Contraptions

Magical Portal

The Nacirema people believe that all humans are smelly and they annually call upon magical portals, strong winds and rushing currents to rid themselves of it.

The Nacirema have an entire room devoted to their ritual of opening and closing portals. They start by gathering ancient garments while another person is opening the magical portal. As the garments are going into the portal, they add cleansing potion into a compartment inside the ritual room and use the sacred tablet to close the portal. When they start to close the portal vicious winds are started and twirling the garments as if they were dancing. After time has passed, the portal sings to the Nacirema to signal them and they then reopen the portal and find the winds have stopped. The garments come out soaked as a wave has drenched them, and it is time to do the ritual once again. Instead of putting a cleansing potion in, they add a fragrant cleansing parchment to the portal of winds.

The Nacirema do this ritual many times, gathering new garments and after the garments come out of the portal for the second time they are parched. They have others help them intricately turn and twist the garments, and now they are done.

The Nacirema do these sacred rituals for they know that if they do it they won’t smell. Many do not understand why they don’t make it simpler for themselves, where they founded this ritual and how they have lived their lives with them.

~ Emery F.

Secret Spells

The Nacirema rely on magical spells cast onto mysterious slabs which enables us to communicate to those who live in distant locations and enable us to learn many things about the world.

The mysterious slabs have only recently been discovered. They have mysterious spells individual to each and every one. Thirteen years of age is when most nacirema receive this gift. The spells are meant to be kept secret, as to maintain the magic of the slabs. Much isn’t known exactly about how they work, but we know that these slabs have many capabilities. The owners have the ability to learn anything at their fingertips. They have the ability to learn about the recent stories or events in their homeland, or they could cast a different spell to communicate with distant friends. These mystical slabs are highly valued to the nacirema, it would be much harder to learn certain things or communicate, or even simply fill the void of boredom that was onset earlier this year. While other nations have access to this magic as well, the nacirema value them for many different reasons. They worry that they would have to learn by reading old scriptures or articles. They also believe that it would make communication more difficult, especially with those in distant lands.

In conclusion, the Nacirema rely on the magic spells cast on mysterious slabs. They have many potential options, from communicating with others, to learning about anything, and infinitely more unknown options. The Nacirema aren’t the only ones in possession of these slabs, but they highly value them in their lives.

~ Leo B.

Black Surface

The Nacirema feel the need to know what is happening around the world. They like to know what is going on in different communities near them. The most common way to do this is to stare at a big black surface for long periods of time with their full attention.

The Nacirema are people who like to know what is going on in different areas and how that will affect them. They stare at big black reflective surfaces to learn about cultural rituals from around the world. While looking at the reflective surface they also see tribes of people who talk into cylinders with orbs on them. They talk into these cylinders to share new things with other people. These people travel around the world to gain an understanding about other people. The Nacirema do this routine because they think they need to know everyone’s opinion on a topic from another tribe or place.

Another reason why the Nacirema do this is to gain knowledge about cultural rituals around the world. They can see how different tribes of people live and what cultural garments they wear. They see how different tribes live differently than them and how their cultures are different. The tribes of people who travel around the world also share information about different festivals and gatherings people do in different communities.

The Nacirema fear that if they stop doing this routine they will not know if something happening in a different tribe will affect them. If they stopped doing this ritual they will not know about any other tribes or communities. They will not learn anything new about the world and they will only know what is happening in their own tribe. One thing that is not so good about doing this ritual is that they spend so much time listening to what is happening that they might worry a lot more than they should. When they always do this routine they might hear some things that are not true. When they hear these things they might worry a lot when they don’t need to.

In conclusion the Nacirema are people who need to know everything that is happening near them. It is interesting to think that they have been doing this ritual for so long despite some bad things about doing ritual.

~ Aadhya S.

Spinning Contraption

The Nacirema believe that they must put their meal carriers in a ritual spinning contraption or else they will be disgusting and sick.

The Nacirema start by drowning meal carriers in the magical water. If they don’t complete this step, the ritual will become incomplete. Then they torture carved dishes with the spikey needle-like hair. This step is said to enhance the power of the ceremony. After that is complete, they drown dishes in holy water and a potion as a ritual.

That ritual takes 1 person only. During the ceremony, the Nacirema takes the secret magical potion and pours it into the contraption where the practice is held. Once the ritual is complete, they take the carved dishes and put them in many different chests and organize them for display. The Nacierma go through all of this trouble so they can feel clean. They believe if they do not complete this sacred ritual, they could eventually die. From previous interviews, the Nacirema appears to have a strong connection to this ritual. This ritual is not very fun for them but they still do this because it’s a social norm in their community.

