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===Cuisine===

Various yams, corn, freshwater fish, crustaceans etc.

===''Kawsayruwanakuna''===

Based upon milestones that were celebrated in the culture of the North Songun civilization, the Kelekonese ''kawsayruwanakuna'' ("life events") have emerged in their modern forms in the 19th Century after having been abandoned in favor of Varshani practices in previous centuries. These events celebrate a significant milestone in a Kelekonese person's life as they progress through childhood and all the way to the end of their life. Much of these events have had origins in a time when the infant mortality rates of the North Songun polities were high and infant deaths were considered the norm, and many of these events still carry traditional expectations of the celebrated individual based on their gender and age. However, the modern concept of these events have included additional events in light of advances in life expectancy and 19th Century romanticism.

The first ''kawsayruwana'' is one's birth. In the North Songun civilization, one's birth was considered rather unimportant as it was rather common for a newborn to die before maturing past infancy, but in the modern Kelekonese cultures one's birth is now celebrated with a ''Hukunyiqinuwatahunt'ay'' ("first birthday"), wherein the newborn's family would bring gifts for both the new parents and the infant much like the Occidental practice of bridal and baby showers, ensuring that the new family will be more able to raise the newborn. This practice happens again with each subsequent birth. It is during a ''hukunyiqinuwatahunt'ay'' that the newborn is given the name ''Lliulliu'' ("baby"); the infant is not expected to develop as a person during their first stage in life, and the parents are expected to nurse the infant and provide them with the necessities of life.

The second ''kawsayruwana'' is when the infant turns three years old. The celebration of the child's third birthday is accompanied by a ceremony in which the child's family gathers for an elaborate feast and dance. Each member of the family receives a lock of the child's hair, said to bring good luck and to serve as a momentous souvenir of the event, and the child gets shaved bald by their father once all family members have each received a lock. Once the child has been shaved bald, the parents reveal the child's name for the first time before declaring that the child can now be deemed as a ''q'uqawawa'' ("ignorant child"), or just a ''wawa'' ("child"). The second stage of the child's life is one where the child is expected to make mistakes and learn the roles that are associated with their gender; discipline is often very relaxed during the stage as the child simply does not know better at this point in life. The ''wawa'' stage typically lasts about ten years on average.

The third ''kawsayruwana'' happens once the child is successfully able to learn the necessary roles associated with their gender and are thus able to be trusted with their own judgement skills and morality. The completion of the ''wawa'' stage is marked by a ''warachikuy'' for boys and a ''qikuchikuy'' for girls, similar to the celebration of the {{wp|bar mitzvah}} in {{wp|Judaism}}. What happens during this ceremony is ultimately dependent on the gender of the child. A ''warachikuy'' involves dances, fasts, feats of strength, and family ceremonies and feasts after a successful fasting period; the boy was to be given new clothes and was expected to learn about what it takes to become an unmarried adult male. A ''qikuchikuy'' signifies the start of the girl's period, and it involves the isolation of the girl into a specially-furnished chamber in her family's house where she will remain until once her period ends; once she has finished her first period, she is given adult clothes and some advice pertaining to womanhood. The successful completion of both ceremonies mark the beginning of the ''malta'' stage.

The end of the ''malta'' stage is signified by marriage, usually by the age of twenty. Marriage is considered to be the final rite of passage towards adulthood; a person is not considered to be a full ''runayasqa'' ("adult") until they have married. After marriage, the new couple is expected to have offspring as soon as possible, preferably before the age of thirty which is the traditional endpoint of young adulthood. The ''runayasqa'' stage is often the longest stage in a person's life, lasting for fifty years until the person's seventieth birthday. At that point, the person has reached the ''karaq'' ("senior") stage, and thus are no longer expected to be fully independent; their children are thus expected to handle their aging parents' welfare during their senior age. The last significant milestone in a person's life is when they turn one hundred years old, and that point that are dubbed ''mana atipana'' ("invincible") as a testament to their long life. ''Mana atipana'' are generally immortalized through works of art and poetry.

