I was gonna make that same comment, about the input vs output thing.
BTW, I don't see crying as acceptable in public. It's acceptable among friends, where nose-picking may not be, but crying in the middle of a bus?
But the question "Why?" is answered by legacy. For legacy reasons, food was important (still is in many cultures that don't have as much excess). Celebrations had a lot of it. That part of society hasn't gone away. Expensive food is better, more food is better, and the more and the more expensive, the more the celebration.
Sacrificing food for deities was seen as huge because someone could eat a lamb or a goat, but instead it was given to the deities. And folks back then STARVED. So, um, that's why. Legacy.
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Date: 2006-01-18 09:21 pm (UTC)BTW, I don't see crying as acceptable in public. It's acceptable among friends, where nose-picking may not be, but crying in the middle of a bus?
But the question "Why?" is answered by legacy. For legacy reasons, food was important (still is in many cultures that don't have as much excess). Celebrations had a lot of it. That part of society hasn't gone away. Expensive food is better, more food is better, and the more and the more expensive, the more the celebration.
Sacrificing food for deities was seen as huge because someone could eat a lamb or a goat, but instead it was given to the deities. And folks back then STARVED. So, um, that's why. Legacy.