Xegruni (Seh-Grew-Nee)

Xegruni is a minor faith, which worships the deitity Xegruni, god of the harvest and of new begginings in life. The faith was brought over from neighbouring countries to the East where the terrain is far colder and crops are harder to grow. It is fairly uncommon to find worshippers amongst rural settlements and extremely rare in metropoliton cities despite being an older faith than the The Church of Tarn , the dominent religon.
Xegruni has been on the decline in recent years due to the enforcement of The Brotherhood of Tarn Martinets which outlaws the practicing of other human faiths and raids villages they see as disrespecting their god. As such this religon is being practiced more and more in secret.

Worship

Before enforcement Xegruni was worshipped by constructing large stone shrines in fields or gardens, but followers have now moved to smaller shrines that can be kept in interior spaces. In many eastern-based countries towns may opt to have one or multiple large shrine for many people in the area to worship at.
Worshippers often leave offerings of the 'first' upon the shrine, this could be the first orange leaf to fall Vant- the cold and dry season , the First flower of Aer- the wet and warm season , produce from the first crop of the year, the first morsel of a newly tried receipe, or, most commonly the first coin from the first trade of the season. Coins, metals, anything inorganic are required to be removed at the beggining of each new season.
In some regions it's common practice for parents to put baby teeth, locks of hair or clothes newly grown out of on a shrine to seek protection and prosperity for their children, to remove parts of a person who is alive from a shine is deeply offensive and may cause the owner to be faced with bad luck.

Symbolism

Xegruni is associated with the colours yellow and orange, yellow representing seeds, wheat, sunlight and orange representing decay, sunsets, changing leaves. Common symbols include a bundle of wheat, teeth, and coins. Those who cannot worship at a shrine for what ever reason may opt to wear a carved stone totem on a neclace or barcelet as a token of their faith, this is typically a dyed flat disc carved with appropiate symbols.

God of the the harvest, of firsts and new beginings.

Birth and Death Rituals

Birth:

It's common for parents to put a 'first' of their childs upon a shrine, this may be their first lost tooth, their first toy no longer played with, a lock of their first grown hair. whats key is that things belonging to a person left upon a shrine have served their lifespan and usefulness. It's believed that making an oferring to a shrine in this fashion will cause the person to have prosperity and forture.

Death proceed 1:

if a person dies any traces of them left upon the shrine must be removed, this includes any offering made from their body teeth, hair (see above) but also any offering that they themselves have made. eg coins, harvest. if the person has made the offering due to a birth this is exempt. eg, if a newly mother makes an offering of a coin for trade and an offering of a baby tooth for her new child and dies the coin must be removed, but the tooth may not.

Death proceed 2:

It's common for the body of deceased person to be cleaned and wrapped in a shroud before buriel. as they are being buried crops are placed with their body and coins or other valuables are left upon their eyes. Burning with intent as with the church of Tarn is seen to be disrespectful and taboo to the dead.