1,006 laws to be followed by the people; and commissioned a writing system created by the School of Wisdom (Alamubaha Nilakialamu). In 85 CE they provided assistance to the Rekklins in their conquest of the Kori Empire.

The later kings continued this and expanded the kingdom, invading the rest of Borela in the Reclamation Wars of 125 and 138. The Old Patagan Empire was invaded and incorporated into the empire around 400 CE. After that, The Silanguban Kingdom conquered modern day Rekklia and eastern Suseva until 850 CE

### Decline and the First Divided Silang'guba Period (850 CE - 1207 CE)

After 850 CE, the Silang'guban Expansion stopped and a series of campaigns known as the Southern Kori Reclamation Campaigns, led to the lost of eastern Suseva and western Rekklia to the Korsic Kingdoms.

In 950 CE, King Kamakama died due to illness, which triggered a regal election. While Lord Hababibi was the the favored king, many of the feudal lords supported Lord Ilulini, which successfully defended Eastern Rekklia from the Korsianic Kingdoms, which allowed him to win said election. This caused a succession crisis leading to the division of the nation into Kanu Silang'guba (Kanusilang'gang), led by Hababibi and Daga Silang'guba (Dagasilang'gang) led by Ilulini, though both were officially called the Arutunian Kingdom of Silang'guba. This period, generally called the First Divided Silang'guba (*Satayu Hatibaya*) Period, is the time of the 200 Years' War, a series of wars from 950 to 1203 CE, which ultimately resulted in King Huwe of Daga Silang'guba's victory, and the subsequent invasion of the Old Patagan Empire from 1205 to 1207. This resulted in the reunification of the nation and strengthening of Painuulupa in 1208 CE and the end of the Hatibanasa Era and the Start of the Hululupa Era.

### Feudal Era (1217-1549 CE)

King Kahu the Terrible tried to weaken the feudal lords by passing laws that would limit their profit but by implementing those laws he provoked the Hululupa, who instigated a coup against the King and dismantled the central government, effectively making it a disjointed feudal confederation with many nobles disagreeing and infighting being common. The resulting chaos and regression of this era is often described as the Silang'guban Dark Age.

During this period, the Baka Taukawa of the Church of Arutu declared that all church doctrine be reviewed against the Utusung Patao and the Sulatasu, at the Daga'idabaya Convention, which after the initial convention, is held every 50 years to continuously review church doctrine. The vast collection of varying church traditions and continuous review of the scriptures took over fifteen years to compare. This has caused the Kalangulingubaha Arutulanghi (Eastern Aruthunian Churches) and the Iludagaligubaha Arutulanghi (Iludagan Aruthunian Churches) to have a schism

### Era of Enlightenment (1549-1689 CE) & Second Divided Silang'guba Period (1549-1730 CE)

In 1549, the poet Hibibaya, from the Head Scholardom of Iludaga, published two books made up of heavily nationalist poetry calling for the unification of the nation. This was widely read, due to the importing of the printing press from Suseva and an education focus promoted by Head Scholar Yuki II. Eventually two major powers emerged, Iludaga in the south and Dulubagu in the north, both cadet branches of the Aruthunian Dynasty, though the country was still officially united. In addition, the majority Taupatagan north was home to the High Scholardom of Kapataga.

This was a time of enlightenment to the people of Silang'guba and a time of progress in the arts and sciences. Many philosophers wrote political treatises on democracy and monarchy, debating which was better. As such, there were talks of where should be the capital of a united Silang'guba, Iludaga, who supported a constitutional monarchy, or Dulubagu, who supported an absolute monarchy. These were further discussed after the formation of the Parliament of Lords in 1621 and more integration of the states in the country.

    By 1689, wars were breaking out between the two powers over control of Silang'guba. Kapataga were subjugated by the Dulubagu Kingdom in the Kapataga-Dulubagu War of 1720, but in 1724, Iludaga took advantage and took control of the entire nation.

### Modern Era (1730-1850 CE)

In the 18th and 19th centuries, Kapataga and the rest of the Old Patagan Empire, was incorporated into Silang'guba. In order to pacify Pataga, the Silang'guban Government pursued a policy of Cultural Assimilation or "Arutiunification", which employed the use of "Re-education Camps" were introduced to convert the Takapatagan to Aruthunianism. However, this has a lot of pushback from the Patagans, including attacks against Silang'guban Military and Administrative Sites in Pataga by Halaan Individuals, which led to more suppression of the Halaan Faith.

