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| − | | colspan="2" align="center" | <small>[[Motto]]: ''Fiat justitia, pereat mundus''
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| − | |'''[[Capital]]'''
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| − | |'''[[Government]]'''<br> -[[High King of the Resurgent Dream|High King]]<br> -[[Prime Minister]]
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| − | |Federal constitutional monarchy<br>[[Owain ap Cunedda]]<br>[[Sarah Sacker]]
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| − | |'''Founding'''
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| − | The Danaan High Kingdom of the Resurgent Dream is a [[Commonwealth of Peoples]] member state traditionally centered on [[Dana]], a large island in the [[Atlantic Ocean]], just south of the [[Wikipedia:Equator|equator]], on which the capital, [[Tarana]], is located and on which nearly half of the population resides. However, the High Kingdom also claims almost the entirety of [[Mists]], eight other islands located in the Atlantic known as the [[Atlantic Territories]], and large territories in [[Ambara]] which it considers to be integral parts of its territory and not mere colonies. Additional reference information is available in [[The Resurgent Dream (Factbook)|The Resurgent Dream's factbook]].
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| − | ==History==
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| − | ''Main article: [[History of the Resurgent Dream]]''
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| − | Danaan history can be divided into three broad periods. For the first thousand years of [[human]] habitation of [[Dana]], the island was inhabited by [[Aboriginal Danaans]]. While these people are known to have possessed extraordinary navigational techniques given the era and their level of development, they were technologically primitive in most other respects. In the mid tenth century, the first settlers from Europe and India began to arrive, settling on various parts of the island. The leader of [[Narich]], the first European settlement, was a Welsh prince of the line of Cunedda who styled himself the King of [[Narich]]. He married the aboriginal [[Maile ni Cunedda|Princess Maile]] in order to legitimize his claim on the island, becoming the first high king of the Resurgent Dream and initiating the period when human European feudalism dominated the nation. While the line of Rhygyfarch has twice been interrupted in its reign during the past thousand years, it has remained intact and holds the Crown today. The third period began with the coming of the [[Fae]] and the [[Homecoming War]]. After the end of this war, the fairy period of Danaan history began, a period marked by peaceful coexistence but also by Fae dominance. This ended at the end of the fairy period, when [[Danaan Monarchy|High Queen]] [[Agwene ni Gwydion|Agwene]] instituted sweeping reforms, turning the nation into a thoroughly constitutional monarchy and a modern liberal democracy. The tragedy of the [[Shattering]] changed the demographics of the Resurgent Dream yet more, restoring the nation to its predominantly human status. It was also around this time that the Resurgent Dream expanded its borders greatly, adopted a number of new [[Danaan Principality|principalities]] and became the core of the newly emergent Commonwealth of Peoples. Together, these events brought forth the new Resurgent Dream.
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| − | ==Government==
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| − | ===Democracy and suffrage===
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| − | The Resurgent Dream is an example of a constitutional monarchy. It is also considered a liberal democracy, although purist Rawlsians and other critics dispute this claim. The government is formed according to and operates within a set of limited powers. The Resurgent Dream is governed by a [[Constitution of the Danaan High Kingdom of the Resurgent Dream|Constitution]] adopted in 2006. Government is conducted on four levels: National, Principality, Parish, and Municipal. The Resurgent Dream contains apolitical hereditary leaders for the nation as a whole and for individual [[Danaan Principality|principalities]]. Leaders of government on all levels are elected according to democratic parliamentary norms. National judges are appointed at all levels. Most, but not all, principalities and municipalities also have appointed judges. All elected officials are chosen by secret ballot. Danaans enjoy virtually universal suffrage from the age of 17 without regard to race, sex, wealth, or education, with only the high king, his wife, the princes of the various principalities, and their spouses denied the right to vote.
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| − | ===Royal government===
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| − | The royal or national government consists of the [[Danaan Parliament|Parliament]], the [[High King of the Resurgent Dream|High King]], and the [[Danaan Uasal Court|Uasal Court]]. All of these powers balance each other. The High King is held to have ultimate Sovereignty but, through the [[Danaan Constitution]], he is bound only to exercise his authority in constitutionally prescribed areas and through limited means. The primary functions of the royal government are defense, foreign affairs, the issuing and management of currency, the regulation of trade with foreign nations and between the principalities and the protection of individual rights. The [[Danaan Constitution]] enumerates the powers of the various parts of the Royal Government but in general terms, designed to be at least somewhat elastic in interpretation.
