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| ==Culture== | | ==Culture== |
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| Aciriani culture combines indigenous heritage, rooted around the cult of Three Sisters of antiquity, along with the Latinic and Catholic influences brought over to Aciria over time. The culture of Aciria has rapidly changed since the dawn of the 19th century after never before seen stability in the region brought by the Empire, particularly the rapid urbanization after the dawn of the Empire. Due to the different tribes of [[Aciriani people|Acirianis]], regions have minor cultural and linguistic differences from Aciria Proper, the tribe that eventually assimilated most of the cultures into it in the 19th century. In the south by the border of [[Grajnidar]] the local Montanaro people have a vastly different culture and dialect to that of rest of Aciria, caused by their seclusion from the other tribes and influence from trade with the Vsikites that also inhabit the region.
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| ===Cuisine===
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| Aciriani cuisine has a relatively short history and not largely known outside of Aciria. The instability caused people to prefer simple cuisines based on the meats, fish or various crops grown in their local area, and even these changed from tribe to tribe. It wasn't until the 1850s when an Aciriani cuisine was uplifted from its humble roots due to wanting to change the public perception of the nation from a backwater unstable country to a sophisticated, modern 19th century state. One of the most well-known dishes of this era is Prosciutti Al Vapore, lit. Steamed Hams. It is the most widely known Aciriani dish, with traditionally a steamed pork cutlet in the middle with buns both under and above it. Various condiments are usually enjoyed with it.
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| Soups are rare in Aciria other than the Montanaro region due to soups being perceived as poverty food. Even the lower social classes do their best to avoid soup to avoid being seen as poor or lower class; the Montagner region has various soups that have become popular with the upper classes of the nation. These often include mushrooms, deer or boar and potatoes.
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| ===Entertainment===
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| [[File:Whispers of Patriots.jpg|thumb|right|A photo taken during the production of season one of Whispers of Patriots.]]
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| Aciriani entertainment industry has quickly risen from basically nonexistent to a billion fiore industry since the beginning of the 20th century. The most widely appreciated piece of Aciriani entertainment is Conflitti Galattici, a space opera set in a galaxy long time ago, far, far away. The creator Giorgio Luca rose to international fame shortly after the release of the first movie in the franchise in the 1970s. Most Aciriani entertainment is directed at the Aciriani market, with majority of it being exclusively in Aciriani. Popular domestic products often are subtitled or dubbed and shipped to foreign markets, but in small amounts due to little demand. Aciriani detective dramas are popular on foreign markets, particularly titles such as Doubting my Visions, The Phantom with Silver Hair and Whispers of Patriots. The appreciation of Aciriani entertainment on the international markets has started slow expansion of the film industry with both private and government investments, with putting emphasis on quality subtitling or dubbing to make Aciriano language entertainment less intimidating to foreign markets. The majority of the entertainment industry is located in Trossera.
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| Until the late 1970s, the music genres which were allowed to be performed in public or played on the radio were strictly controlled by the government. Due to this, even rock music was near non-existent in Aciria, other than few underground groups performing for the youth of the nation, also providing a suitable outlet for the youth to "fight the power", the government decided to not crack down on it despite knowing of its existence. The reforms made in the 1970s then allowed both public performances and radio play of all genres of music, which then quickly sprouted a vibrant culture of music in the nation and the birth of various subcultures. Due to the restrictions til the late 1970s, much of the older generations look down on the newly arrived genres as decadent.
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| ===Sports===
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| [[File:Montagner archery2.png|thumb|250px|left|The Montagners received international recognition in archery after the first [[Istroyan Games|Winter Games]] were held in Aciria in 1976.]]
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| Sports in Aciria has played and continues to play an important role in Aciriani society, with international sporting events with Aciriani teams followed closely by both the people and the media. Various types of sports are played and followed in Aciria, with the most popular being football, particularly in the Valariano region, where the most successful teams and players come from. Other regional favourites are sailing in the marine regions of Aciriani Marini and Porto Nord, equestrianism in Trossera and skiing and archery in Santa Beatrice. Aciria is also the first country to host the [[Istroyan Games|Winter Games]] in 1976, alongside hosting the 2002 Summer Games in Trossera, and the coming 2032 Marocino Winter Games.
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| Sports organizations for both young and old receive minor funding from the government to encourage better physical health for the population, and to particularly ensure that the men remain in shape for either their coming military conscription or be able to serve in the military should Aciria be drafted into a military conflict. Womens sports organizations receive less funding, the government offering funding to sports which develop the muscles required in childbirth to encourage safer and more numerous birthing in the nation.
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| [[category:Aciria]] | | [[category:Aciria]] |
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