An Ancient Solution to Modern Problems
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Why Do You Do Your Rituals?
Demetrios: There are many families in India who celebrate weddings by going into extreme debt. This is something that is actually very similar to what I've seen in my home country, Greece. He says people on the outside might wonder, why would anyone voluntarily go through such hardship? And one thing he has done is ask participants that very question and discovered a paradox when you ask someone like Alejandro or a pilgrim in the cum mela Why they do what they do?
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