Field notes from your own kitchen
Among the LocalsYour small everyday ritual, studied like a custom in a museum case.
An observer from outside notices what the locals no longer see: the mug nobody else may use, the seat that goes to the cook, the bell that ends the week. Describe one of yours and see it the way a curious anthropologist would.
1 The ritual free
2 Seven markers free
A "yes" lights that prop in the case. "Not sure" leaves a dashed outline; "no" leaves a ghost.
3 The display case free
4 Ask for the field report
One run names the ritual, writes a field note, reads each marker, says what the ritual does for the people in it, the house rules it runs on and what happens when it breaks, plus a placard for the case. The page re-checks the report against your answers.
Field report - none yet
-The page's check
5 Saved cases
How the page sorts a ritual
Seven questions ask what anthropologists look for in a custom: a fixed order, special objects, set roles, unwritten rules, a reaction if broken, something passed on and whether it marks a change. Only a "yes" counts.
The page checks in this order and stops at the first match: it marks a change - a threshold rite; something is passed on - a gift circle; set roles held in place by unwritten rules or a reaction - a pecking order; three or more markers - a set ceremony; otherwise a loose habit, which is not yet a ritual.
The hint words under each question are only hints from your own text; they never change the verdict. This is a playful lens, not professional, psychological or relationship advice.