When a man proposes to a woman in the Haighlei culture, the bride-to-be accepts the proposal of her betrothed only in her own home, or in the case of a guest at court, only in her chambers in the palace or her gardens in the palace ( which are found to be connected directly to that room, presumably ).

Lifebonding is a rare occurrence in the Haighlei Empire, and one that bears tremendous significance to the whole of their culture, and those who are Lifebonded are what the Haighlei call loriganalea, a word which means “ soulbonded .” It is believed that Lifebonded pairs are united within a sacred bond – a marriage made not for lust, power or convenience, but rather one made by the gods, themselves.

Traditionally, in the Haighlei culture, every chance to make war, within the law, is most times eagerly seized upon, as long as the war itself would not be considered illegal by Haighlei customs.

The Haighlei simultaneously abhor change, and also adore it.

Those abilities a Valdemaran would call Mind-Magic is, in the Haighlei Empire, forbidden to all but the priests, and then only to those who are called to special responsibilities, primarily Truthsayers.

The Haighlei are not by nature a peaceful people, that they are in fact quite warlike, and that only their law makes them more inclined toward pacific negotiation of problem.

One of the kingdoms of the Haighlei Empire is named Ghandai, and the citizens of this nation have a true-black complexion, which means it must be assumed that since only two nations of the Haighlei are on the main continent, Ghandai is one of the four remaining nations that are on the continent to the south of that continent.

The child is then taken and raised by the priests, and taught absolute obedience to a degree which is unheard-of outside of the Haighlei Empire, and it is stated that females of the Haighlei apply themselves to their studies better than boys, so females conclude their education when they reach sixteen, on average, as opposed to boys, whose education is finished at eighteen.

This is an old custom, dating back to days when the Haighlei themselves were barbarians, and at times kidnapped one that they wished to wed.

Additionally, if the one who tried to interfere in the bond is a ruler, the said curse would fall upon the whole of the people of that ruler, and all would suffer as the curses of all of the gods of the Haighlei – and all of the curses of the gods of foreigners in the case of interference in a foreigner ’ s relationship of the nature that is described as loriganalea – would fall upon the whole of that ruler ’ s demesne.

All natural-born citizens of the Haighlei Empire have black skin – not brown, not painted, and not sunburned their complexion is actually, genuinely black, and they are taller than the Kaled ’ a ’ in to a very noticeable degree, and have finely sculpted features, but their facial features are described as being “ not as hawklike ” as those of the Kaled ’ a ’ in.

High-ranking Haighlei officials tend toward clothing that is woven in incredibly detailed geometric patterns, and the Haighlei envoys ’ garments are noted for being of warm colors – specifically, bright yellows, reds, and oranges.

Haighlei sailors are noted as being dressed in white breeches, most with colored cloths on their heads and colored sashes around their waists, and that every crewman had an enormous knife in their sash, as well as having brought many spears.

Haighlei naval vessels are described to have three masts, several sails striped in red and white and augmented by a network of lines and rope-ladders, with the hull painted red and blue, as well as having a raised, house-like structure in the center of the deck, this with windows and one door.

It is unclear if the red, white and blue markings are a standard of the Haighlei Empire, or of King Shalaman ’ s individual nation of that Empire.

It is also noted that the fabrics themselves are light and airy, smooth and soft to the touch, which is just as well given that Khimbata also lies in the heart of the jungle, and it is the most northerly of all of the Six Nations of the Haighlei Empire.

It is stated that this is how it has been for untold centuries prior, and that the kestra ’ chern who appear in the Haighlei society, are the kestra ’ chern of two centuries ago, or more: the most pampered members of the very elite nobility, and never, ever seen by the peasantry.

The Haighlei are an extremely literal people: they will tell you exactly what they mean to do, not a bit more, and not a bit less, but this is also subject to the modification of how one feels about the person – if one were to ask a Haighlei citizen who is indifferent toward the person to guard their pet, he would guard their pet, but ignore the thief stealing their purse.

The Haighlei holy texts are very clear about this: anyone who interferes with such a bond will bring the “ curses of the ages ” upon whoever attempted to break this bond, and that whosoever helps to break it, or fails to aid the bonded pairing, will likewise be cursed.

The hair of the Haighlei is described as tending to be as “ tightly-curled as a sheep ’ s fleece, but so black that it swallowed up all the light .” No garment made in the Haighlei Empire sports fewer than at least three separate colors, that those colors tend to be harlequin-bright, and that they favor at least four kinds of fabric – silk, raime, the finest linen imaginable, and a sort of gauze woven from what is described as fluffy plant fiber.

