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==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
===Ethnicity=== | |||
Medimerians are divided among two ethnic groups; the predominant Refuges who make up about 80% of the island and the Ebidi who make up about 20% of the island's population. In the 21st century, these groups are heavily integrated, with ethnic-based prejudice being both uncommon and illegal on the island. Small wealth disparities exist between the more prosperous Refuges people, but significant strides were made in the 20th century to alleviate the differences. The degree of integration is such that Medimerian, rather than one's ethnicity, is the primary identity of island residents. It is considered impolite to comment on someone's ethnic background without them initially discussing it. | |||
Ethnic relations were, for a long time, largely negative and colored by the origin of both ethnic groups. The Refuges are descendants of the Levantine Protestant refugees who settled the island in the 16th and 17th centuries, predominantly coming to the island as free laborers, tenant farmers, or patroons. The Ebidi, meanwhile, were Audonian laborers (of various modern national descents) who were brought to the island on long terms of indentured servitude to work on large farm estates. The Ebidi, as they were never enslaved, had some legal standing from their arrival, but civil rights and true integration came after the process of Ebidi conversion began in the 1700s. The Ebidi were initially culturally segregated from the Refuges, developing a distinctive culture that incorporated their own Audonian traditions with those held by the Refuges. Conversion led to the gradual end of de facto cultural segregation, and Ebidi culture is best preserved in some vocabulary of Medimeria as well as in its cuisine, with {{wp|cevapi}} being one of the best known local dishes from this tradition. | |||
===Religion=== | ===Religion=== | ||
{{wp|Protestantism}} is the predominant unifying feature of Medimerian cultural life and forms the bedrock on which Medimerian cultural history is founded. | {{wp|Protestantism}} is the predominant unifying feature of Medimerian cultural life and forms the bedrock on which Medimerian cultural history is founded. | ||