They stated that they have done this sacred ritual and kept it up through generations because they like to be clean. This makes us believe that they think they are too good for a little dirtiness. In conclusion, the Nacirema believe that they must put their meal carriers in a ritual spinning contraption, or else they will be disgusting and sick.

~ Jocelyn L.

Throwing of the Light

The Naciremas do many weird and unusual practices. The main ideas that they share as a community is that they don’t communicate to each other face to face but communicate by talking through a little square. One thing they all believe in is that they believe you are not good enough if you don't have the newest light pattern on the light up square.

They do a thing called Semag Oediv. What they do during this “Sacred” time is they yell and do the sacred throwing of the light period. Then at the same time they make the sacred anti-holy words of defeat. But when the light does a motion they like, they yell and scream as something bad happens but a voice from the light says ohhhh, noice. Obviously insulting the fact that the light did something that affected the person in a negative way, that's what we thought. Now when the person made the holy words to the light it responded with, “You actual Orangutan.” Obviously complimenting him and how he manipulated the light to do something he wanted. After getting to know the person he reluctantly let us talk to the light and it responded with, “who dis, and then went on to baptise me with the holy words of praise. By saying, “You actual bot, this scrub just yoinked all yall good goods and then the sheri just went; MiSsLe Oh yAAa.” So as you can see they are very nice people with very positive attitudes. Although they do many weird actions that don’t really make sense all the time they know how to compliment people and how to insult them. I guess that's what the light square is for, to practice what is right and wrong to say.

We don’t know why they do this, but they do claim they do it for pastime and for leisure. We don’t know why anyone would want to talk or yell into a light square for pastime but that's what they do. In conclusion we don’t know how they have been doing this for so long and how they have kept this up but, they have.

~ Michael B.

Glowing Button of Connection

A belief of the Nacirema people is that they all need to keep in contact with others that they have created sacred bonds with over time. They believe the only way to do that is to use a powerful and magical glowing box that can project so many different things.

Every time you may want to continue this sacred bond you may have with another Nacirema, this powerful box can light up with exotic colors, only found among the nacirema. But this box is always locked. Each of the Nacirema people however, have a different code they can use to all get inside this powerful object. As soon as they crack the sacred code, all of a sudden you would start to hear clicking sounds. It's so sacred because there is only one or two Nacirema who can see what these sounds are forming. I have checked with a few natives and they tell me that it can form words in a secretive language only spoken and written by these people.

However, the most important part of this object is one single powerful button. This is like a glowing button of connection. It can make another one of these glowing boxes light up, and emit a faint ringing-like sound. According to the Nacirema, when you press on it, it can be so powerful, it can magically create a live projection of another one of their people, which would most likely be one whom they have a sacred bond with, and only the two of them would know. From outside of this live projection showing up, the rest of the people living in the same household must think this person is crazy and out of their mind. That would most likely be because they must seem as if they are conversing with themselves, since outside of this, no one else can see the other Nacirema, only the one who pressed the powerful button of connection.

But then again, priests from the village have power to turn on and off the magical boxes, and how they work. For example a priest may have to shut down sources in the village, and because of this, the powerful boxes might die and have to shut down before they can be used to full usage again.

I believe that the Nacirema only do this because they are afraid of losing a sacred bond they have with another one of the native people. I wonder how long until these glowing prisms of magic run out of all the power they use and what the Nacirema would do.

~ Natalie M.

The Light Box Ritual

The Nacirema are a group of people who do many different rituals. These rituals consist of potions, games, and places. The rituals can vary in difficulty. The rituals are also very useful and can grant great power and knowledge.

One of the things the Nacirema do for rituals is use a glowing box. They use this glowing box and stair at it for long periods of time. They also sit down on large soft blocks, and eat lots of food. This glowing box is said to give the brain enjoyment and other things. It is said that people that are able to achieve the glowing box, you will have years of happiness. In my research about this, I found that when people do this they tend to become relaxed and calm. I also found that people who use the glowing light box, can also get sad emotions when they don't use it. It is also said that the glowing box can give useful information.

The Light box ritual is one of many different things the Nacirema do. It may also be the cause that so many of them are so smart.

~ Drew K.

