Changes: Bajoran earring

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The earring of the Cult of the Pah-wraiths

The Bajoran earring was an elaborate piece of jewelry traditionally worn on the right ear by the Bajoran people as a symbol of their faith. Each person's earring was individualized and bore the symbol of their family. Prior to the Cardassian Occupation of Bajor, these earrings also indicated a person's D'jarra (their social caste). (DS9: "Accession") Some Bajorans wore the earring on the left ear. (TNG: "Ensign Ro")

In "Ensign Ro," the female Bajoran characters wore their earrings on the left ear while the males wore theirs on the right ear. Later on, the right ear was shown as the standard for both sexes.

Bajoran women received new earrings from their fiancés as engagement gifts, similar to the Human engagement ring. (DS9: "Rivals")

In 2346, a Bajoran earring made of ultritium resin was used in an assassination attempt on Gul Dukat, who was at that time the Prefect of Terok Nor. Undetectable by Cardassian sensors, the bomb had a three-minute timer which could not be disarmed. When detonated, the explosion had a radius of twenty meters. Dukat's quarters were destroyed and two Cardassian guards were killed, but Dukat and his comfort woman Kira Meru escaped in time. (DS9: "Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night")

Major Kira Nerys wore an earring, which was made for her by Lupaza using diamide-laced beritium salvaged from a Cardassian skimmer ambushed by the Shakaar resistance cell. (DS9: "The Search, Part I", "The Darkness and the Light")

The wearing of Bajoran earrings was generally against Starfleet uniform code. A special exception was made for Ensign Ro Laren by Captain Jean-Luc Picard when he recruited her to serve aboard the USS Enterprise-D in 2368. (TNG: "Ensign Ro") Tuvok ordered the Bajoran Gerron to remove his earring when the former Maquis member was being trained to participate as a Starfleet officer in 2371. (VOY: "Learning Curve") When Kira Nerys was given a temporary Starfleet commission of Commander in 2375 she continued to wear her earring while in Starfleet uniform. (DS9: "When It Rains...")

An engineering Starfleet crewmember aboard the USS Enterprise-E was seen wearing a Bajoran earring in Star Trek: Insurrection. Hence, it may be that the uniform code was implemented differently between different starships and starbases, possibly at the discretion of the commanding officer, or that an increasing number of Bajorans in Starfleet had resulted in a relaxing of the code.

A Bajoran earring was among the items stolen by a Dopterian in Quark's in 2369. (DS9: "The Forsaken")

Quark wore an extra large Bajoran earring during the Bajoran Gratitude Festival when he was selling latinum plated scroll inscription pens. Some Ferengi waiters had oversized earrings for the occasion. (DS9: "Fascination") Rom too wore an extra large Bajoran earring, big enough to fit his Ferengi ear lobe, in the run-up to his marriage to Bajoran Dabo girl Leeta. (DS9: "Ferengi Love Songs")

Dukat wore an earring when he became leader of the Cult of the Pah-wraiths in 2375. His earring, along with the earrings of his followers, were red and worn on the left ear instead of the right, perhaps symbolizing the Pah-wraiths' opposition to the Prophets. (DS9: "Covenant")

When Kai Winn received her second vision from the Pah-wraiths, in which they informed her of their true nature, the Pah-wraith that had taken on Sisko's form handed her an earring of the Cult of the Pah-wraiths.

