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MARSHALL RYAN MARESCA

Category: rituals

Worldbuilding: Culture and Rituals of Class Difference

Posted on April 10, 2014

A few months ago I witnessed something that is an uncommon occurrence in the States.  I was waiting in our favorite local Thai restaurant for our take-out order to be […]

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Worldbuilding: Rituals for the Dead

Posted on November 28, 2013

I’ve gone over this before, but it bears repeating: cultures have rituals to mark almost every important occasion: marking adulthood or marriage, for example.  Or, it the case of the […]

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Worldbuilding: Marriage and Other Rituals of Love and Joining

Posted on July 22, 2013

Today is my anniversary (13th!), so it seems appropriate to talk about the worldbuilding aspects of marriage and other rituals of joining.  Marriage customs are rarely the center of any […]

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