Last lecture Todays class

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Last lecture Todays class

• The nasty witch of fairytales (as opposed to the
  baba who does wax ceremony) and pre-Christian
  religion
• Ancestor cult and pre-Christian practice of red
  death
• Space review as Turner intro.

• Review recurrent concerns with soil, food,
  sacrifice
• Video sample of ancestor cult
• Boundaries and boundary crossing
• The power of the boundary concentrated in the
  doorway or limens

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Valentine Survey results

• 1. At what age do children start celebrating
  Valentines Day? Both
• A Kindergarten 94 94
• B 1st grade 5 4
• C Middle school 0 1
• D They dont do this in school anymore
• 2. At what age do children stop giving cards to
  everyone in the class?
• A 1st grade 2 4
• B 5th grade 38 42
• C 6th grade 55 52
• D they dont give cards at any age 2 1
• 3. At what age do people start sending cards
  only to a few special someones?
• A Pre-teen 33 26
• B Teen 33 42
• C High school 27 25
• D College 5 5

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4. Is it acceptable for women to send cards to
men? A Yes 97 98 B No 2 1 5. Is it
acceptable for adults to send cards to more than
one person? A Yes 80 84 B No 19 15 6.
What do you do for Valentines Day now that you
are in college? A Send a card 5 7 B Give
chocolate 0 0 C Give flowers 5 3 D Go to
dinner 27 15 E Other (more than one of the
above) 61 73 7. If in a relationship, who takes
nitiative on Valentines Day? A Man 41 43 B
Woman 8 3 C Either 50 51
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8. If you are not in a relationship, who takes
the initiative on Valentines Day A
Man 38 40 B Woman 8 6 C Either
50 51 9. Acceptable for a woman in a
relationship to take her boyfriend out to
dinner? A Yes 69 75 B No 30 24 10.
Acceptable for a woman in a relationship to send
her boyfriend a card? A Yes 100 100 B
No 11. Acceptable for a woman in a relationship
to buy her boyfriend flowers? A Yes
50 51 B No 50 48 12. Acceptable for
a woman in a relationship to buy her boyfriend
underwear? A Yes 94 91 B No 5 8 13.
Can a woman not in a relationship send the man
she is interested in flowers? A Yes 31 37 B
No 68 62
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14. Can a woman not in a relationship send the
man she is interested in a card? A
Yes 91 93 B No 8 6 15. Can a woman
not in a relationship take the man she is
interested in to dinner? A Yes 63 63 B
No 36 36 16. My parents still celebrate
Valentines Day. A Yes 72 77 B
No 27 22 17. My grandparents still
celebrate Valentines Day A Yes 54 54 B
No 45 45 18. Parents should give cards to
children for Valentines Day A Yes 72 78 B
No 27 21 19. Children should give cards to
parents for Valentines Day A Yes 63 68 B
No 36 31 20. It is acceptable to give your
pet a present for Valentines Day A Yes
61 56 B No 38 43
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Pre-Christian belief review

• Baba Iaga nasty, but has cosmic dimensions and
  does initiate youth
• Her size fills whole hut
• Control of the cycle of the sun
• Control of magic fire
• Teaches girls about food crops and fiber
• Task for boys is selecting correct horse

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Common elements Persist now

• Concern with soil, crops, idea of entering the
  earth
• Sacrifice for the Motherland very important
• Chornobyl example
• Contrast to Enemy at the Gates
• Lavra example entering the earth for personal
  salvation (may also be to help humanity in
  general)

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Mother-Fatherland statue next to the Lavra
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Deceased monks immured, examined one year later
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Saint relics in the Kievan Lavra
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Mummification of Lenin

Possible connection to red death and examining
the condition of the body of person left in
forest to foretell weather, crops

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Categories of dead in current belief

• Normal and unquiet
• Normal further divided into specific person
  versus ancestors
• Specific person honored on day 3, 6, 9, 40 after
  death then ½ year and year
• After year, not remembered as individual, but as
  part of ancestors
• Dates are determined by CALENDAR, not date of
  death

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Body decay

• One year time period associated with the decay of
  flesh
• Normal body decays
• Ceases to be individual person joins category of
  ancestors (and also soil)
• If body does NOT decay (earth will not accept),
  either very good saint or very bad vampire
• Used in film Repentance
• If ancestors one with soil then soil is sacred
• Ancestor video