Meanwhile, in 1758, Libion took the southern part of Silang'guba as Libian Brukescha as a payment for the wartime debt from the War of Unification. In 1799 Brukescha broke free in the Silver Mines Revolt and in 1837 was reintegrated into Silang'guba.

In the 1800s, the Silang'guban Nation is in the midst of the Industrial Revolution, in which, the nation is mostly dominated by Monopolies of those who are related to the Royal Family or Politicians, in many of it's industries. This led to bad working environments for the Silang'guban Workers, for higher profits for the Monopolists, that led to the formation of Trade Unions and Strikes for these conditions.

The strikes were brutality suppressed by the Silang'guban Royal Army, as well as private militias. However, this only worsens the situation, as these suppressions were very unpopular. This led to the Election of the Technocratic Workers' Party, which is a coalition of Technocrats and Socialists, in the 1830 Election. Despite Anti-TWP Propaganda, they grew quickly to gain 1/3 of seats in the 1840 Elections, but the Silang'guban Establishment and Monopolists, due to fears of losing power, they banned the Party from assuming their seats with allegations of being anti-royal and of treason.

The ban resulted to the National Labor Strike of 1840, which crippled the Silang'guban Economy for days

### Post-Revolutionary Period (1860-1956 CE)

Ino 1860, Prime Minister Hisitasu Tausaka unleashed a series of bureaucratic reforms to make the ease of business higher and promote entrepreneurship, building major infrastructure projects including dams, railroads, airports, ports, and expressways, improving the economy massively and growing Silang'guba's GDP per capita by three times.

However, by the 1880s Tausaka had consolidated power under himself in what was called Techno Terror, forming a dictatorship by replacing government officials with his relatives or cronies. He died in 1896 and was succeeded by close friend, and military general, Laki Tauida. He was then deposed in 1918 by Hisitasu Tausaka's son Litu. Litu then brought Silang'guba into the Nine Years' War on the side of the Coaxis, hoping to regain Pataga and allegedly, to divert attention from the growing inequality in Silang'guba. However, in 1956, the Second Silang'guban "Blood Gold Land" Revolution overthrew the dictatorship.

### High Scholardom Era (1956-2020 CE)

Silang'guba experienced economic downturn during the war, which starved the nation and killed nearly 20 million people.

Due to the dire situation which the nation experienced, on October 31, 1956, General Batu Taukawa and an army of 50,000 people barricaded the government buildings and overthrew the dictatorship, proclaiming an High Scholardom.

The Tasutauhulu of the Iludagan Aruthunian Church is proclaimed as the Leader of the New Nation. The new Head Scholardom passed left the war, where they are forced to cede the Dulu Region, and passed its new constitution in 1958.

There are a handful of counter coup attempts in the first ten years of the High Scholardom but all failed. During this time also, Silang'guba intervened in the Patagan Civil War by initially finding the Patagan Opposition and Aruthunian Militias in Bagudulu and Dulu Regions, which is then followed by direct Silang'guban Invasion, which ousted the Authoritarian Government in Pataga. They also intervened in the Rekklia Civil War, where they supported the Aruthunian Side by sending Volunteers, as well as guns, to fight, which they won. After winning in the 1960s, they immediately created Congress of Aruthunian Nations, a Military, Economic, and Political alliance between Aruthunian nations.

Soon followed an era of economic recovery and liberalization. Silang'guba normalized relations with Pataga in 1989, and joined the YCIC in 1991 and the Alliance of the Orient in 1994.

In 1995, the Silang'guban Government tried to intervene in Rekklia as it's Aruthunian Government quickly fell due to AotO and Korsic and Ethnic Militias, but due to the threat of escalation, a Peace Arrangement was created where Aruthunian Rekklia lost mainland western Rekklia.

Now, even with reforms increasing voter participation in the Local Governments, the Silang'guban nation is still criticized for being allegedly autocratic due to the lack of voter participation in the National Government, with many high positions allocated based on appointment by the High Scholar.

