Dressing Habits
- Same clothes for all sexes.
- Characteristic clothes for some group or groups.
- Characteristic hats for some group or groups.
- Characteristic masks for some group or groups.
- Characteristic gloves for some group or groups.
- Characteristic jewelry or accessories for some group or groups.
- Characteristic cosmetics for some group or groups.
- Some group has characteristic hair…
- Shaved heads
- Dyed hair
- Unusual hairdos
- Oddly coiffed eyebrows
- Some group has characteristic facial or bodily alterations…
- Finger or toenails worn long or removed.
- Tattooing on face, body or both.
- Hidden tattooing.
- Scarification on face, body or both.
- Hidden scarification.
Eating Habits
- Characteristic foods or beverages for some group or groups.
- Some group or groups have characteristic food preparation rites.
- Some group or groups are segregated during meals.
- Some group or groups are vegetarian.
- Some group or groups eat only meat.
- Some group or groups have taboos on color, shape, source or kind of food.Some group or groups eat only in special locations.
- Some group or groups eat only communally.
- Some group or groups eat only in private.
- Some group or groups eat only at home.
- Some group or groups have characteristic times to eat.
- Some group or groups have rituals before eating.
- Some group or groups have rituals after eating.
- One group or groups prepares food for another or others.
- One group or groups eats others’ leftovers.
- One group or groups must wait until others finish eating before they can eat.
- One group or groups practices cannibalism(perhaps as a funeral rite, perhaps otherwise).
Living Quarters
- Some group or groups are expected to live privately.
- Some group or groups live in segregated locations.
- Some group or groups live at place of work.
- Some group or groups have special living conditions.
- Some group or groups live in extravagant quarters.
- Some group or groups live in minimal quarters.
- Some groups’ quarters are taboo to others.
- Some groups’ quarters must be visited by others.
- Some group or groups live with extended families.
- Some group or groups live with groom’s family.
- Some group or groups live with bride’s family.
- Some group or groups live in communal housing.
- Some group or groups are expected to move around.
Family Practices
- Child named by member of some group or groups.
- Child named for living relative.
- Child named for dead relative.
- Child named for hero.
- Child named for member of some group or groups.
- Child named for object.
- Child named for date or season of birth.
- Child named for object.
- Child renamed at adulthood.
- Child renamed at marriage.
- Marriages are arranged, performed or both by member of some group.
- Marriage only within group.
- Marriage only outside of groups.
- Members of some groups can only intermarry with certain other groups.
- Remarriage prohibited.
- Remarriage required.
- Groom’s family pays dowry.
- Bride’s family pays dowry.
- Dowry paid by member of some group or groups.
- Very short marriages the rule.Very long marriages the rule.
- Non-marriage the rule.Very short marriages prohibited.
- Very long marriages prohibited.
- Non-marriage prohibited.
- Divorce and remarriage required.
- Surviving spouse must marry member of dead spouse’s family(widow, widower or both).
- Surviving spouse must commit suicide after death of spouse(widow, widower or both).
- Onerous prerequisites to marriage.
- Marriage only at certain times.
- Marriage must be permitted or blessed by member of some group.
- Polyandry practiced.
- Polygyny practiced.
- Polygamy practiced.
- Communal marriages practiced.
- Open marriages common, typical or expected.
- Children raised by some group or groups.
- Bodies of the dead are preserved and frequently visited and consulted on matters of importance.
- The dead are preserved as clothing or food items for relatives or friends.
Miscellaneous Customs
- Unusual sleep time or duration for some group or groups.
- Unusual location or orientation for sleep.
- Some group or groups use a distinctive language.
- Some group or groups have sacred symbols.
- Some group or groups are assigned characteristic duties.
- Members of some group or groups are expected to maintain public anonymity.
- Drinking or drugs are prohibited.
- Drinking or drugs are required.
- Bodily abuse prohibited.
- Bodily abuse required.
- Special privileges for some group or groups.
- Special privileges prohibited to some group or groups.
- Characteristic greetings, mannerisms or leavetakings for some group or groups.
- Secret societies for some group or groups.
- Taboo against closed meetings for some group or groups.
- Literacy prohibited for some group or groups.
- Literacy required for some group or groups.
- Psionics, magic, whatever are required or prohibited for some group or groups.
- Cloning is allowed, required or prohibited for some group or groups.
- Robots allowed, required or prohibited for some group or groups.
- Weapons allowed, required or prohibited for some group or groups.
- High technology(arbitrarily determined) allowed, required or prohibited for some group or groups.
- Offworld(international, extratribal or whatever) contact allowed, required or prohibited for some group or groups.
- Gift-giving customs for some group or groups.
- Free food, clothing required or prohibited for some group or groups.
- Free education required or prohibited for some group or groups.
- Education(beyond some arbitrary limit) required or prohibited for some group or groups.
- Certain punishments required or prohibited for some group or groups.
- Certain training required for some group or groups.
- Some group or groups have specific responsibilities.
- Some group or groups can only be visited at certain times.
- Bargaining and haggling are permitted, required or prohibited for certain group or groups.
- Traveling long distances is permitted, required, prohibited for certain group or groups or requires permission from a member of certain group or groups.
- Certain group or groups have their own holidays.
- Certain group or groups are denied any holidays.
- Characteristic leisure or recreational activities for some group or groups.
- Leisure time and recreational activities are very regimented for some group or groups.
- Characteristic rite of maturity for some group or groups.
- Some group or groups have characteristic attitudes towards some other group or groups.
- Unusual attitude towards life and death.
- Some group or groups hold an unusual significance for flora, fauna, smell, sound, color, air, water, light, fire, darkness, clothing, computers, technology, robots, weapons, art, work, etc.
- Daytime rest period or nap permitted, required or prohibited for some group or groups.
- Superstitious belief in ghosts, spirits or gremlins.
- Superstitious belief in bad omens.
- Superstitious belief in curses, the evil eye or rituals to avoid such.
- Superstitious belief in arithromancy, astrology, fortune tellers, etc.
- Places of business have shrines or symbols to protect them from misfortune(statues of mercantile deities, burning of incense, wind chimes, etc.
- Homes have shrines or symbols of protection or veneration for ancestors or deities.
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