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 ===Cuisine===
 Various yams, corn, freshwater fish, crustaceans etc.
+===''Kawsayruwanakuna''===
+Based upon milestones that were celebrated in the culture of the North Songun civilization, the Kelekonese ''kawsayruwanakuna'' ("life events") have emerged in their modern forms in the 19th Century after having been abandoned in favor of Varshani practices in previous centuries. These events celebrate a significant milestone in a Kelekonese person's life as they progress through childhood and all the way to the end of their life. Much of these events have had origins in a time when the infant mortality rates of the North Songun polities were high and infant deaths were considered the norm, and many of these events still carry traditional expectations of the celebrated individual based on their gender and age. However, the modern concept of these events have included additional events in light of advances in life expectancy and 19th Century romanticism.
+The first ''kawsayruwana'' is one's birth. In the North Songun civilization, one's birth was considered rather unimportant as it was rather common for a newborn to die before maturing past infancy, but in the modern Kelekonese cultures one's birth is now celebrated with a ''Hukunyiqinuwatahunt'ay'' ("first birthday"), wherein the newborn's family would bring gifts for both the new parents and the infant much like the Occidental practice of bridal and baby showers, ensuring that the new family will be more able to raise the newborn. This practice happens again with each subsequent birth. It is during a ''hukunyiqinuwatahunt'ay'' that the newborn is given the name ''Lliulliu'' ("baby"); the infant is not expected to develop as a person during their first stage in life, and the parents are expected to nurse the infant and provide them with the necessities of life.
+The second ''kawsayruwana'' is when the infant turns three years old. The celebration of the child's third birthday is accompanied by a ceremony in which the child's family gathers for an elaborate feast and dance. Each member of the family receives a lock of the child's hair, said to bring good luck and to serve as a momentous souvenir of the event, and the child gets shaved bald by their father once all family members have each received a lock. Once the child has been shaved bald, the parents reveal the child's name for the first time before declaring that the child can now be deemed as a ''q'uqawawa'' ("ignorant child"), or just a ''wawa'' ("child"). The second stage of the child's life is one where the child is expected to make mistakes and learn the roles that are associated with their gender; discipline is often very relaxed during the stage as the child simply does not know better at this point in life. The ''wawa'' stage typically lasts about ten years on average.
+The third ''kawsayruwana'' happens once the child is successfully able to learn the necessary roles associated with their gender and are thus able to be trusted with their own judgement skills and morality. The completion of the ''wawa'' stage is marked by a ''warachikuy'' for boys and a ''qikuchikuy'' for girls, similar to the celebration of the {{wp|bar mitzvah}} in {{wp|Judaism}}. What happens during this ceremony is ultimately dependent on the gender of the child. A ''warachikuy'' involves dances, fasts, feats of strength, and family ceremonies and feasts after a successful fasting period; the boy was to be given new clothes and was expected to learn about what it takes to become an unmarried adult male. A ''qikuchikuy'' signifies the start of the girl's period, and it involves the isolation of the girl into a specially-furnished chamber in her family's house where she will remain until once her period ends; once she has finished her first period, she is given adult clothes and some advice pertaining to womanhood. The successful completion of both ceremonies mark the beginning of the ''malta'' stage.
+The end of the ''malta'' stage is signified by marriage, usually by the age of twenty. Marriage is considered to be the final rite of passage towards adulthood; a person is not considered to be a full ''runayasqa'' ("adult") until they have married. After marriage, the new couple is expected to have offspring as soon as possible, preferably before the age of thirty which is the traditional endpoint of young adulthood. The ''runayasqa'' stage is often the longest stage in a person's life, lasting for fifty years until the person's seventieth birthday. At that point, the person has reached the ''karaq'' ("senior") stage, and thus are no longer expected to be fully independent; their children are thus expected to handle their aging parents' welfare during their senior age. The last significant milestone in a person's life is when they turn one hundred years old, and that point that are dubbed ''mana atipana'' ("invincible") as a testament to their long life. ''Mana atipana'' are generally immortalized through works of art and poetry.
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