The Silang'guban Nation also faces controversy due to the accusations of Genocide in the Dulu Region, as multiple unmarked holding facilities were discovered in 2004. However, the Silang'guban Government states that those facilities are Classified Military Facilities, created as a response to the Halaan Freedom Fighters of Dulu, which is a group with armed conflict with Silang'guban Forces. The said Facilities were allegedly holding 100,000 Halaan People, which are allegedly forced into labor and to religious conversion.

## Government

### Constitutional Theocracy

The Silang'guban Government is a form of Constitutional Theocracy where the Head of State, which has the title of High Scholar, is also the leader of the State Religion, in this case, the Aruthunian Church and which has the ability to create a cabinet, and also presides over the Congress.

    When a bill is passed by the Congress, it goes to the High Scholar who can veto it. If the High Scholar vetos a bill, then a five-eigths vote of Congress can overturn it.

The Silang'guban Electorate is able to elect their village leaders every 5 years, and each candidate must be a Missionary, above 20 y/o, and be approved to run by the Silang'guban Election Commission appointed by the National Editor

### Foreign Relations

*Main article: Foreign Relations of Silang'guba*

### Military

The military is called the National Silang'guban Defence Force (Laka Kawahi Nibaya Nisilang'guba / LKBS) and consists of four branches, the Air Defence Force (Laka Kawahi Nilangi), the Land Defence Force (Laka Kawahi Nilupa), the Artillery Defence Force (Laka Kawahi Nilayukahu), the Sea Defence Force (Laka Kawahi Daga), and the Defenders of Arutu (Taukawa Niarutu). The LKBS trains students to be capable of operating ammunitions starting the age of 12. The LKBS is under direct control of the High Scholar.

Civilian Security is under the jurisdiction of the Department of the National Guard (Pukuhuluhi Nitaukawa Nibaya) which is under the direct control of the High Scholar, while Counter Espionage Operations are handled by the Internal Guard (Taukawa Lubuhi), which is under the control of the National Auditor appointed by the High Scholar of Silang'guba

### Administrative Divisions

#### Regions

The top-level administrative division is the Region (Hatilupa Bukuluhi, lit. Bonded Land Division). It is led by a Regional Chief (Tasuhatilupa Tauhulu Tasuhi Nihatikupa, lit. Regional Manager), and each state is represented in Congress by five Regional Representatives (Tausali Nihatilupa Bukuluhi).

#### Provinces

The Province (Hatilupa, lit. Land Division) is a formalized administrative division in Silang'guba, led by a Governor (Tauhuku Nihatulupa, lit. Province Manager), and is represented in Regional Legislatures (Bukulutauhi Nihatilupabukuluhi) by a Provincial Representative (Hatilupa Husaputau ).

#### Cities

Cities are all considered to be administrative divisions of their counties. They are led by a Mayor (Tauhulu Nibaya, lit. City Manager), and is represented in Provincial Legislatures (Hatilupa Bukulutau Nihatulupa) by a City Representative (Tausali Nibaya)

#### Village

The lowest-level administrative division is the district, or neighborhood. Districts are led by a Housing Manager (Tauhulu Ningabaha), and represented in the City Council (Bukulutau Nibaya) by a Housing Representative (Tausali Ningabaha).

### Biodiversity

Due to the Guba Rain forest, many species flourish, including the sharp-eyed eagle, farm buffalo, and the rainbow-dyed fish, all of which are national animals.

### Climate

The climate near the central coasts of the nation is tropical rainforest, while the coasts are tropical and experience frequent monsoon. The average temperature and humidity are both high, and there are only really two seasons: wet (Tubihi

## Economy

The Silang'guban economy is centered around manufacturing and financing. Manufacturing accounts for 40% of the economy, and Military Industrial Complex accounts for 20% of all manufacturing. The Missionary Bank of Silang'guba (Tauarutu Yamabaha Nisilang'guba) is the leading private bank in Silang'guba and is trying to expand to other nations in the Orient and other places with signifigant Silang'guban populations. The leading export of Silang'guba is lumber and the leading imports are oil and metals.

Most Silang'guban Workers are members of the Bukulutau Nitaugawa Arutulanghi Nibaya Arutulanghi (Aruthunian Workers Congress of the Aruthunian Nation), or it's associated unions.

