Motif
Feast drink prompting communal song
feast_drink_prompting_communal_song
A motif of the Sacred Substance and Divine Intoxication family, within the sub-family Banquets, Wedding Feasts, and Brewing. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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finnish karelian
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 11875-12035 confidence: medium
Guests drink wondrous barley beer; the beer speaks through magicians, heroes, and Wainamoinen, who urges that it be praised in song by heroes, hostess, bridegroom, and guests.
The beer is treated as requiring praise, and Wainamoinen says benches, floor, windows, tables, and chimney will remain silent until the guests sing or toast its virtues.
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