Culture: Food Rituals
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The Nolwynn make a lot of special foods for various holidays and events [such as eclipses, births, and deaths]. Meals are considered communal events [the word uaswopo “meal” literally means “food done with others”]; with only a single exception, meals are eaten with the group.
The one exception is uakulopo, “separation food,” a small meal consumed after a very close family member has died, a family member who shares ezšakula ["the opposing force to destiny, the invocation of human will to change things that the universe set in motion"], such as a spouse, a child, or a very close friend. Uakulopo is a ritual that helps the deceased pass on and helps dissolve any ties that might make the living person die sooner than they were supposed to.
Typically, uakulopo involves these steps:
1. The person is exempt from the 30 days of mourning, unless they want to involve themselves.
2. On the first night of mourning, the widow makes uakulopo from the following ingredients, each one representing an aspect of the Avoidance language:
- Marrow from a bone
- Seaweed
- A vial of milk
- An egg
- Seagull’s foot
- Octopod tentacle
- A schooling fish
- Squid eye
- Mushroom
- Seal fat
- Salt
- Blood sausage
How the widow chooses to prepare the ingredients is up to them, but traditionally it is accompanied by fermented tea.
3. The meal is arranged on a large mirror and set up for two people [the widow and the deceased].
4. The ritual is not well-organized because it is supposed to be a personal time of reflection and mourning.
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