Suñayuq (soo-NYAH-yook)
by hughpierre
Perception
Purpose
A suñayuq was an early sort of marriage maker, specific for the coastal people.
Social Status
This tradition has been discredited in most of the cultures that ever implemented it.
- Rivens have fully given up on relying on dreams to find spouses. Although, it is supposed that certain groups in Chawpi Aswan would dabble in their services.
- Bayns continue to utilize suñayuq as a practical hedge against the chances of incest for the nomadic culture.
- Deltns are mostly isolated in their collection of islets and those communities have largely retained the custom.
Demographics
Talent in Dreaming
Suñayuq are chosen from among a pool of candidates who have demonstrated having vivid dreams throughout their early lives. This has been cited as a very interpretable metric by modern state appointed marriage maker. Indeed, even when the practice was normal; it was common for allegations of coercion, ignorance and fraudulence to be directed at any suñayuq.Operations
Provided Services
Marriage Consultation
Since the age of 10, children would report their nightly dreams to an interpreter until they reach puberty. At around 13 or 15, the interpreter would have compiled the dreams of all the maturing adults and make public announcements as to the future marriages based on this information. This tradition was not without its problems, however. This iteration of the marriage maker can pair a person with someone outside the settlement and who no one knows. Or, though rarely, to a family member as close as a sibling. It is believed that suñayuq were taken as seriously as any priest or priestess in the distant past. But overtime, their advise became more as informal suggestions.
Alternative Names
Type
Consulting
Demand
Available Year Round
Legality
Community Acceptance
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