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| − | ====Parliament====
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| − | Parliament is a unicameral legislative body which meets in the [[Parliament Building]] in the [[Marble City]] of [[Tarana]]. Parliament has 697 members, each referred to as a Member of Parliament or simply MP. Seats in the [[Parliament]] are divided among the various [[Danaan Principality|principalities]] on a roughly proportional basis reassessed every ten years. The current apportionment guarantees that every principality has no less than three and no more than 100 seats but beyond that divides the seats propotionally. Principalities are free to pass their own laws regarding how their Members of Parliament are elected, provided only that it is done by popular elections. Most principalities do so by dividing themselves into single-member districts although others use proportional representation.
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| − | The Danaan Government is contained in the Parliament and is headed by the [[Prime Minister of the Resurgent Dream|Prime Minister]], who governs with a mandate from the High King and with the confidence of a majority of the Parliament. The Prime Minister is considered the Head of Government and is generally granted a large measure of discretionary power by Parliament, although this has definite limits.
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| − | ====The High King====
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| − | The [[High King of the Resurgent Dream|high king]] is charged with enforcing the laws and defending the rights of the nation. While, in theory, the Danaan High King is a Sovereign authority, he and his heirs are freely bound in perpetuity by his assent to the [[Danaan Constitution|Constitution]]. However, while the Constitution gives him a limited role in governance, the high king is expected to remain strictly apolitical, not even allowing his personal political preferences to be known to the public. The primary principle of constitutional monarchy, at least in the Danaan understanding, is that it serves as a sovereign force above party disputes, unifying the nation across party and factional lines to avoid the kind of partisan division common in some states.
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| − | ====The courts====
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| − | The highest court in the Resurgent Dream is the [[Danaan Uasal Court|Uasal Court]]. The Uasal Court plays a unique role in the constitutional process, combining the role of an upper legislative house (although the Court is never considered a part of [[Danaan Parliament|Parliament]]) with the function of judicial review. All acts passed by Parliament come before the [[Uasal Court]]. The Court can do one of three things when an act comes before it: It can inform [[Parliament]] that it has judicial concerns, declare the act entirely unconstitutional or pass the act on the the High King without objection. The Uasal Court is also the ultimate source for the interpretation of all laws, including Acts of Parliament, the [[Danaan Constitution]], and the [[Danaan Common Law|Common Law]]. The Uasal Court is also the final court of appeals for all cases involving national law. It has original jurisdiction in all cases involving piracy, treason or violations of any of the [[Danaan Neutrality Acts|Neutrality Acts]]. However, its jurisdiction in cases involving piracy when it occurs in international waters is restricted by the [[New Amsterdam Treaty]], which gives original jurisdiction in such cases to the [[Commonwealth International Court]]. It is also the only civilian court to which the results of a courts martial may be appealed.
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| − | The level of government with the most effect on people's daily lives is the [[Danaan Principality|Principality]]. The principalities all have their own constitutions, written or unwritten, and all are presently constitutional monarchies, although this is not required by law. What is required is that the Danaan government guarantee each principality balanced, constitutional government. Principalities typically control education, transportation, infrastructure, and the social security net within their own borders, although Parliament can and often does interfere in these matters. They also may pass their own criminal laws so long as these do not contradict national laws. Principalities are headed by a prince (sometimes called a [[Grand Duke|grand duke]]), who serve a uniting role similar to that played by the [[Danaan Monarchy|High King]] in the national government. The political executive proper is contained within the legislature of the principality and operates within the norms of parliamentary democracy. Principalities have their own judicial systems. Some have elected and some appointed judges.
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| − | Municipalities are responsible for waste collection, zoning, animal control, and local law enforcement. They are headed either by a mayor, a town council, or a mixture of these two forms of municipal government. Some principalities appoint municipal governments at the principality level while others allow them to be elected by the citizenry.
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| − | The original six [[Danaan Principality|Danaan principalities]] were considered to be sovereign kingdoms under one high king for at least the first nine hundred years of the nation's existence. This gradually began to change in the twentieth century as the high throne increasingly centralized the government of the country. It was not, however, until 1990 that then reigning [[High King of the Resurgent Dream|High Queen]] [[Agwene ni Gwydion|Agwene]] formally declared that the Resurgent Dream was a single, indivisible national unit.
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| − | The majority of the current 25 Danaan principalities, the result of rapid expansion over the last fifteen years, were established after this declaration and have never been independent states of any sort. However, all Danaan principalities enjoy a fair amount of local autonomy and even certain definite rights against the Royal Government under the federal system which now exists.
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| − | The principalities are further divided into various parishes, with most principalities containing 100 such divisions. Parishes are then subdivided into municipalities.