It is furthermore noted that these always form arches, with the ceiling sloping gently upwards, and that at the top of every room there is always a lamp shaped either like a flower or a globe, and right angles aren ’ t seen anywhere in Khimbata, or presumably the rest of the Haighlei Empire.

The child is also watched – far more closely than many of them realize – and if the child is flawed in character, if the child is a habitual liar, a thief, or a child who uses their Gift without express permission and-or to the harm of others, the child is “ removed ,” “ from the school and from magic ,” “ completely .” Since any Gift is functionally a channel inside of the mind which is open if one can use it, this implies that the Haighlei have a manner by which to take an open channel and to permanently and forcefully close it.

The Haighlei Empire is described as being composed of Six Nations.

It is described that in public areas, the Haighlei love of color runs riot, and that their love of the jungle is also clearly evident.

During the middle of the first millennium BC, Greek culture experienced a gradual change in the perception of female breasts.

The depiction of comets in popular culture is firmly rooted in the long Western tradition of seeing comets as harbingers of doom and as omens of world-altering change.

Green continued the culture of change and overhauled the Cubs roster, front-office and coaching staff prior to 1984.

The archaeologist Kenoyer noted that this culture " may only reflect a change in the focus of settlement organization from that which was the pattern of the earlier Harappan phase and not cultural discontinuity, urban decay, invading aliens, or site abandonment, all of which have been suggested in the past.

Among the goals of ethnology have been the reconstruction of human history, and the formulation of cultural invariants, such as the incest taboo and culture change, and the formulation of generalizations about " human nature ", a concept which has been criticized since the 19th century by various philosophers ( Hegel, Marx, structuralism, etc .).

Climate change and habitat destruction, they argue, are global, more complex, and demand far deeper transformations of the economy, the culture and political life.

The transition to behavioral modernity with the development of symbolic culture, language, and specialized lithic technology happened around 50, 000 years ago according to many although some suggest a gradual change in behavior over a longer time span.

In 1983, Richard Stallman, longtime member of the hacker community at the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, announced the GNU project, saying that he had become frustrated with the effects of the change in culture of the computer industry and its users.

A comprehensive programme of organizational reform and culture change began in 2008 after the release of an Independent External Evaluation.

This period marked vast social change in the subcontinent as the Hindu majority were ruled over by the Mughal emperors, most of whom showed religious tolerance, liberally patronising Hindu culture.

Humayun's return from Persia, accompanied by a large retinue of Persian noblemen, signaled an important change in Mughal court culture, as the Central Asian origins of the dynasty were largely overshadowed by the influences of Persian art, architecture, language and literature and also there are many stone carved and Persian language In India from the time of Humayun also thousands of Persian manuscript in India.

Causes of change included the growth of a mass culture, international standards, social mobility, and acceptance of democracy and equality as typified by the welfare state.

According to Swinford, this change can be attributed in part to the fact that " science and technical culture have changed perceptions of the natural world, have significantly changed the natural world itself, thereby altering the vocabulary of symbols applicable to epistemological and allegorical attempts to understand it.

Dawkins likened the process by which memes survive and change through the evolution of culture to the natural selection of genes in biological evolution.

Struck with young Amyraut's ability and culture, they both urged him to change from law to theology.

The change from Mesolithic 1 to Natufian culture can be dated more closely.

Thought reform contains elements which are evident in Chinese culture ( emphasis on interpersonal sensitivity, learning by rote and self-cultivation ); in methods of extracting confessions well known in the Papal Inquisition ( 13th century ) and elaborated through the centuries, especially by the Russian secret police ; in methods of organizing corrective prisons, mental hospitals and other institutions for producing value change ; in methods used by religious sects, fraternal orders, political elites or primitive societies for converting or initiating new members.

But that night, for the first time, the usual acquiescence turned into violent resistance ... From that night the lives of millions of gay men and lesbians, and the attitude toward them of the larger culture in which they lived, began to change rapidly.

As moa and other large game became scarce or extinct, Māori culture underwent major change, with regional differences.

With the rapid change of British pop culture from the mod era of 1963 – 1966 to the hippie era of 1967 and beyond, the term fell out of popular usage.

This change was caused by a number of factors, most importantly the German defeat and an influx of a large number of refugees from eastern Germany, whose culture and appearance differed from the local Germans, who were mostly descendents of Danish families that had changed their nationality in the 19th century.

From the late-1990s, the field has expanded to explore such wide-ranging topics as the origins and rate of change of political institutions, and the role of culture in explaining economic outcomes and developments.

Social constructivism or social realism theories see mathematics primarily as a social construct, as a product of culture, subject to correction and change.

His death coincides with a change in the culture of Al-Andalus.

However self-sufficiency is not always a goal or desired outcome, specifically since self-sufficiency can conflict with goals to be a change agent for the wider culture and infrastructure.