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===Timespace=== | ===Timespace=== | ||
Like other Coscivian peoples, the Kir conceptualise time in spatial terms and generally do not view time as an independent natural force or a linear progression, much less a currency-like expendable resource as Ænglo-Gothic cultures do, but rather as a rotating series of subdivisible compartments. As such, the Kir do not speak of 'making time' for something, but they can 'carve [it] out'. Time is not 'spent', but rather 'filled', and not 'wasted' but rather 'hollowed' or 'stuffed', depending on the context. | |||
Traditional Kir timekeeping divides the day into four quarters, each of which is subdivided into five ''marr'' for a total of 20 ''marr'' in a day. Each ''marr'' in turn comprises 20 ''þórr'' (3.6 minutes). Although most modern Kir are familiar with the Occidental 24-hour clock, which is used in parallel for many business purposes (as well as in scientific-technical contexts and the military), most schedules in Kiravic-speaking regions are still set according to the quarter-''marr''-''þórr'' clock, including for civil purposes. | |||
===Material culture=== | ===Material culture=== | ||