The Currency used in Silang'guba is named the Yama or the Yamasakahi.

### Transportation

#### Roads

There is 400,000 kilometers of roads in Silang'guba and 190,000 km currently being paved. Expressways are present along the coasts including the National Spine Expressway, South Iludagan Ring Road, and West Iludagan Ring Road.

    The major forms of public transport by road are by gas wagon, motorcycle wagon, minibus, and taxi. The National Transportation Department is also currently trying to develop autonomous taxis.

#### Rail

There is heavy investment in railways for military use, but at the moment the rail network primarily serves the coasts and major cities along them.

#### Sea

In reaching the islands of Silang'guba, the preferred method of transport is company-owned ferries, with the exception on the tourist sites and small islands where the traditional covered boats (Tabubanaka) are used.

The Largest Passenger and Cargo Shipping Corporation in Silang'guba is the Far Going Ships Corporation, while the busiest ports in Silang'guba are the Iludaga Port, Lutongoti Port, Hidulu Port, and Dulungbaya Port.

#### Air

The National Silang'guban Commission for Non-Military Aviation manages the commercial skies with 30 operational airports, the main ones being Firunadu Memorial International Airport in Labasangituna, Tiludaga Interational Airport in Sipunaya, and Sangbanasa International Airport in Hidulu. Major airlines include the Silang'guban flag carrier, One Thousand Year Airways (Sanglibutaunu Tagadalanghangin), and the low cost Oriental Air (Tagasilang Tagadalahangin).

### Science and Technology

Many respected institutions exist in Silang'guba, including the Institute of Tropical Farming in Iludaga, the Institute of Mechanical Science in Hidulu, and the Institute of Human Behavior in Pusubayabaya.

Major tech companies include Talinu Pabilanglitu and Paguladu Pabilanglitu (hardware manufacturers) and Usapuku (a social media group who owns major social media sites popular in Silang'guba and parts of the Orient)

### Communications

The Silang'guban Department of Public Utilities regulates telephone companies in Silang'guba, including Usapanulayu Co. (ULC) and the Ibungusapang Co. (IUC), and internet companies, such as Blisangusapang Co. (BUC) and Iboungbilisu Co. (IBC).

### Tourism

Silang'guba is famous for its archeological discoveries from the Giningilu Civilization, religious sites, natural wonders and beaches, the night life of the cities, and the unique cuisine of Silang'guba. Some famous sites are the Tau Clock Tower and the Dapusigang Bay in Iludaga.

### Utilities

The Silang'guban Department of Public Utilities regulates the electric and water companies around the Nation. The main source of water is the Kalayaang Dam, which dams the Kalayaang Reservoir in the Guba Region, and many desalination sites. The main source of electricity is natural gas, but recently nuclear power has become more popular.

## Demographics

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### Ethnic Groups

Silang'guba is populated by 1.22 Billion people, mostly ethnic Silang'gubans, but divided into other distinct ethnic groups. The majority is the Tadaguba Tribe (65%), in the south of the nation, with minorities of Taupataga (15%), Tahilaga (7%), and Takuri (6%). The remaining 7% are classified as "other".

### Population History

The Silang'guban Population grew fast during the Technocratic Industrialization, however nowadays, it has been stable since the Aruthunian Revolution

### Religion

The majority Tadaguba Tribe mostly practices the Arutu Faith, which believes that the First King, King Arutu, is a deity which will save them from the Great Earthquake which will destroy the planet.

The minority Taupataga Tribe practices the Haala Faith, founded by the prophet Haala Kamuti, the religion espouses values similar to those of the Arutu, but with a more Patagan nationalist aspect to it. As the Haalans believe that in order to fulfill the prophecies of Kamuti, they need to "bring all Patagans home" or in other words, they need to unite all Patagan speaking areas into one nation state if they are to achieve the foretold paradise.

Other religions are also practiced in small numbers.

### Language

The official language of Silang'guba is Salitadagika, a dialect of the Tadaguba language with influence from the Taupataga dialect. It was standardized in 1935 by the Commission on Speech Preservation to unify the nation. The writing system for Salitadagika is a syllabary called the Arutunian script, created by King Arutu the Great.