Intricate Surfaces

If you have read any fairytales you have probably wished that some kind of magic existed. These people actually believe in such magic. Meet The Nacirema! The Nacirema rely on the many gods they have for support. I lived with this culture for twelve years and am happy to report that they are without a doubt one of a kind.

Over time I have grown accustomed to their ritualistic routines and learned how to live alongside these special traditions. Yet over the many years I’ve spent living with them, I’ve never fully understood one thing about them.

When it is time for a meal they eat off of intricate surfaces that are built to collect food residue. The Nacirema believe that to use the same eating device twice is a sin. Instead of sinning, almost every Nacirema household has a sacrifice box. The Nacirema elders do this in fear of sin, and The Nacirema children do this task in fear of their elders getting mad at them. The sacrifice box is an intricate device that involves giving up an old eating surface to the water god. The water god then rewards them with a renewed eating device. These devices come in a variety of shapes and sizes. The people don't know for sure what goes on inside of the sacrifice box but they guess that it squirts a special substance onto the eating tools and then they pop out renewed

This 1 of a kind tribe that has very special rituals. But all that aside they are just doing what they must in need of survival

~ Adrian G.

Mysterious Tablets

The Nacirema people live north of the Tarahumara people of Mexico and have many interesting beliefs and rituals. One of their beliefs is that they are very lonely and that they are unable to see their tribe that often. They believe that the only way to cure this loneliness is to communicate using strange tablets.

The Nacirema start this ritual by lifting and activating the mysterious tablet. They do this carefully to make sure they do not break the tablet since it is made out of special glass. If it breaks they will not be able to communicate with the spirits of their tribe. Once the tablet is activated they use their fingers to tap the tablet in a specific pattern to connect with their tribe. When their spirits are connected they can mysteriously see and hear each other’s voices and faces on these bizarre tablets. No one knows how these tablets work but the Nacirema have managed to figure it out. The Nacirema do this ritual because they believe that they are often lonely and do not have anything to do. They believe that the consequences if they stopped frequently doing this ritual would be that they would forever be lonely, unproductive and disappoint others. They also worry that they would not know what could be going on within their tribe and all their companions would leave them.

In conclusion the Nacirema believe that they are very lonely and often need to socialize with their tribe at all times. How have the Nacirema been able to keep up with this ritual when there are so many consequences?

~ Kara N.

Glowing Words

The Nacirema are an interesting group of people, they live just north of Mexico and a tiny bit south of Canada. These people do many different and exotic rituals and things. After studying them for a bit I decided to research one of their main rituals where they make magical glowing words appear on their personal magic box . The Nacirema believe that this sacred special communication can help you in life and is important to most of them, however it changes them a lot in different ways.

Now this special ritual is used on a daily basis. It usually doesn't take long. They tap the beats of their special ritual song and magic words pop into the box. They call it their “Secret communication” You may be considered popular if you have one of these boxes at a young age years old. You get it before you drive, but after you pass young learning.

The nacirema show little to no emotion during this ritual because they believe if they overreact about something, the magic god will make everybody forget about them. You rarely do this with people around unless you are doing this for the first time. Then you may be guided by your ancestors and parents. You do not talk to people about what you communicated about or everyone will know your deepest, darkest, secrets. Some even say if you stop doing it you will lose all of you friends. It also shows how lazy the nacirema can be, they could go to people and communicate live, but instead very far away.

The Nacirema are really something, but it really makes me wonder how they have managed to keep this sacred ritual for such a long time. I'd really like to try it one time, it seems pretty fun! I believe that the Nacirema people think that this sacred special communication can help you in life and is important to most of them. However it changes people a lot in different ways.

~ Josh R.

Rectangular Tool

The lives of the Nacirema might be interesting, but similar at the same time. The Nacirema use many tools to help them survive the harsh terrain and weather. One of the tools is a sacred rectangular tool used to talk to people they know, or gods. It is made from magical potions from the ground, and other enchanted items. This tool allows the Nacirema to get questions answered from the gods, it helps the Nacirema with their everyday lives, and it also helps them if they get a magical curse caused upon them.

There are all sorts of sounds that come from this magical tool. It might be a beep or a ringing bell. You never know. Almost all the Nacirema own this magical tool. The Nacirema like to tap on it to use when writing letters to a god. Other times they just stare at the tool to just listen at what the god is saying to them. Every time you see a Nacirema, you will always see them carrying this sacred tool with them in their chest. The Nacirema almost always have this tool in hand. It just helps them get through their daily lives and it also helps them with everyday tasks or when waiting for something to be given to them. The Nacirema also use this tool to wait for the Holy-Mouth-Man to work on their teeth.

