#ancient rituals
Drawtober 5: Ancient Rituals
All rituals have a beginning. And for the rituals that take place on All Hallows’ Eve, that beginning was when the first ghost returned to the world of the living.
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[ID: Black and white digital illustration of a ghost walking through an open, wooden gate. The front of the ghost (the part past the gate) is fully opaque and then fades until the back of the ghost (behind the gate) is almost invisible. There are round, organic shaped stones arranged in a circle around the gate, decreasing in size the further they are from the gate. Tuffs of grass are between the stones. End Description]
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Fact 90: Dancing is the main courting ritual but there was a different kind of social gathering in times before: the Mating Run.
The Mating Run is a voluntary chase where the omegas prove their prowess by running from the alphas, who prove their skill by chasing them. Those who didn’t want to participate and betas, who were not allowed to join (olden times were less inclusive of the beta population in regards to romance than they are now), watched and mingled. Packs and pack members came from miles to participate in the run.
Fact 91: It was common, expected even, for participating members to wear a ribbon or garment with the colors or symbol of their pack on it. If one were to wear no associated colors then they would be declaring themselves to be a lone wolf.
Fact 91.5: This is why it’s socially distasteful if a pack member didn’t wear their color, as they would be insulting their pack in front of everyone.