## Health

Silang'guba spends 2% of its GDP on healthcare, with 15% coming from cooperative insurances, including the Dulu Insurance Cooperative (Bahapali Aritauhi Kawaari Nidulu or Baakani), which is mostly used by non-Aruthunian Citizens, and 85% coming from the church-funded Aruthunian Missionary Insurance Corporation (Bahapali Kawaari Nitausinagu Arutulanghi or Bakania). There are about 3,000 hospitals in Silang'guba, 40% of which are non-profits, and 60% of which are church-owned, and approximately 150,000 doctors, 600,000 nurses, and 20,000 dentists.

## Education

Silang'guba has a 98% simple literacy rate and 95% functional literacy rate. 15% of the national budget was spent on education this past year.

School runs from the First Planting Month of the Second Harvest Season (June) until the First Harvest Month of the First Harvest Season of the next year (February). Fourteen years of school are required for children: two years of "Childrens' School", and four each years of elementary school, middle school, and high school. The Department of Knowledge handles all lower schooling while the Department of Higher Knowledge handles college and provides vocational training though the Labor Education Training Association.

There are roughly 2,850 Childrens' Schools, 2,600 elementary schools, 2,400 middle schools, 2,200 high schools, and 1,400 colleges.

## Culture

### Social Organizations

The Silang'guban People, in their lifetime, are part of many organizations, mostly connected to the government and the church. These includes the youth-oriented Children of Arutu, the Bukulutau Nitaugawa Arutulanghi Nibaya for Laborers, the Bukulutau Nitau Niarutu for Local Church Congregations,and the Bukulutau Nibaya Niarutu for Political and Civil Servants.

### Visual Arts

Silang'guba is famous for its handwoven dyed leaves, an art form which originates even before the invasion of the Kori Empire. The most valuable is the gold-dyed leaf weave, which is reserved for the Royal Family and made by the sole legal manufacturer of this weave, the National Indigenous Supplies Inc.

Silang'guba is also famous for clothing, such as the traditional sewn Ligidamitu (Full Body Scarf), Gitunapasuku (One Button Vest), and Takipupangkanututu (Skirt) which are designed with crisscrossing white and blue thread.

Silang'guban Paintings are influenced by Aruthunian Law 204 which states that "No face of anything who craws the earth shall be carved or painted as it is an act of Idol Worship". As such, Silang'guban Paintings have a distinctive style of having a blank face as a feature for all animals and humans

### Literature

#### Religion

The most important religious literature in Silang'guba is the *Liburutasu* (Book of the Sky), written by King Arutu, founder of the Arutu Faith, and which contains his teachings, including the structure of the Arutu Faith, how to live a *Panigu* life (and what to avoid in so doing), and prophecies about the end of the world. In addition, there are several collections of sayings of King Arutu, compiled by his close friends into collections called the *Utaku Arutu* (Arutunian Thoughts). A more minor religious work is Arutu's biography, the *Baha Arutuhi*, which is one of the longest Silang'guban books ever written.

#### Fiction

The most famous Silang'guban fiction writer, who laid the basis for traditional Silang'guban writing, is Anuti Waaba, whose most famous works are a tragedy called *Wrong Love* (Paguibigu ng Mali), in which the kind female protagonist, Makasu, is abandoned by her unfaithful husband, Busina, for a younger woman named Dinisu; and *Travelling for the Cure* (Palalakabayu para sa Gamuti), in which Prince Lakuwati travels the world for the cure for his father's mysterious illness, until he finally returns home to find he was too late.

#### Politics

In 1831, Silang'guban socialist Gawa Tagaigi wrote a novel called *The New Society of Factory Owners* (Bagu Lipuna Sakanla Tauaripagawa), which depicts an ordinary worker being oppressed by the upper classes. The book was banned soon after its publication and remains so today, though it has become popular in the more radical parts of Carparia.

In the 1900s, a writer going by the pen name of "Balipuna" (New Society) published *Everyone is United* (Latu Bukuludu), which states that "the State should be cared for by the people and must be strong for the people in return." This became very popular, and was a basis for the Silang'guban constitution.

### Architecture

The oldest remaining structures in Silang'guba are the Bagoginugingilu Columns, built about 4,000 years ago, which were probably used for pagan rituals, and the Lugari Munudu Gate, which was built around the same time. There were also the great cities of Ginugingilu and Kapudaga, with buildings with slanted wood walls reinforced with stones, and an elevated round area with two columns, known as the Samabaha Temple. There are also considerable Korsic and Palagan influences in Silang'guban, which was revitalized during the post-revolutionary period.

