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[Heartlet Happer]

Where was the village? An acquaintance once told me about having egg duels when she was a little girl. We had candy eggs and chocolate bunnies at our house.

Ust-Orda region west of lake Baikal in Siberia, where Russian Mongolian tribes live. The part of my granpa tribe was christianized by orthodox russians or some of the russian old-faith sects, so there was an easter custom.

More strories: Granpa with dudes were teenagers and visiting city first time in their life. One of dudes looked into the window of some fancy house and was freaked out: "they have killed a guy and painted him white!". Everyone looked and realized that boy never saw a gipsum/marble bust before.

I know the stories because granpa was a prominent alcoholic in town and often took me to public drinking places with an audience made of more alcoholics.

 

[CatrionaGrace]

Ust-Orda region west of lake Baikal in Siberia, where Russian Mongolian tribes live. The part of my granpa tribe was christianized by orthodox russians or some of the russian old-faith sects, so there was an easter custom.

More strories: Granpa with dudes were teenagers and visiting city first time in their life. One of dudes looked into the window of some fancy house and was freaked out: "they have killed a guy and painted him white!". Everyone looked and realized that boy never saw a gipsum/marble bust before.

Wow. That is so cool. The stories he must've had to tell. The acquaintance I mentioned belonged to a Russian Orthodox Church in California, but I don't know where her family originated.

Advice (perhaps unwanted and unneeded) from one who made the mistake of thinking she'd never forget family stories: write down or audio record every word you can remember. I came from a family of oral storytellers and when I think of the stories I've forgotten... sigh.

 

[Heartlet Happer]

Yes. The loss is real. I am beyond the point of being able to reconstruct even one percent of stories. Granpa was completely a walking information hub of tribal "internet". Granma could describe family connections of hundreds of individuals for hours.

 

[Rigor Mortis]

The trouble with liking posts on this thread is the announcement of ones presence and consequent need to post, however poorly composed.

 

[Louanne Learning]

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[Louanne Learning]

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[Rigor Mortis]

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[Louanne Learning]

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[Set2Stun]

I have to leave the house in fifteen minutes and must be in denial because I'm still sitting here at the computer. I donwanna go see a movie. A friend really does want to see this movie and is not the sort of person to go alone, so- good deed moment. Sigh. Wonder what I did with my shoes...

You can't say that and not tell us which movie it is.

I'm glad I checked the hockey schedule last night, as I didn't realize it was a US holiday today. There were early games that could've messed up my lineup for fantasy hockey !

 

[CatrionaGrace]

You can't say that and not tell us which movie it is.

Song Sung Blue. Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson.

 

[Set2Stun]

Doesn't sound like something I'd be into. Can Kate actually sing ?

 

[Rath Darkblade]

Ust-Orda region west of lake Baikal in Siberia, where Russian Mongolian tribes live. The part of my granpa tribe was christianized by orthodox russians or some of the russian old-faith sects, so there was an easter custom.

More strories: Granpa with dudes were teenagers and visiting city first time in their life. One of dudes looked into the window of some fancy house and was freaked out: "they have killed a guy and painted him white!". Everyone looked and realized that boy never saw a gipsum/marble bust before.

I know the stories because granpa was a prominent alcoholic in town and often took me to public drinking places with an audience made of more alcoholics.

I thought I had studied the story of medieval Mongolia and its spread and fracture into the Blue Horde, White Horde, Golden Horde etc..., but I wasn't aware of Buryatia and the Buryat culture. Fascinating! Thank you for sharing.

I read that Buryatia is traditionally both Tengrist (I hope I'm spelling this right) and Buddhist. Did that cause friction when Christianity arrived? I'm not trying to start anything, I'm just genuinely curious.

 

[Heartlet Happer]

I read that Buryatia is traditionally both Tengrist (I hope I'm spelling this right) and Buddhist. Did that cause friction when Christianity arrived? I'm not trying to start anything, I'm just genuinely curious.

