scared of sacred scarecrows

“But good storytellers don’t just tell stories. They do whatever they can to engage their listeners, something that applied as much thousands of years ago as it does today.

Storytellers perform, they sing and dance, they mimic and entertain [and this] had little to do with beauty (although today we often laud its aesthetic qualities) but everything to do with practical wisdom.

Such art, it seems, provided memory aids for knowledge-holders”

https://aeon.co/essays/the-stories-of-oral-societies-arent-myths-theyre-records

Someday, I’d like to grow up to be a storyteller that is actually an archivist for essential information for my society’s survival.

I’m not sure if the time I spend on Masto prepares me for this or not. Maybe I should be memorizing songs, poems, and stories instead.

If I give up Masto for Lent, you know what I’m up to, OK?

Yours,
Ira

“Humans have a deep-rooted affection for narrative that, I suggest, was born long ago in oral societies.

In those times, listening to the stories of your elders was mandatory, not optional. If you didn’t listen, you couldn’t learn.

And if you didn’t learn, you wouldn’t likely survive. So strong was the communal will to survive, that everyone learned – there was no choice.

People in oral societies learned to be attentive listeners and, later in life, habitual storytellers.”

https://aeon.co/essays/the-stories-of-oral-societies-arent-myths-theyre-records

there is a kaaba emoji. this seems weird.

al green: “let’s stay together”. thank you.

@1moremin @dmcgk nice portal!

ashes ashes

@LikeItOrLumpIt @swampgas I ask myself this question almost daily.

@danielthedaring that’ll be cool ☺️

Happy Mardi Gras everyone!

💜 💛 💚

Rest in power, Rev. Jesse Jackson. My first exposure to him was, of course, on Sesame Street. The truth of human dignity and equality is so simple that even a child can grasp it, and so powerful that when everyone embraces it, it will shake and transform the world.

https://youtu.be/JBdo68D8uBI

@REEL They collaborated with Matthew Lessner, a fave/fab indie filmmaker.

“Hellau” — This is what people call out to one another in Germany at Carnival parades (like today).

“The cry "Helau" is widespread in many carnival strongholds. It is often spelled with "ll." There are numerous attempts to explain its origin: in the Lower Rhine region, "Helau" is said to have once been a shepherd's call. Another interpretation derives "Helau" from Hallelujah. Some claim that "Helau" can also mean "Hölle auf" (hell open) or "hel auf" (Hel = Germanic goddess of the underworld, from which hell developed); this is because carnival has been celebrated for a very long time to drive away winter and the evil spirits that came to earth when hell opened. Costumes were used to make fun of them.” (Wikipedia) https://beige.party/@ira/116085737177547207

@ira
Helau!

You will probably like this list:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_von_Narrenrufen

@Richerpacker thanks, ard!

@microtones aha!

hellau

rawdoggin’ my rohkost

@danielthedaring I like it!