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Take 3-4 of your 750 words and see what you get.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Potlatch
A potlatch is a gift-giving festival and primary economic system practiced by indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast.
At potlatch gatherings, a family or hereditary leader hosts guests in their family's house and holds a feast for their guests. The main purpose of the potlatch is the re-distribution and reciprocity of wealth.
Different events take place during a potlatch, like singing and dancing, sometimes with masks or regalia, or the barter of wealth through material gifts. For some cultures, such as Kwakwaka'wakw, elaborate and theatrical dances are performed reflecting the hosts' genealogy and cultural wealth. Many of these dances are also sacred ceremonies of secret societies like the hamatsa, or display of family origin from supernatural creatures such as the dzunukwa. Typically the potlatching is practiced more in the winter seasons as historically the warmer months were for procuring wealth for the family, clan, or village, then coming home and sharing that with neighbors and friends.
Celebration of births, rites of passages, weddings, funerals, namings, and honoring of the deceased are some of the many forms the potlatch occurs under. Although protocol differs among the Indigenous nations, the potlatch will usually involve a feast, with music, dance, theatricality and spiritual ceremonies.
At potlatch gatherings, a family or hereditary leader hosts guests in their family's house and holds a feast for their guests. The main purpose of the potlatch is the re-distribution and reciprocity of wealth.
Different events take place during a potlatch, like singing and dancing, sometimes with masks or regalia, or the barter of wealth through material gifts. For some cultures, such as Kwakwaka'wakw, elaborate and theatrical dances are performed reflecting the hosts' genealogy and cultural wealth. Many of these dances are also sacred ceremonies of secret societies like the hamatsa, or display of family origin from supernatural creatures such as the dzunukwa. Typically the potlatching is practiced more in the winter seasons as historically the warmer months were for procuring wealth for the family, clan, or village, then coming home and sharing that with neighbors and friends.
Celebration of births, rites of passages, weddings, funerals, namings, and honoring of the deceased are some of the many forms the potlatch occurs under. Although protocol differs among the Indigenous nations, the potlatch will usually involve a feast, with music, dance, theatricality and spiritual ceremonies.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Sunday, July 10, 2011
They fight crime...
There used to be a writing prompt generator, "They fight crime..."
He's a lonely Amish hairdresser on the run. She's a mentally unstable tomboy stripper living homeless in New York's sewers. They fight crime!
He's an unconventional overambitious cat burglar possessed of the uncanny powers of an insect. She's a cosmopolitan cat-loving stripper from a secret island of warrior women. They fight crime!
What else could they be doing?
He's a lonely Amish hairdresser on the run. She's a mentally unstable tomboy stripper living homeless in New York's sewers. They fight crime!
He's an unconventional overambitious cat burglar possessed of the uncanny powers of an insect. She's a cosmopolitan cat-loving stripper from a secret island of warrior women. They fight crime!
What else could they be doing?
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Mushroom, mushroom
What do you expect psilocybin mushrooms has for an effect?
Invent a drug with an amazing effect... does it have side effects? Would it really take you to another level? Time travel drug? Love potion?
Invent a drug with an amazing effect... does it have side effects? Would it really take you to another level? Time travel drug? Love potion?
Friday, July 8, 2011
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Quality Store
"When I was a little girl, I made up a story about the store where they sell Qualities. More like a trading post or library than a department store or supermarket, we could go to the store where they sell Qualities to taste, try on, and sample various qualities."
-- J. Ruth Gendler
-- J. Ruth Gendler
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