In Intis, Tuesday and Friday symbolized the Eternal Blazing Sun and the God of Artisan respectively. The corresponding grand masses and important events were usually scheduled for the hours belonging to that deity on those two days, while the other five deities shared the remaining five days of the week. For instance, the Church of the Evernight Goddess in the Loen Kingdom regarded Sunday as the most important day.
However, the seven planetary hours cycled in sequence every day. For something like a funeral, which could not wait too long, one only needed to choose a suitable time that day.
The laws jointly established by the royal families of various nations and the Seven Churches stipulated that, regardless of the deceased's identity or cause of death, they had to be buried in a cemetery as soon as possible. If there was no local cemetery, or special circumstances left no time for a funeral, they should be cremated as soon as possible instead.
This regulation was not simply a matter of respecting the dead. It had been specifically introduced by various nations at the end of the previous epoch to reduce the chances of Zombies, water wraiths, and Wraiths appearing.
Thus, Jacob, the editor who worshipped the God of Artisan, was buried in Andre Cemetery at the foot of Korus Mountain during the hour of Venus, at two o'clock on Sunday afternoon.
Dressed in a black dress, Charlotte stood quietly in a corner of the cemetery. In front of her, Jacob's wife, young daughter, and other relatives wore similarly dark clothing as they watched four pallbearers carry the coffin to the gravestone and lower it into the grave that had already been dug.
Beside them, a black-robed clergyman from the Church of the Artisan finished reciting the prayers for the repose