West to Baikal lake, there are some shamanists, but mostly buddhists. There is an epic literature hero named Geser. A tibethian writing about Cesar. I strongly suspect it was planted by Tsar propaganda in 19 century. Then there is Christianity, arrived with persecuted sects of old-faithers when there was schism times in orthodoxy. Or I may be wrong, it is years 1620 or so.

I heard about Tengrism, but always thought it was personal private religion of a single Great Khan. There seems that there was no canon or following around it. Or maybe I am completely wrong. My look at spirituality as a shamanist/atheist is that everyone in shamanism is responsible to create and follow their own lore and canon without much care of peddling the private beliefs on someone else.

 

[CatrionaGrace]

Doesn't sound like something I'd be into. Can Kate actually sing ?

She can. She put Hugh Jackman in the shade as an actor, too. The movie had some moments, but none good enough to overcome scenes like Mike giving his teen-aged stepdaughter defribulator instructions as he's having a heart attack, then dying in front on her, and she shocks him back to life. Yeah.

 

[Set2Stun]

Got a virtual vet appointment tomorrow afternoon to ask for a refill of Mittens' pain medication. Kind of annoyed that I have to pay another hundred bucks for what will basically be a 2-minute conversation.

"How's it been working for her?"
"Really good, she seems very comfortable now."

Buuuut at least it's virtual and I don't have to traumatize her with another Uber adventure.

 

[Homer Potvin]

Got a virtual vet appointment tomorrow afternoon to ask for a refill of Mittens' pain medication. Kind of annoyed that I have to pay another hundred bucks for what will basically be a 2-minute conversation.

"How's it been working for her?"
"Really good, she seems very comfortable now."

Buuuut at least it's virtual and I don't have to traumatize her with another Uber adventure.

Remote vet appointments? WTF? Somebody give me a cigarette.

 

[Set2Stun]

They can't support everything remotely, of course. But it's a great option for the more basic kinds of care and advice that one might need. Also, it's far more affordable.

I renew my own prescriptions via virtual visits and then get them delivered to my door. There are some things I really like about this future of convenience. I don't ever want to own a vehicle again, and I don't want to spend a couple of hours going from A to B and back on public transit. If I simply must do something in person, I'll take an Uber.

 

[CatrionaGrace]

I don't ever want to own a vehicle again, and I don't want to spend a couple of hours going from A to B and back on public transit. If I simply must do something in person, I'll take an Uber.

Unfathomable. Does not compute. Tilt. Tilt.

 

[Homer Potvin]

They can't support everything remotely, of course. But it's a great option for the more basic kinds of care and advice that one might need. Also, it's far more affordable.

I renew my own prescriptions via virtual visits and then get them delivered to my door. There are some things I really like about this future of convenience. I don't ever want to own a vehicle again, and I don't want to spend a couple of hours going from A to B and back on public transit. If I simply must do something in person, I'll take an Uber.

I hear you, bruh. I'm picturing my dog going batshit on Zoom.

 

[Rath Darkblade]

Good luck to you and Mittens, Set2Stun.

I heard about Tengrism, but always thought it was personal private religion of a single Great Khan.

Not quite. From google (slightly abridged): "Tengrism is an ancient Central Asian shamanistic belief system centered on the worship of Tengri, an eternal sky god. It emphasises harmony with nature, ancestor veneration, and animism, and was historically practiced by nomadic peoples like the Huns, Göktürks, and Mongols. It also featuring shamans as intermediaries."

Genghis Khan was viewed as a vessel of Tengri, not as Tengri him/herself.

There seems that there was no canon or following around it. Or maybe I am completely wrong. My look at spirituality as a shamanist/atheist is that everyone in shamanism is responsible to create and follow their own lore and canon without much care of peddling the private beliefs on someone else.

Fair enough. As a humanist, I agree: the duty of every person is to live an ethical life and help others because it's the right and rational thing to do, not because anyone else (god or man) says so.