ok hear me out: Ritual Parties. I know all parties are rituals but what if they were seriously focused on that. it could be really fun.
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing I am not sure how more focused they could really be? we have the greeting, the offering, the departing benedictions...2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@sarahdoingthing the older we get, the more ppl seem averse to "activities." it seems juvenile. I can't quite put my finger on why.2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@sarahdoingthing@amelapay Or perhaps too many activities and too little free play. The sacred has to be contrasted with the mundane.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@Spivonomist children's free play used to take on lots of interesting ritual forms - less so today since they're locked up in kid prison2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing Good point. "Olly Olly Oxen Free" & other call-&-repeat are pretty ritualistic.2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
@Spivonomist the book "The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren" is full of these things - hundreds of pages. beautiful stuff.
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing Awesome. I make a habit of picking out the economics in my daughter's bedtime stories.0 replies 0 retweets 1 likeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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