Thu, 23 Nov 2006

Pass a Drumstick, and an Olive Branch

Americans as a whole may have lost touch with the ritual of shared homemade meals, but most heathens have not: because those of us lucky enough to be in a kindred or other group generally share one every month.

There is something about a communal meal, be it with extended family or a group of friends, that binds people together in a spiritual sense. Traditional and ethnic religions (like heathenry) are almost literally based around the idea of the feast, and even the major monotheist religions have "breaking bread together" as a major component of their ritual (think Communion and Ramadan).

Something to think about over the turkey and dressing today.

Americans, as a whole, have lost touch with the ritual of the shared homemade meal. No wonder we have no idea how to behave at Thanksgiving.

(link) [New York Times]

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On 11/23/2006 22:17:14
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