Silver-Cat festival

Silver-Cat festival

The largest and most important public festival and holidays of the Saresii culture and society.

The Silver Cat is a god/goddess of a religion that is mostly forgotten and only practiced by a small group of mystics in the Sharir

mountains of Sares One. (see Sharir Mountain Monastery )

According to this religion it was that cat shaped god that bestowed psionic powers upon the Saresii. [1]

But during the nine day festival, old believes are revived and celebrated in a series of festivities and traditional events.

The first 5 days have carnival character where everyone is dressing uo in costumes and cat masks.

The sixth day is a procession of the "Cat orders" through Saresii cities and converging on the temples of the Silver Cat,

Gray and silver are "sacred" colors. Saresii don silver capes and garments and receive a dab of silver powder on their faces, from a Silver Cat priestess or Gray Cat nu, It symbolizes the receiving the Psionic gift.

On the seventh day, the communal meditation takes place. All that take part in the festivities go into medidation trance at the same time and open their minds to link with every other Saresii (taking part [2])

The eight day is spend in chants and singing and the ninth day is a communal feast.

Surprisingly Saran Bastet worshippers flock by the hundred thousands to Sares One, as they believe Bastet and the Silver Cat are different incarnation of the same goddess.

After 5040 many Togar join the festrivites. Resulting in the 5046 "Miracle of Sharir " where a Togar gained Psionic powers.

The Togar having no recorded PSI talent in species history, and the verified  PSI gift (HPI of 600 ) is still unexplained.

[1] This is mystical and religious believe. Latest research suggest it was the original indeginous species, the Belanorm who caused psionic talent to appear in the Saresii (While they stil where called the Chrom )

But this research is still very vague and based on much theory and speculation.

[2] Not all Saresii take part. About 20 percent of Saresii believe it is undignified and primitve to partake in any kind of religious ceremony and reject the idea of gods altogether. Another 30 percent only partake in the revelry and the parties of the first days and do not join in the religious / mystic part.