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Culture
Eldmark is a multicultural nation, a complicated mix through the blending of both indigenous cultures and ever-present influence of Euclea, specifically Blostland, during their 229 year colonization of the nation. Amendism, specifically the Gospelist Church, known during colonization as the Church of Blostland, remains a dominant force in architecture, art, and literature. Later influences from the Gowsa and Bahian cultures additionally influenced Eldmark's cuisine and music. The combined influences since has resulted in a distinctively Eldmarsk culture.
Eldmark maintains cultural connections with an informal group known as the "Sämvaldet" - including Blostland, Vanhar, and Keppland, nations at least partially influenced by Blostlandic colonialism, and inherits some cultural holidays such as Korpfest, and Blostlandic interpretations of Nativity, including Advent and the Bockenbränningen.
Music
Pre-contact Ayohli music forms a significant portion of Eldmarsk musical tradition, influencing much of early music as well as the modern Eldmarsk folk scene. Flutes, drums, and primitive string instruments formed the backbone of Gatijo, a type of music that conveys story through both instrumentation and chanting. Likewise, Eldmarsk folk carries with it a strong oral folklore tradition.
The traditions of Euclea have a massive impact on classical music, especially the choral traditions of Weranian opera, Blostlandic choir music, and symphonic productions from the Aurean area. From as early as the latter part of the 19th Century, a crop of domestic composers have made impact, additionally influenced by Bahian jazz and Gowsa choral fusion. In 1899, Magnus Sohlmann's Symfoni om kung Edvard den Tapre would use elements of Gatijo to romanticize the life and times of Edvard I. Sohlmann would later compose four more symphonies with indigenous, and later jazz, themes, and later found the Hammarvik Symphony Orchestra.
From the 1960s to the 1970s, rock music and electronic music, inspired by Rizean and East Euclean bands, became associated with political activism and reformists. Olydig, Hatar, and Nålaren became synonymous with the counterculture movement, which would extend into the early 80s.
Today, contemporary music such as rock, pop, and EDM dominate the airwaves, while folk is still quite popular. Music festivals both domestic and internationally organized are quite popular on the Vehemens and Arucian Coasts.
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