Zanene is a small, sunny island located between China and Japan. The people of the island would identify more with the asian race because of this. On my way into the main village of Verser I get a nice glimpse of the rice fields that dot this small island. You see, here on the Island of Zanene, rice is their livelihood. To them, rice is their life. They have a whole religion set up with Pedia (Goddess of Rice) and Lisia (Goddess of Rain). Everyone at some point in their life has worked on the rice field. The Queen of Zanene is actually rather proud and boasts about her service of working in the fields. Zanene is a matriarchy. There are 4 main classes in Zanene. The Upper class which consists of nobles: the middle class which consists of merchants,
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“Yi. Ka dic al chus fetes.”
English
Ru: “Please Jia, I need your help.” He said as he tilted his plain hat at her. The stamps on his hat showing.
Jia: “What seems to be the problem?” She tilts her multicolored hat at him. “Please sit down. Tea?”
Ru: “Thank you,” he says as he ridgely walks over to the table and sits down. “But, I will not be long, I just stopped by to ask for a request.”
Jia: “What request do you have for me?” She asks while adjusting her pink ribbon lazly.
Ru: “As you know it has not rained for days and my rice fields are beginning to dry out. Please, come to my farm and dance in my field so that it may rain there.” He was sitting bolt upright in his chair as he talked.
Jia: “ Will you have an offering prepared for the goddesses?
Ru: “Yes, I will have one for the gods.”
Jia:”Goddesses.”
Ra:”Right. Goddesses. I will have one for them.”
Jia: She raises a nostril and squints her eyes. “Ok. I will dance for your fields.” Cultural emphasis is defined as “an important aspect of a culture” (Ottenheimer, 2006, p. 266). In the culture of Zane we can easily see that their emphasis is on rice. Being the main staple food of the land, rice is use in every dish that they cook. Their whole economy is also dependent on rice as well. It is not uncommon that rice is used as a form of payment. Rice is also used as an offering to the
“Yi. Ka dic al chus fetes.”
English
Ru: “Please Jia, I need your help.” He said as he tilted his plain hat at her. The stamps on his hat showing.
Jia: “What seems to be the problem?” She tilts her multicolored hat at him. “Please sit down. Tea?”
Ru: “Thank you,” he says as he ridgely walks over to the table and sits down. “But, I will not be long, I just stopped by to ask for a request.”
Jia: “What request do you have for me?” She asks while adjusting her pink ribbon lazly.
Ru: “As you know it has not rained for days and my rice fields are beginning to dry out. Please, come to my farm and dance in my field so that it may rain there.” He was sitting bolt upright in his chair as he talked.
Jia: “ Will you have an offering prepared for the goddesses?
Ru: “Yes, I will have one for the gods.”
Jia:”Goddesses.”
Ra:”Right. Goddesses. I will have one for them.”
Jia: She raises a nostril and squints her eyes. “Ok. I will dance for your fields.” Cultural emphasis is defined as “an important aspect of a culture” (Ottenheimer, 2006, p. 266). In the culture of Zane we can easily see that their emphasis is on rice. Being the main staple food of the land, rice is use in every dish that they cook. Their whole economy is also dependent on rice as well. It is not uncommon that rice is used as a form of payment. Rice is also used as an offering to the