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| − | The Resurgent Dream can be divided into four basic areas: [[Dana]], the original island nation; [[Mists]], the islands surrounding Dana (while Dana is technically located in Mists, it is considered large enough and of enough historical import to be classified independently); the [[Atlantic Territories]], the other Atlantic islands including [[Kagerlund]]; and [[Danaan Ambara]].
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| − | The core of Danaan foreign policy is participation in the Commonwealth of Peoples and the exercise of a constructive leadership role in building and strengthening that [[Wikipedia:Supranational|supranational]] actor. The Commonwealth of peoples has a common foreign policy in whose formation the Resurgent Dream is influential. The Resurgent Dream also maintains direct diplomatic relations with the other Commonwealth members and with [[Pantocratoria]] and [[Excalbia]].
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| − | Within the Commonwealth, the Resurgent Dream advocates a program of moderate promotion of democracy and sentient rights limited by an appropriate respect for the sovereignty of external states. The Resurgent Dream is also a staunch adherent to the theory that normal diplomatic relations are essentially neutral and in no way constitute any show of friendship or support. Because of this, the Resurgent Dream pushes for the Commonwealth to enter into normal diplomatic relations with any state, without prejudice, which agrees to conform to the [http://untreaty.un.org/ilc/texts/instruments/english/conventions/9_1_1961.pdf|standard terms of normal diplomatic relations] and with most states willing to guarantee "reasonable diplomatic courtesy."
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| − | The Resurgent Dream is a leading member of the Commonwealth of Peoples and almost all of its international organization memberships either are or soon will be done through the Commonwealth under the [[Commonwealth Common Foreign Policy]]. The Resurgent Dream does maintain an independent membership in [[VERITAS]]. Prior to the formation of the Commonwealth, the Resurgent Dream was involved in the efforts to arrive at a comprehensive agreement in the North Atlantic, encompassing Knootoss, Pantocratoria, [[Upper Virginia]], the Confederation of [[Soveriegn States|Sovereign States]], [[Saxmere]], and the Resurgent Dream. It is a signatory to the resulting [[Treaty of Courtland]] although negotiations are under way at present to transfer signatory status to the Commonwealth as a whole.
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| − | The Resurgent Dream has independent, normal diplomatic relations with the other members of the Commonwealth of Peoples and with Pantocratoria and Excalbia. All other diplomatic intercourse is done through the [[Commonwealth Secretariat for External Affairs]]. The Resurgent Dream does accept consulates and other diplomatic missions below the level of an embassy from nations but the heads of such missions must be accredited to the [[Head of the Commonwealth]] or the [[Commonwealth Secretary for External Affairs]], depending on the level of the mission.
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| − | While the Resurgent Dream is a proponent of diplomacy and peace, it does maintain a large military force, including a nuclear weapons program. Danaan military spending is focused largely on the [[Danaan Navy|navy]]. Other branches of the [[Danaan Armed Forces|armed forces]] are not ignored but receive substantially less material, prestige and attention.
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| − | The Resurgent Dream contains dozens of large cities,among which is included the global city of [[Tarana]]. The populations given below are for persons living inside the city limits only and do not cover broader metropolitan areas.
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| − | The Resurgent Dream has a massive economy with a per-capita annual gross domestic income of [[Sterling|21,032.27S]], the equivalent of 19,818.71 [[Menelmacar|Menelmacari]] credits or [[Pantocratorian Ducat|∂22,116]]. The Danaan economy is officially classified as "Frightening" by the [[United Nations]], although the classification sometimes drops to "All-Consuming" during periodic market slumps.
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| − | The strongest industry in the Resurgent Dream is book publishing, followed closely by information technology and retail. The nation also has a plethora of natural resources, including precious metals, gems, diamonds, and oil. In agriculture, the Resurgent Dream is known for its pork and beef products, as well as its fruits. In manufacturing, book publishing dominates, although automobile and cola are also strong.
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| − | The Resurgent Dream trades with many countries, including all signatories to [[KIST]], all members of the [[VERITAS]] economic module, and most members of the [[TNA]]. The largest Danaan trading partners are [[Pantocratoria]], [[Excalbia]], [[Allanea]], the [[Dread Lady Nathicana|Dominion]], [[Knootoss]], and [[Menelmacar]].
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| − | The Danaan economy one heavily reliant upon market forces, although recent governments led by the [[Danaan Liberal Party|Liberal]] and [[Danaan Labor Party|Labor]] Parties have tended to move in a direction of more economic regulation, a stronger social security net, and a larger public sector. However, most debate on the issue concerns matters of degree. No major Danaan political party favors a shift to a command economy.
