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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