Core Values
| Core Values | |
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| Moravska State Archive · 1976 | |
| Classification | Culture |
| Status | canon |
| Last updated | 2026-11-03 |
| Archive source | 03 Culture/Core Values.md |
| Length | 616 words (3 min read) |
| Internal links | 5 outgoing, 4 incoming |
| Sources | 3 cited |
Contents
[hide]Moravskan culture prizes six things. The coast and the interior rank them in a different order. The list is the same.
The six values [edit]
| Value | Local term | Meaning | Coast rank | Interior rank |
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| The line | *rod* | The family across 4 generations | 1 | 1 |
| Honour | *obraz* | The face a person shows to the street | 2 | 3 |
| The kept word | *dumata* | A promise that holds without a paper | 3 | 2 |
| Skill | *maystorstvo* | A hand that makes a good thing | 4 | 4 |
| Hospitality | *gostba* | The duty to a guest | 5 | 5 |
| Quiet | *tihost* | The habit of not saying too much | 6 | 6 |
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Notice:
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Why quiet ranks last and still matters
Quiet is last on the list and first in daily behaviour. A Moravskan shows respect by saying little. A loud person is either young, drunk, or a state official.
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The line [edit]
The line is the strongest value. A person is not an individual first. A person is a point in a line of mothers and fathers.
The line gives three things.
- A name and a house.
- A place at a table and a grave.
- A duty to a cousin that no court enforces.
A person who breaks with the line loses all three. This is a heavy punishment. See Taboos.
Honour [edit]
Honour is the public face. A person keeps honour with three habits.
- Pay a debt before the agreed day.
- Do not raise the voice in a dispute.
- Do not let a guest leave hungry.
Honour is not inner goodness. Honour is what the street sees. A private sin is a private matter. A public shame touches the whole line.
The kept word [edit]
A promise between two Moravskans needs no paper. A paper needs a witness, a stamp, and a fee. A word needs only two people.
The state prefers the paper. The state distrusts the word, because the word leaves no record. See Dissent and Control.
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Note:
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The hand deal
A fisherman sells his catch to a canner for 6 years on a handshake. The canner pays a low price in a bad year. The fisherman keeps the deal. A broken hand deal ends a business line for 3 generations.
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Skill [edit]
Skill is the value that crosses class. A good welder and a good captain hold equal respect in a port tavern. A bad welder with a party card holds less.
The state also prizes skill, because the plan needs output. The state turns skill into a title. See Workers and Farmers.
Hospitality and quiet [edit]
Hospitality protects the traveller in a hard land. Quiet protects the family from the state. Both values come from the same idea. A person must not be a burden and must not be a danger.
Read Hospitality and Gift Rules for the practical rules.
The coast and the interior [edit]
The two regions agree on the line and disagree on the rest.
| Question | Coast answer | Interior answer |
|---|---|---|
| Who leads the house? | The mother | The elder pair |
| What is the first duty? | Keep the boat and the house | Keep the land and the herd |
| How does a person show honour? | By a clean boat and a paid debt | By a full table and a large household |
| What is a good death? | At home, after the sea | At home, after the harvest |
See Regional Divides.
See also[edit]
Sources[edit]
- Monograph M. Dragova (1972). Settlement and custom in the Zala valley. Zaligrad University Press. ZUP-1972-9924. Cited in Hospitality and quiet, The kept word. See also Dissent and Control.
- Survey report J. Cornwell (1972). Coastal survey report: Branishte. Coastal Survey Office. CSO-1972-3612. Cited in Honour, The coast and the interior. See also Regional Divides.
- Statistical compendium Archive Clerk 14 (1972). Comecon statistical yearbook, 1976. Comecon Secretariat. COM-1972-4238. Cited in Hospitality and quiet, The six values. See also Taboos.
References[edit]
Documents in the archive that cite or cross-reference Core Values:
- ^ "Hospitality and Gift Rules". Culture, Narodna Biblioteka Moravska, 1976.
- ^ "Moravska". Foundations, Narodna Biblioteka Moravska, 1976.
- ^ "Proverbs and Idioms". Language, Narodna Biblioteka Moravska, 1976.
- ^ "Workers and Farmers". Society and Power, Narodna Biblioteka Moravska, 1976.