Miravels
Overview
Miravels are the sacred gifts of the goddess Miravel: grains, vegetables and fruit trees that shape the diet, customs and traditions of planets where the Heptad is worshiped, such as Olmara.
Each plant is associated with symbolic meanings, seasonal festivals and stories linking daily life with divine presence.
Grains
- Silvena, golden seed equivalent to wheat. Base for bread pies and sacred loaves. On Light Day large loaves are baked and shared with the poor as a sacred custom.
- Barenth, barley equivalent, mainly grown for beer. The Festival of Barenth occurs every Harvesty when the first barrels are opened. Beer is considered a sacred drink of Miravel.
- Kornal, similar to maize, cultivated on a large scale for animal feed and sweet porridge. Considered the “fruit of joy” for children. Burned in fires on Wind Day to drive away evil spirits.
- Olyra, hard grain used in pies and fodder. Traditionally known as the “seed of endurance”.
Vegetables and Legumes
- Tomareth, tomato equivalent, used in sauces and festive dishes. On Seed Day priests bless the new Tomareth crops.
- Lethar, similar to cabbage, eaten boiled or raw. Food of “humility”, central in monastic fasts.
- Onira, onion equivalent, strong aroma. Folk tales say “even the gods wept when it was cut.”
- Karun, carrot equivalent, symbol of strength and clarity, offered to children “to see clearly.”
- Fasel, bean equivalent, community food, common at festivals.
- Lenthar, lentil equivalent, “food of the poor yet pure.” During Miravel fasts believers eat Lenthar.
- Spinar, spinach equivalent, symbol of resilience, cultivated in temples.
- Therris, pumpkin equivalent, used in sweets during Harvesty celebrations.
Fruit Trees
- Malven, apple equivalent, symbol of health and longevity. Offered to children on Light Day.
- Pirath, pear equivalent, sweet and juicy, served at weddings as a symbol of love.
- Pechron, peach equivalent, emblem of abundance. On Seed Day newlyweds bite one together for fertility.
- Orantis, orange equivalent, juice consumed during Wind Day festivals, associated with travel and vitality.
- Lemor, lemon equivalent, symbol of purification. Priests sprinkle Miravel statues with its juice.
- Granisar, pomegranate equivalent, symbol of prosperity and fertility. Broken in the market on Equinox Day for good luck.
- Veythra, fig equivalent, associated with wisdom and longevity, consumed dried by monks in monasteries.
Cultural Dimension
Miravels are more than food, connecting sacred days, agricultural rhythms and myth. From the loaves of Light Day to breaking the Granisar at the equinox, they embody Miravel’s gifts sustaining body and spirit.