Sharing mate from a single gourd remains a living social ritual across South America

Evidence

And so, to this very day, across much of South America, people drink mate — and above all they SHARE it: passing the gourd around the circle of family and friends, each drinking in turn from the same gourd, welcoming guests and strangers into the circle, binding themselves together in warmth and friendship with every shared round. — , A Year of World Stories, 10856

Categorization

• DEFINE: Explains what mate is and how the sharing ritual actually works.
• XREF: connects to: Andean peoples bound humans, animals, land, and earth in a sacred web of reciprocity — , A Year of World Stories, 10887

Broader Connections

• Andean peoples bound humans, animals, land, and earth in a sacred web of reciprocity #exemplifies (0.50) — , A Year of World Stories, 10887