godboxcafe Ep 79: Potlatch Edition

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Oct 14, 2009 Ep 79: Potlatch Edition

 

 

 

Edward Curtis photo of a Kwakwaka'wakw potlatch with dancers and singers.



Celebration of Thanksgiving Day here in Canada on Monday inspired this gift for our readers to ponder:


The origin of the potlatch from which potluck dinners are derived;  why turkeys are sacrificed;  and a short story by  Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges entitled "The Lottery in Babylon" ,  from a compilation called "Labyrinths".

 

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