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-[[Image:Bajoran Earring.jpg|thumb|A Bajoran earring.]]
+[[File:Bajoran Earring.jpg|thumb|A Bajoran earring]]
-[[Image:Dukat covenant.jpg|thumb|The earring of the Cult of the Pah-wraiths.]]
+[[File:Dukat covenant.jpg|thumb|The earring of the Cult of the Pah-wraiths]]
-The [[Bajoran]] '''earring''' is an elaborate piece of jewlery traditionally worn on the right ear as a symbol of their faith. These earrings can be made from various metals, such as [[diamide]]-laced [[beritium]]. Each person's earring is individualized and bears the symbol of their family. Prior to the Occupation, these earrings also indicated one's ''[[D'jarra]]'', or social caste. Bajoran earrings are generally against [[Starfleet]]'s uniform code. A special exception was made for Ensign Ro when Captain Picard recruited her. ([[TNG]]: "[[Ensign Ro]]")
+The '''Bajoran earring''' was an elaborate piece of jewelry traditionally worn on the right ear by the [[Bajoran]] people as a symbol of their faith. Each person's earring was individualized and bore the symbol of their family. Prior to the [[Cardassian]] [[Occupation of Bajor]], these earrings also indicated a person's ''[[D'jarra]]'' (their social caste). ({{DS9|Accession}}) Some Bajorans wore the earring on the left ear. ({{TNG|Ensign Ro}})
+{{bginfo|In "Ensign Ro," the female Bajoran characters wore their earrings on the left ear while the males wore theirs on the right ear. Later on, the right ear was shown as the standard for both sexes.}}
-:''This rule may have been changed at some point between [[2371]] and [[2375]], See: [[Talk:Bajoran earring|Talk]].
+Bajoran women received new earrings from their fiancés as engagement gifts, similar to the Human engagement ring. ({{DS9|Rivals}})
-[[Kira Nerys]] wore an earring. (''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'')
+In [[2346]], a Bajoran earring made of [[ultritium]] resin was used in an [[assassination]] attempt on [[Gul]] [[Dukat]], who was at that time the Prefect of [[Terok Nor]]. Undetectable by Cardassian sensors, the [[bomb]] had a three-minute timer which could not be disarmed. When detonated, the explosion had a radius of twenty meters. Dukat's quarters were destroyed and two Cardassian guards were killed, but Dukat and his [[comfort woman]] [[Kira Meru]] escaped in time. ({{DS9|Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night}})
-[[Tuvok]] ordered the Bajoran [[Gerron]] to remove his earing when trying to train the former Maquis to participate as a Starfleet officer. ([[VOY]]: "[[Learning Curve]]")
+[[Major]] [[Kira Nerys]] wore an earring, which was made for her by [[Lupaza]] using [[diamide]]-laced [[beritium]] salvaged from a Cardassian skimmer ambushed by the [[Shakaar resistance cell]]. ({{DS9|The Search, Part I|The Darkness and the Light}})
-[[Dukat]] wore an earring when he became leader of the [[Cult of the Pah-wraiths]]. ([[DS9]]: "[[Covenant]]")
+The wearing of Bajoran earrings was generally against [[Starfleet uniform code]]. A special exception was made for [[Ensign]] [[Ro Laren]] by [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] when he recruited her to serve aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} in [[2368]]. ({{TNG|Ensign Ro}}) [[Tuvok]] ordered the Bajoran [[Gerron]] to remove his earring when the former [[Maquis]] member was being trained to participate as a [[Starfleet]] officer in [[2371]]. ({{VOY|Learning Curve}}) When Kira Nerys was given a temporary Starfleet commission of [[Commander]] in 2375 she continued to wear her earring while in Starfleet uniform. ({{DS9|When It Rains...}})
+{{bginfo|An engineering Starfleet crewmember aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}} was seen wearing a Bajoran earring in {{film|9}}. Hence, it may be that the uniform code was implemented differently between different starships and starbases, possibly at the discretion of the commanding officer, or that an increasing number of Bajorans in Starfleet had resulted in a relaxing of the code.}}
+A Bajoran earring was among the items stolen by a [[Unnamed Dopterians#Pickpocket|Dopterian]] in [[Quark's]] in [[2369]]. ({{DS9|The Forsaken}})
+[[Quark]] wore an extra large Bajoran earring during the [[Bajoran Gratitude Festival]] when he was selling [[latinum]] plated scroll inscription pens. Some [[Ferengi]] waiters had oversized earrings for the occasion. ({{DS9|Fascination}}) [[Rom]] too wore an extra large Bajoran earring, big enough to fit his [[Ferengi]] ear lobe, in the run-up to his marriage to Bajoran [[Dabo girl]] [[Leeta]]. ({{DS9|Ferengi Love Songs}})
+[[Dukat]] wore an earring when he became leader of the [[Cult of the Pah-wraiths]] in [[2375]]. His earring, along with the earrings of his followers, were red and worn on the left ear instead of the right, perhaps symbolizing the Pah-wraiths' opposition to the Prophets. ({{DS9|Covenant}})
+When [[Kai]] [[Winn Adami|Winn]] received her second vision from the [[Pah-wraith]]s, in which they informed her of their true nature, the Pah-wraith that had taken on Sisko's form handed her an earring of the [[Cult of the Pah-wraiths]].
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+[[Category:Clothing accessories]]