In the 1500s, a style of architecture was developed, based around two-floor symmetrical houses with balconies and patios on either side. In the 1800s, this expanded to symmetrical skyscrapers, with a distinct roof style.

### Music

The music of early Silang'guba and the Ginigingilu era is mostly dominated by storytelling and festive music. Common instruments were string instruments made of fibers attached to triangular wood and played on the shoulders (Kahututali), wood flutes, a wooden ideophone called a *Palukahu*, and a percussion instrument made of metal sheets hit with wooden sticks (Paluyamahabu).

After the Kori and Palagan eras, Silang'guban music was likened with Korsic music, but with new genres like Courtship music, Arutunian Worship music, and the more traditional folk music.

In the 1970s, a new genre was born: Silang'guban rock (Galiawi). It was followed by Silang'guban pop (Libutahunuawi) in the 1990s, and the new popular music is called "Cries" (Luhāwi), which is a form of blues with sudden large pitch changes. In the rest of the world, Silang'guban music is sometimes called "S-pop".

### Dance

The first dances that developed in Silang'guba were nature dances, like dancing around a tree (Punusayawa) or a bonfire (Apuyusayawa). Then, during the Ginigingilu era, dances were adapted to scare away pests like the Bird Dance (Sayawibonu) and Carpet Dance (Sayawabanigu). Later, Korsic and Palagan dances were adopted, and in the 1500s Courtship Dances appeared. In the modern day, FlatShoe Interpretative Dance and Streetdance developed.

### Values

Silang'guban Values are based on hard work, loyalty, friendship, discipline, and sacrifice: the pillars of the Arutu Faith. Other values in Silang'guban society are resourcefulness, fear of God, optimism, piety, and rejection of "easy ways".

### Cuisine

The most popular dishes in Silang'guban are grilled pork belly, meaty pasta with soy, fish with spices in a curry sauce, assorted starchy vegetables with pork, and fried soy chicken. All Silang'guban food is served with rice. Popular desserts include Shave Ice with Coconut and Sticky Cakes. Traditional Silang'guban cutlery is used to eat

### Media

Major television companies in Silang'guba include Silang'guban Television Channel (Iluhangi Matamilayu Nisilang'guba / Imasi), Iludaga Television (Matamilayu Niiludaga/Ma'i), and the Church-owned Missionary Television (Matamilayu Nitausinagu/Masi). All of these also have major presence in radio, with stations such as SLIL 540, Layusali Niawi 88.5 (La'i), SLSG 645, and Layusali Nibaya 90.3 (Ilani).

#### Cinema

The first film that was ever shown in Silang'guba was the nationalist propaganda movie *The People of Progress Through Sacrifice* (Taong Pangpagunulad sa Pamamagitanu ng Pagusasakiripiyu), which was produced by the government in. Local film industry boomed in the late 90s, and is now supported by the government.

Common themes of Silang'guban movies are about defending the nation and family, and most films are set in the future or in a historical time period.

### Games

Traditional games and sports in Silang'guba are an open-field defensive ball game called Palitau, a 30 x 30 strategy board game called *Utakunglabananu*, which might be a variant of Brögen, martial arts based on the fist, elbow, and knees (*Paraang Pangkatawanu*), or using paddles (*Paraang Pangkahoya*), and an indoor hand and foot ball game called *Bulangpangloob*.

### Calendar And Festivals

The Arutunian Calendar is a solar calendar

A solar calendar (two planting and one summer) at the end of each season, thirteen 28-day months, forms local seasonal festivals which have dancing with torches or water bowls according to the season, and end with a bonfire meeting or a bathing party, also depending on the season.

At the End of the Year, the Mamata Sinagu Festival is celebrated. In this festival, Festive River Floats, and massive and hour-long swimming activities to near bodies of water, celebrates the encounter of Arutu with the Sinagu, which is the start of the Revelations to Arutu of the Aruthunian Scripture, as Aruthunian Tradition states. The celebration happens in the last week of the Aruthunian Calendar, which is around First Week of October in the Gregorian Calendar