Editing Vulcan (section)

==Culture and Tradition==
*Vulcans were fermenting [[wine]]s, notably [[Vulcan port]], during the 21st century. 

*Although it has not always been so, most Vulcans are vegetarians, and do not touch food with their hands. Guests in a Vulcan household are expected to arise before sunrise to prepare the morning meal.[[Plomeek soup|Plomeek broth]] is considered a traditional Vulcan breakfast.

*For recreation, Vulcans "play" a game known as [[kal-toh]].

*Although there is no indication of a Vulcan [[religion]] ("faith" would be regarded as illogical, except to the half-human [[Spock]]) ("Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country") a ''Vulcan Prayer'' is sometimes offered for the deceased (Such as [[Tuvok]] offered for [[Lon Suder]] in [[VOY]]: "[[Basics, Part II]]").  When asked if Vulcans were a "spiritual" people, T'pol responded that Vulcan beliefs are based on logic and the pursuit of clarity.  Others have referred to Vulcan "mysticism", so it seems that, at least to outsiders, Vulcans have something approaching a mystical belief system, but perhaps Vulcans do not consider it to be a religious or spiritual belief system in the sense most other species' use the terms.  It would not be beyond reason, though, to suggest that the Vulcan belief system may share similar concepts with the [[Wikipedia:Non-theistic|non-theistic]] human religion of [[Wikipedia:Zen Buddhism|Zen Buddhism]]. Of course, this comparison may be imperfect as the idea of the Vulcan Katra, which some consider analogous to the "soul" concepts found in the after-life doctrines of many other religions, is a notable diversion from the Buddhism analogy. Of course, the true nature of the Katra is known only to Vulcan theologians and those Vulcans who have shed or lost their physical bodies. So, while imperfect, the analogy of Vulcan beliefs to Buddhism stands as the best.

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