The children of the Naricema also partake in a daily ritual, a rite of passage to adulthood. Every day, they awaken at the break of dawn and perform their bathing rituals. Then, they are sent off to the temple, a place referred to as loohcs, where they are forced to wander its halls while carrying large loads on their backs. It’s a miracle there aren’t major spine development issues considering the frequency of this ritual. They continue this for hours of their day, with brief periods of respite where they sit in rigid formation. During these periods, they are led by trainers, who are entrusted by the society to lead the children through this ritual every day, essentially meant to train them for the rituals they will have to perform as adult members of the society. Despite this purpose, it does seem that this ritual doesn’t achieve its touted purpose. As I’ve been able to speak with the children, they all express a distaste for this ritual. They loathe spending such a large portion of their day entrapped in the building of the loohcs. Even the adult members I’ve discussed this with have conveyed their unhappiness going through the ritual as children, though they see no reason to change the ritual to make it less grating. It seems that going through it themselves has only indoctrinated them into believing this ritual is essential to society and cannot be changed in any way. Yet another odd characteristic of the Naricema makes itself clear.
