Eating is a physical need, but meals are a social ritual.

吃饭是一个生理需要，但是用餐却是一个社交仪式。

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It is not a crazed act of insane individuals, but a social ritual.

它不是一个头脑发狂的人的一种疯狂举动，而是一种社会仪式。

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Topics include taste preferences, food aversions, the regulation of hunger and satiety, food as comfort and friendship, eating as social ritual, and social norms of blame for food problems.

课程所讲授的话题包括：口味偏好、厌食、对饥饿与饱足感的调节、食物是种安慰和友谊、社会仪式饮食、食品问题的社会规范原因。

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It has been called the 'perennial philosophy' because it informed the mythology, ritual and social organisation of all societies before the advent of our scientific modernity, and continues to influence more traditional societies today.

NPR: Karen Armstrong: Myths and the Modern World

They perform the Yaokwa ritual every year during the drought period to honour the Yakairiti spirits, thereby ensuring cosmic and social order for the different clans.

UNESCO: Intangible Cultural Heritage