Ritual feasting emerged around the time humans were beginning to farm. It came to play an important role in societal bonding, much as it does today.
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Holiday traditions – whether culinary, religious, decorative or musical – help families bond and individuals feel stable and content.
Dishes we consider staples today have little to do with the first feast.
Many in the Western world lack the explicit mourning rituals that help people deal with loss. On Day of the Dead, two scholars describe ancient mourning practices.
For a century, Brazil’s Catholic Church has sent holy statues out to parishioners’ homes. A new study finds that these visits create a local subeconomy, benefitting families and the church.
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