Thank you for giving us such a great insight into the Argentinian tradition/ritual of mate. After you mentioned it previously I googled to educate myself and funny enough, few days later, a Spanish teacher I follow on Instagram posted a pic of her mate and was explaining to her students what it is. Reflecting on this ritual and its significance I realized that in my culture, although we don't have mate, we use coffee to welcome friends and relatives into our homes. Most of the time people already had enough coffee that particular day but would still drink it not because they need it but because as you mentioned, it creates a sense of togetherness which we all cherish. I also like how you explain that a ritual in a workplace creates better teams, foster creativity, exchange of ideas and most importantly give a sense of belonging. Thank you for a great piece of writing and sharing this important Argentinian ritual! Looking forward to the next one. Have a great week :)
Thanks so much Minodora for your engagement and support! We humans cherish any opportunity to feel that we belong to a special place with people we care about
Thank you for giving us such a great insight into the Argentinian tradition/ritual of mate. After you mentioned it previously I googled to educate myself and funny enough, few days later, a Spanish teacher I follow on Instagram posted a pic of her mate and was explaining to her students what it is. Reflecting on this ritual and its significance I realized that in my culture, although we don't have mate, we use coffee to welcome friends and relatives into our homes. Most of the time people already had enough coffee that particular day but would still drink it not because they need it but because as you mentioned, it creates a sense of togetherness which we all cherish. I also like how you explain that a ritual in a workplace creates better teams, foster creativity, exchange of ideas and most importantly give a sense of belonging. Thank you for a great piece of writing and sharing this important Argentinian ritual! Looking forward to the next one. Have a great week :)
Thanks so much Minodora for your engagement and support! We humans cherish any opportunity to feel that we belong to a special place with people we care about
Thank you for sharing this personal perspective, Sebastian. There’s truly a lot of wisdom in rituals.
Thanks Oksana, always nice to hear from you
Do you have any ritual in your culture that you like and it's important to you?
In my case Minodora yes, literally drinking Mate is a nice ritual for everyday life, almost for mindfulness