If they don’t do this ritual they will be cast upon a magical curse that will make you have boredom for the rest of their lives. The gods will not be happy if you don’t do this ritual. The Nacirema will not be able to talk to the gods or family if they don’t have this tool in hand. This tool can also help with many things. If the Nacirema gets hurt or injured, they can use this tool. If they ever need help or just have a problem that has happened to them, they can always contact a certain god to help them.

In conclusion, the Nacirema use this tool to help them with their daily lives. If they ever need someone to talk to, they can always talk to the gods or other people. If the Nacirema gets hurt or has an injury, they can just use this tool. If the Nacirema doesn't do this ritual, they will be punished by a curse from the gods. Overall, This tool has helped the Nacirema for so long because this tool is special. It is a way for the Nacirema to talk to anyone they want by using this tool. It is very easy and all the Nacirema can do this ritual.

~ Andrew L.

Tribal Bonding

The Nacirema are people who try to have fun by doing a lot of different things. And one of those things is watching tv. The Nacriema eat while doing that and it's not that healthy but in other places they're neat like in london when they eat they drink tea and don't make a huge mess

Nacirema loves doing fun things. When binge watching they do it in their magical way . For example, when the boy gets the girl in a romantic scene, they do a weird dance and clap. When the theme song comes on they start clapping and dancing to it. The Nacriema eat food and when they eat it they put a chip in between their teeth and lick the chip until the flavor is lost. The Nacrimea is located where it is hot, they drink water and spit it out when someone dies. They have parties after they have finished binge watching something. They make and play drums and sing to the theme song . They pretend they are in the show, by being the characters. If they never started binge watching Netflix then they would have never made drums and be active all the time and have fun doing this. They also bow down to the bad guy in the tv show and the secret about them doing this is that they spill the water perfectly and do the dances like they’re professional dancers. It aso lets them bond together as a tribe.

This has shown us that the Nacrima people have done things a long time ago that some people do now like spil water and make up weird dances. And have fun during these times.

~ Naomi H.

Shiny Pieces

The Nacirema Live south of Canada, North of Mexico,east of Japan and west of britain. This group of people are highly dangerous and sometimes friendly. They communicated in a way which I have seen most civilizations have.

They communicated by shiny pieces of metal with the sun in it. But the sun could turn different colors. The Sun in the metal plate could also make sound. The sun in the box made beeping when I got the message and when I sent a message it made another beep. This time when I clicked the little face on the screen I saw more faces and I hit one and then one of the naciremas showed me I could talk on the little piece of metal. They also showed me the voice to text feature on the little box. As I started to speak, the box wrote what I was sayin

In conclusion not only are these people dangerous, but they are also kind. The Nacirema also likes to socialize with these tablets of metal.

~ Aidan P.

Greased Plate

The nacirema believe that human life is boring, and the only way to have fun is by participating in tribunal rituals. These include tribes battling against one another. They use loud mechanical switches colored with a greased plate.

The nacirema are weird people. They wake up and run straight over to a leather-covered axil. In front of them is a mechanical linear switching device. They spend hours practicing so they can battle with other tribes. Their dream is to be able to participate in ritual games and play in front of tribes. The nacirema go to tournaments to compete against other tribes by playing in tribunal activities. They are warring tribes, trying to destroy the other tribes’ base. The winner is rewarded with a big prize, which can be millions of dollars.

Our review of the nacirema people makes their life seem exciting. They always have fun, but they get high hopes. These rituals are important to the nacirema because they believe that life is boring and without this ritual they will never have fun.

~ Liam G.

Small Glowing Orb

There is a small, glowing, orbe. That can make it so it's easy to see. You may be thinking what this is, it's a power switch! The power switch is so amazing the “Nacirema’s” feel like they need it in their life forever.

When there is a floating orb that can hang from the top of their home, it's magical. It’s so fascinating to find out how people want these in their life, when they can kill themselves with it. The heat is incredible, once you touch the glowing orb you can burn your hand to a crisp! But it’s amazing how people still want it in their daily life. I think that they need this and want this because they can use it to see, like torches. That’s why even though it might kill them they will still want it to make their life easier than it is.

They have to go along with this because they want their lives easier and they will do the maximum even if it kills them, to have this in their daily life. They want to be able to see, and create new things! That's why they want it so bad. They even think maybe, just maybe they can do a ritual with the glowing orb also!

~ Niamh M.

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