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| − | The Resurgent Dream has done poorly in past United Nations income equality rankings. The highest 10% of Danaan income-earners is responsible for 40% of consumption while the lowest 10% is responsible for only 1% of consumption. 21,208,000 Danaans are currently below the poverty line.
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| − | Transportation in the Resurgent Dream is very different on the island of [[Dana]] itself than in other parts of the kingdom. On Dana, many of the towns and much of the infrastructure predates the automobile. Correspondingly, it is not uncommon to find areas where stone or cobblestone roads prevail and where streets designed for horses and carriages have been modified to be suitable for automotive traffic, rather than replaced.
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| − | Air travel is the preferred means of travelling a long distance in the Resurgent Dream. However, in most areas, an extensive rail network is also available. As there are few landlockaed [[Danaan Principality|Danaan principalities]], sea travel is also an option in most cases.
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| − | The population center of the Resurgent Dream currently remains [[Shieldcrest]]. However, this center is slowly shifting away from [[Dana]] and towards [[Danaan Ambara]]. The fastest growing principality in the last year has been [[Zutern]], followed closely by [[Amory]].
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| − | Recent years have seen a great surge in immigration, even as they've seen the almost total decline of the [[Fae]] population due to the [[Shattering]]. While many immigrants come to the Resurgent Dream fleeing despotism or economic depravation, many others come from comparable Western nations in pursuit of a specific job or a marriage or a specialized education.
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| − | The Resurgent Dream is a racially diverse country. There are 25 different ethnic groups which can claim to have at least a million members in the Resurgent Dream and countless more represented in smaller numbers. It is usually said that every ethnic group or sentient species is represented by at least one Danaan citizen. While this is not literally true, it comes very close.
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| − | The majority of Danaans are descended from white European immigrants who began to settle most of [[Dana]] a thousand years ago. This majority currently stands at 78%. Too little time has passed since the dramatic demographic changes of the [[Shattering]] for a respectable estimate to be made as to the stability of this percentage. However, if the experience of other Western nations is a guide, it is likely to decline.
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| − | Polls indicate that just under 80% of Danaans consider themselves to be [[Christianity|Christians]]. However, the Christianity of certain religious groups, such as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints or the [[Unitarian Church of the Resurgent Dream]], is disputed by [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholics]], [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Orthodox Christians]], and some [[Protestant]]s. The [[Danaan Ministry for Religion]] maintains statistics based entirely upon self-identification, leading to numbers which many theologians and religious leaders consider highly problematic.
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| − | Statistically, 57% of Danaans identify as mainline Protestants. 12% identify as Confucian and another 12% as Mormon. 6% identify as Catholic. 6% identify as Hindu. 2% of all Danaans identify as Buddhists. 2% identify as [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Eastern Orthodox]]. 1% identify as Unitarians. Although not present in statistically large numbers, [[Judaism|Jews]] and [[Islam|Muslims]] also play an important part in Danaan culture and society.
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| − | On the whole, Danaans are more religious than people in many other developed nations. The [[United Nations]] consistently ranks the Resurgent Dream among the world's more devout nations. 92% of Danaans consider themselves to be "practising" members of their faith. However, only half as many attend weekly religious services.
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| − | In the Resurgent Dream, education is primarily the responsibility of the principalities. However, the central government is involved through the [[Danaan Ministry for Education|Ministry for Education]]. The ministry distributes tax funds to educational programs, sets basic national standards, keeps communication open between different public and private educational programs, determines that portion of the civics curriculum which is common in all programs, and ensures the rights of teachers, parents, and students.
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| − | In the Resurgent Dream, schooling is mandatory from the age of five until the age of seventeen. Schooling is normally divided into twelve grades which are further divided into elementary, middle, and high school, although the exact cut-off points for each level vary. Parents have the option of schooling their own children at home or sending them to a private school, although such alternative education is still required to meet certain minimum standards.
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| − | After high school, students have the option of pursuing further education at a wide-range of institutions, ranging from the prestigious [[University of Civic Duty]] and [[University of Civic Virtue]] to thousands of two-year vocational programs. Danaan institutions issue everything from vocational certificates for specific jobs to doctoral degrees. They include liberal arts colleges, research universities, vocational programs, military academies, correspondence colleges, and much more. 84% of Danaans pursue some form of further education after graduating high school.
