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==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
[[File:Commissioning-1.jpg|thumb|250px|Humans gathered in the commissioning ceremony of the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.]] | [[File:Commissioning-1.jpg|thumb|250px|Humans gathered in the commissioning ceremony of the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.]] | ||
On a superficial level, human culture has changed little since the 21st century. As before, humanity remains multicultural amongst its still marginally independent [[national government|nations]] on both [[Earth]] and the [[human colonies|colonies]], although on the whole it has been heavily influenced from what was once thought of as [[Wikipedia:Western culture|Western culture]]. The United Nations Space Command, in particular, draws heavily from the former [[Wikipedia:United States|United States of America]] in terms of military practices and tradition, combined with the continued adoption of [[English]] as humanity's ''lingua franca'', although [[:Category:Languages|other languages]] remain in use among human populations. There is virtually no segregation or discrimination evident among humanity on the basis of | On a superficial level, human culture has changed little since the 21st century. As before, humanity remains multicultural amongst its still marginally independent [[national government|nations]] on both [[Earth]] and the [[human colonies|colonies]], although on the whole it has been heavily influenced from what was once thought of as [[Wikipedia:Western culture|Western culture]]. The United Nations Space Command, in particular, draws heavily from the former [[Wikipedia:United States|United States of America]] in terms of military practices and tradition, combined with the continued adoption of [[English]] as humanity's ''lingua franca'', although [[:Category:Languages|other languages]] remain in use among human populations. There is virtually no segregation or discrimination evident among humanity on the basis of gender, sexuality or ethnic group; people of all gender identities and sexual orientations, for example, serve in the military in an equal capacity. Humans continue to practice a number of [[religion]]s, although apart from several exceptions faith is largely considered a personal matter. Several cultural phenomena have emerged following the 21st century, including the prevalent [[flip music]], the [[styllight]] musical instrument, and [[Cosmic Commedia Cooperative]], a form of 25th-century absurdist theater. | ||
Much like the cultural changes wrought by the colonization of the Earth in the past, space colonization has its own unpredictable effects on the cultures of colonial populations. While some colony worlds are multicultural from the beginning, others receive the majority of their colonists from a given region or nation on Earth, which often makes its own mark on the development of the colony's own culture. As populations settle new worlds, cultures distort and sometimes amalgamate; however, it is common for the locals to consciously hold on to their Earth cultural heritage. This often takes the form of naming the colony world's locales after the native region or local mythology of its inhabitants. Examples of such worlds include [[Reach]], colonized by Hungarian settlers, [[Madrigal]], with its predominantly Hispanic population, or [[Harvest]], which fashioned its culture after the [[URNA|American]]-[[Scandinavia]]n ancestry of the majority of its colonists. Over time, colonial cultures tend to retain several very conspicuous traits of their roots while others are forgotten or altered; cultures essentially become "parodies" of what they used to be.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 13''</ref> Meanwhile, many of the Outer Colonies, especially those with settlers from highly varied and unregulated backgrounds,<ref name="history">'''Halo: Evolutions''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 428-429''</ref> appear as more chaotic hodgepodges of cultures with no single distinct origin culture in evidence. This has become all the more pronounced on independent worlds such as [[Venezia]] after the Human-Covenant War as former client species of the Covenant intermingle with the local human populations.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata'''</ref> | Much like the cultural changes wrought by the colonization of the Earth in the past, space colonization has its own unpredictable effects on the cultures of colonial populations. While some colony worlds are multicultural from the beginning, others receive the majority of their colonists from a given region or nation on Earth, which often makes its own mark on the development of the colony's own culture. As populations settle new worlds, cultures distort and sometimes amalgamate; however, it is common for the locals to consciously hold on to their Earth cultural heritage. This often takes the form of naming the colony world's locales after the native region or local mythology of its inhabitants. Examples of such worlds include [[Reach]], colonized by Hungarian settlers, [[Madrigal]], with its predominantly Hispanic population, or [[Harvest]], which fashioned its culture after the [[URNA|American]]-[[Scandinavia]]n ancestry of the majority of its colonists. Over time, colonial cultures tend to retain several very conspicuous traits of their roots while others are forgotten or altered; cultures essentially become "parodies" of what they used to be.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 13''</ref> Meanwhile, many of the Outer Colonies, especially those with settlers from highly varied and unregulated backgrounds,<ref name="history">'''Halo: Evolutions''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 428-429''</ref> appear as more chaotic hodgepodges of cultures with no single distinct origin culture in evidence. This has become all the more pronounced on independent worlds such as [[Venezia]] after the Human-Covenant War as former client species of the Covenant intermingle with the local human populations.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata'''</ref> | ||