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The Feast Day of [[St. Julius I]] on April 1st and is an important holiday celebrating national themes, though in recent decades the King's Birthday has supplanted it as the main "patriotic" holiday, and instead it has taken on a greater religious significance. | The Feast Day of [[St. Julius I]] on April 1st and is an important holiday celebrating national themes, though in recent decades the King's Birthday has supplanted it as the main "patriotic" holiday, and instead it has taken on a greater religious significance. | ||
==Social class== | ==Social class and distinctions== | ||
{{main|Social class in Urcea}} | {{main|Social class in Urcea}} | ||
Urcea is a relatively class-mobile country without rigid social distinction, though the most common observation is that there are three "soft" classes; a lower or working class, a middle class, and an upper class. Historically, Urcea employed a distinct class system based on property requirements, inheritance, and heredity, and, during the high medieval period, serfdom. Much of the social structure was disrupted during the Saint's War and Great Confessional War, leading to a weakening of the class system and end of serfdom following the latter conflict. Formal class distinctions remained on the books until the end of the [[Red Interregnum]], when they were functionally abolished by King [[Patrick III of Urcea|Patrick III]] during the restoration. Urcea has largely abolished its system of {{wp|peerage}}, although it still exists in the form of non-inheritable courtesy titles. | Urcea is a relatively class-mobile country without rigid social distinction, though the most common observation is that there are three "soft" classes; a lower or working class, a middle class, and an upper class. Historically, Urcea employed a distinct class system based on property requirements, inheritance, and heredity, and, during the high medieval period, serfdom. Much of the social structure was disrupted during the Saint's War and Great Confessional War, leading to a weakening of the class system and end of serfdom following the latter conflict. Formal class distinctions remained on the books until the end of the [[Red Interregnum]], when they were functionally abolished by King [[Patrick III of Urcea|Patrick III]] during the restoration. Urcea has largely abolished its system of {{wp|peerage}}, although it still exists in the form of non-inheritable courtesy titles. | ||
===Peerage=== | |||
Despite being a relatively egalitarian society, Urcea does maintain an extensive system of {{wp|Life peer|life peerage}}, non-inheritable titles granted by the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]]. Titles are typically granted as a recognition of merit, both in public service or extraordinary work as a private individual. Many titles are granted to prominent members of [[House de Weluta]] who serve in official government functions. | |||
By law, only the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] may inherit titles. As a {{wp|courtesy title}}, the title of children or close relations of the King - ''Archduke'' or ''Archduchess'' - does not apply, as the title is less official and instead a social distinction. The last non-life peerage titles were gradually abolished in the 20th century. The [[Constitutional Settlement Act of 1902]] provided that all current holders of a hereditary title, as well as their heirs, were entitled to hold or inherit that title until their death, after which time the title reverted to the Crown. The last hereditary noble in [[Urcea]] died in 1978. In many cases, if an individual's ancestors held a hereditary title, an effort is made to grant them that title as a life peerage if they are to receive a title as meritorious recognition. | |||
Records on peerages are retained by the [[Apostolic_King_of_Urcea#Household_Office_for_Grants_of_Title|Household Office for Grants of Title]]. | |||
==Education== | ==Education== | ||