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| − | The official language of the Resurgent Dream is [[English]]. Twenty-two of twenty-five Danaan principalities also have a second official language. These include [[Arabic]] in [[Amalad]], [[Alekthos]], and [[Kar]]; [[Dutch]] in [[Corral]]; [[French]] and [[Hebrew]] in [[Selinia]]; [[Ge'er]] in [[Carasia]]; [[German]] in [[Thorlund]], [[Zutern]], and [[Kagerlund]]; [[Greek]] in [[Bilbtoria]]; [[Hawaiian]] in [[Pele]]; [[Hindi]] in [[Farinor]]; [[Irish Gaelic]] in [[Holista]]; [[Italian]] in [[Nerise]]; [[Japanese]] in [[Kadoki]]; [[Mandarin]] in [[Zeng]]; [[Polish]] in [[Wyrnsk]]; [[Scots Gaelic]] in [[Fireforge]]; [[Sindarin]] and [[Quenya]] in [[Saraben]]; [[Spanish]] in [[Sanero]]; [[Vietnamese]] in [[Legon]]; and [[Welsh]] in [[Shieldcrest]].
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| − | The primary signed language is British sign language (BSL).
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| − | In 2006, the Resurgent Dream was home to 347 languages of which eleven are indiginous to Danaan territory.
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| − | Although lacking in unique musical forms of its own, the Resurgent Dream is home to a large variety of musical forms including classical music, hip hop, country, rock & roll, and the folk musical forms of a wide variety of countries.
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| − | Motion picture production in the Resurgent Dream is centralized in [[Caer Gawen]], although films are also often shot in [[Narich]] and [[Tarana]]. While Caer Gawen cannot claim any international cultural dominance, it does largely monopolize the Danaan film industy. While some foreign films, especially from [[Excalbia]], do well with Danaan audiences, over 80% of all active cinema screens in the Resurgent Dream are showing domestically produced films at any given moment. Some principalities are more receptive to foreign films than others. In [[Corral]], [[Knootoss|Knootian]] films are particularly popular. On the other hand, [[Pantocratoria]]n films are often well received in [[Selinia]].
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| − | The major cities of the Resurgent Dream are culturally flourishing places. It is normal for any sizable city to have its own opera, ballet, theatre, and orchestra. The sites of major events all feature musuems and most cities have some sort of community cultural center where locals can learn to paint, sculpt, or perform music and where they can often display their talents for the community. Practically every municipality in the country has a cinema and most have more than one. Most schools offer or require some cultural education as part of their curriculum and the drama departments of most colleges and universities regularly stage plays.
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| − | The people of the Resurgent Dream celebrate a wide range of holidays, both secular and religious. Some are recognized by certain principalities or municipalities. Others are simply practiced by the people without official recognition. Eight holidays are nationally recognized: New Year's (1 January), Labor Day (1 May), High King's Day (7 July), Remembrance Day (8 August), and Thanksgiving (8 November).
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| − | ===Sports===
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| − | Sports are less important in Danaan society than the are in many countries, such as [[Tanah Burung]]. While most Danaans enjoy sports, they play a very small part in the national consciousness and sporting events are almost never associated with the nation as such.
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| − | The most popular team sport in the Resurgent Dream is hurling. Various forms of football, including soccer or Association football, Gaelic Football, Ladies' Gaelic Football, and gridiron are also popular, as is cricket.
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| − | Combat sports are mostly popular among the upper classes and the aristocracy, who enjoy fending and jousting. No combat sports enjoy a comparable following among the general population, although boxing, wrestling, and certain forms of martial arts are not unknown.
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| − | Baseball has only been introduced to the Resurgent Dream during the last year, at the behest of [[Grand Duchess of Shieldcrest|Grand Duchess]] [[Gwendolyn ni Cunedda|Gwendolyn]] of [[Shieldcrest]] and her husband, [[Peter|Prince Peter]]. The first season of baseball in the Resurgent Dream has thus far proceeded well, with sizable audiences attending games in Shieldcrest and [[Wintermore]].
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| − | By far, the most popular sport in the Resurgent Dream is surfing. This sport originated in [[Pele]], where it is almost universally practiced as a recreational activity and where the best surfing competitions are held. It is not so universal in the rest of the country but it is still widely practiced, especially by those who have regular access to a beach. It is the only sport known to be practiced by all adult members of the royal family.
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| − | Danaans are more ambivalent about winter sports. Ice hockey has only a very small following, even though field hockey is fairly popular. Figure skating is well-liked by urban audiences but is rarely done competitively and is usually not considered a sport. Snowboarding has a few adherents, most of whom stress the similarity to surfing. Bobsledding and the luge are both unpopular and skiing is generally abhorred.
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