Customs

Hospitality
When inviting someone into your home, it is common practice to serve that person tea, before asking their name or purpose for being there.

Safety
Weapons and armor are never brought into any home or place of business, especially taverns. Consequently, it’s created a black market for weapons that can be easily hidden or disguised.

Superstition
Three is considered an unlucky number. The third day of the third week is especially ominous. People will refrain from eating meat on the “3rd of the 3rd.”

Doorways
When walking through a doorway, people may whisper the name of someone they are concerned about—as a prayer for that unfortunate person. It’s believed that gods are more likely to listen at doorways.

Fanning the kitchen
Since small particles of dust or dirt could be floating in the air, most people will use a large, specially designed fan to clear the room before preparing a meal.

Gardening
Even in the most crowded cities, you will find small garden plots attached to homes or community gardens throughout. No garden is complete without a tiny stone effigy to the god of life, agriculture, and the seasons, Taraki.

Blowing Bubbles
To learn more about this custom: Blowing Bubbles