Bajorans

This article is about Bajoran people and the planet Bajor. To see a list of Bajoran characters, go to the Bajoran Category.

= Culture =

Religion

 * Ha'mara
 * Vedek Assembly
 * Bajoran temple

Language

 * hasperat'a pagh'ro - hasperat is life
 * ribek kell'ta'rem - one who builds gallows
 * thellek bor - one who buries the dead
 * Vedek Ishka - Wolf Priest, a nickname for Dima Emmari

ek may imply 'doer'

Gestures
Bajorans vote by raising a hand with the palm facing forward to signal support, or back to signal opposition.

Philosophy

 * Birth order - Many Bajorans ascribe to fortunes or character traits based on birth order. It has some similarities to the same concept on Earth.

Literature

 * Parable of the Passing Traveller - Following the Occupation, a Bajoran man traveling a dangerous road comes upon a starving Cardassian.
 * There's a parable about hanging lanterns left in trees after a party to burn out on their own.

Food

 * Hasperat ichlotti: a type of hasperat made with something called ichlotti.
 * Ghizi: Not a food you want to eat wet.

= Politics =

Boryh'mek - a political and religious activist group whose beliefs and greiveance typically address what happened during the Bajoran reconstruction following the Occupation. They are highly susceptible to outside influence even if many of their members have just intentions. The name means roughly 'caretakers of the deceased'. In 2381.02, they protested the presence of Dima Emmari's establishment of a temple on Frontier Station.