Cereomonies of Wine

From the casual toast "salud!" to celebrate a home cooked meal with friends to the more formal ceremonies and milestone rituals like weddings, baptisms, communion, funerals, wakes, and other liturgies throughout history since the pouring of libations to the gods and goddesses of Greco-Roman antiquity, the semiotics (symbol systems) of wine signals the formation and reaffirmation of kinship ties, friendship, and community in many ways.



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