Shintarians

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Shintarians

‮ᬉᬭᬂᬰᬶᬦ᭄ᬢ‬ Urang Shinta
Total population
c. 3.24 million (RP 2620/1730 AN)
Languages
Shintarian language  · Common Tongue  · Hoennese  · Shintarian Phineaner  · Pakrat language  · Talga-Itu language  · Rỗfỉpậtian language  · Dwầlửk language  · Ụbúrđé language  · Babkhi  · Pauhipah language  · Luhur language  · Sangunese language
Religion
Krishnism (Dermapaksism), Umraism, Blằmpữrsôhỉaism, Minority Animism, Nazarene, Shintoism, Karmaism, Mảnsòism

The Shintarians (Shintarian: ‮ᬰᬶᬦ᭄ᬢ‬, Shinta), or Shintarian people ((Shintarian: ‮ᬉᬭᬂᬰᬶᬦ᭄ᬢ‬, Urang Shinta), are the citizens or ethnic people of Shintaro. Their culture are very unique and strange.

The Shintarian people is divided into Ảsứl Shintarians, Hāfu Shintarians and Põthẵr Shintarians (consists of Pakrat, Rỗfỉpật, Penanan, Dwầlửk, Ụbúrđé, Talga-Itu and Luhur-Tujang). There are other groups such as Phineaner Shintarians, Babkhi Shintarians and Sangunese Shintarians.

Ethnic groups

The Shintarians are divided into 9 ethnic groups (3 groups if the 6 ethnic groups are sub-group of one group) and 3 other groups. They consists of:

Culture

Religion

Religions in Shintaro in RP 2620/1730 AN Religion percent Krishnism   50.2% Umraism   30.29% Blằmpữrsôhỉaism   15% Animism   4.10% Nazarene   3.09% Shintoism   3% Karmaism   2.07%

Mainly in Shintaro, 50.2% majority of the population follows a indigenized form of Krishnism or known to people as Agama Dermapaksi (Shintarian: ‮ᬤᬾᬭᬹᬫᬧᬓ᭄ᬱᬶ‬), or "the Dharma axis". Their religions were combined from many elements from their mythologies and their traditions. An stone inscription and a Krishnism prayer scroll dated in the 19th century bN confirms the spread of Krishnism in Shintaro.

This form of Krishnism is very unique as the adherents believe in a one deity but they divided their deity into six forms and over a million avatars. Their form claim to have a prophet which they claim as angel send from heaven to earth then died after spreading for many years. Their temples which are famous are Çắrằr Mảnụmữis in Belui Buntong, Çắrằr Molororo in Molororo Mountain and Çắrằr Pồpọt in Trui Ketam.

Other than Dermapaksi Krishnism, another people believe in Blằmpữrsôhỉaism. This religion is not only a folk religion but also a folk belief and religious tradition in other people. From the present day, this belief combines Shintarian folk traditions with Karmaism, Zurvanite, animistic and Shinto elements.

Umraism were followed by 30.29% half of the population mainly from Shintarian Phineaners, Shintarian Babkhis and Penanan ethnic group and the dominant sect followed was Sunni. The religion spreads on the -904BPs when Arboric traders from outside came to Shintaro. The religion started in form of Mảnsòism where the majority of people were confused about Umraism until the emperess of Shintaro Nửyăĩ Ỉmởye Shốn-Sằp Mảnửl at that time create a fusion of Dermapaksism, Zurvanism and Umraism turning into Mảnsòism where the majority of people of Shintaro accept it but minority refuses to follow Mảnsòism and instead follow Sunni Umraism. The Umraist development expanded on -304BPs when Sultan Taqiuddin Na'il came into power and change the monarchial system from emperor into sultan and set the Sunni as the official denomination of Umraism in Shintaro. There are many Mảnsòist sermon scrolls and treatises written from -904BPs to -304BPs. Despite the changes, there are people adhering this indigenized form of Umraism (Mảnsòism) in western and southern part of Shintaro. Only 5.9% practice Mảnsòism.

Mảnsòists were recognized as Umraists by the government of Shintaro and were protected. However, the Forajasakian states' muftis declare them deviant because of their practices. Mảnsòism contains many Shintarian folk beliefs and rituals such as believing that the second month of Umraist calendar is cursed, reincarnation, spirit worship and spirit guardians of a person. They pray only 3 times a day, does Friday prayer one or two weeks according to their calendar. The obligatory prayers and fasting were communally done in a Đàngằr (equivalent to mosque) by the Wứluỉs, the equivalent of imams or monks in Mảnsòism. Other people are not obliged to pray but they are permitted to do it if they desires. Mảnsòists do practices monasticism which are forbidden in Umraism.

During the first 5 days of Ramadan, the Wứluỉs are locked inside the Đàngằr to prays and fasts and it's residents adheres to vegetarian diet and no one should eat meat due to red pole has been placed outside the Đàngằr. When the afternoon time almost reaches, the women will bring light meals which consists of dates, bread and milk to the Đàngằr and gives them then one of the Wứluỉ will close the windows indicating it's dark and they eat in secret and no one should see inside. They may eat their main meals once it's sunset. After 5 days, the red pole is removed allowing the Wứluỉs to leave the Đàngằr. They may fill the month with ancestral worship and spirit worship until the 10 days where the Wứluỉs returns to Đàngằr back and will fasts from sunrise until sunset and the night may be filled with prayers and rituals. On the afternoon of the last day of the month of Ramadan the Wứluỉs are allowed to exit the Đàngằr. On the first day of Shawwal, the closing ceremony were conducted on the morning and they will celebrate by giving gifts and visiting people's homes. There are Umraists who still keeps some Mảnsòist practices.

Nazarene are also present in Shintaro where it start to spreads in the late -504BPs. Some translations of Bible into Shintarian languages are published. There are 145 churches in Shintaro as of RP 2620/1730 AN.

Karmaism and Shintoism also spread along with Krishnism. The evidence are a Shinto temple founded near Pantai Kảyaộừa which are very oldest temple and is more than 7000 years old and a Karmaist statue on Molororo Mountain.

Zurvanism also spreads in this region for few centuries but extincts. This were discovered when a Zurvanite temple were excavated in Padang Lung-La.

There are Shintarian new religious movements. The movements were founded because of being influenced by Shintarian beliefs or other religions. However, the count of new religious movements in Shintaro are unknown. Blằmpữrsôhỉsts, Karmaists, Dermapaksi Krishnists and Mảnsòists make a closer bond, live together in a town, city or village and participate together in many events and ceremonies.