Baptism

The Baptism Ceremony is held when a child turns 7.

Commonalities
At the baptism ceremony, a child is registered as a citizen of a city or province. This is done by registering their mana with a small silver disk that is kept by the relevant authority. For nobles this is done using a magical tool however commoners need to use blood. The child is dressed in white but has decorations using the relevant god's noble colour.

Noble Baptism
A nobles baptism is held on their birthday. The family organises for a priest (one with the highest social standing they can get) to come to their home. They may also invite anyone else who wishes to celebrate the baptism such as friends family and others for political reasons.

The priest will start the ceremony and then the parents will escort their child from a waiting room to the front of the hall. The priest will give the child a magic tool that takes some of their mana and presses it to the silver disk. The parents will then give the child a ring that is capable of expelling mana. The priest blesses the child with the relevant god's blessing and the child with then bless the priest in return.

After the ceremony, the child is then introduced to those who have gathered to celebrate the baptism.

Capital City Commoners
In the capital city of a province, where the temple is located, baptisms are held on the first seasonal day of each season.

Processions begin in the main streets at the edge of the city and progress to the central plaza. Once all the processions have gathered, they then move on to the temple. Once in the temple, they are registered by blue priests using blood to mark the silver disks then are sat on carpet. Once all the children are registered, the High Bishop then arrives and tells the children the story of the gods and seasons after which they are taught how to pray. Finally the High Bishop blesses the children with the relevant god's blessing.

Other Commoners
For all other commoners, the baptism ceremony is held during the harvest festival. Since everyone is baptised at the same time of the year, clothes can be handed down no matter when in the year they were born. The ritual is the same as the capital city where the children are registered, read the story of the gods and seasons, taught to pray and then blessed.