�The “rudiments” of modern women

Thu, Jan 16, 2014

Rudiments are remnants of endangered phenomena that have lost
its important function. Have you ever wondered if there are any rudiments in our
modern life, or rather, in the life of a woman? let’s consider
the most common activities of women who are close to them since
ancient times.

Knitting

One of the most ancient types of art – knitting, appeared back in
XI century BC in the Middle East. For example, in Egypt in one
A small knitted slipper for a child was found from the tombs.
Before, women knit to provide for themselves and their family
necessary clothing, as in such distant times of factory
production was not.

Just 50-100 years ago, no woman in the village could
imagine your life without this occupation, but what now? AT
Knitting today has become just a hobby, not a way
life support. AT большинстве своём мы покупаем вязаную одежду,
made by machines, not by hands, however, the manual craft is always
valued much more expensive.

Sewing

Like knitting, sewing is an ancient craft that was
nothing but a necessity. Ancient people froze without
clothes, and the first sewing was quite primitive – with the help
stone needles and veins of animals connected fabric.

The modern woman rarely uses for sewing needles and
thicker threads, a sewing machine has come to replace it for a long time,
completely transformed the sewing process.

A century ago, without embroidery, there was not one in the village house.
pillowcases, duvet covers, towels or clothes, which, by the way
speaking, just as personally sewed.

Now sewing is much more widespread than knitting, but in
connection with the advent of machine production, there is no such
of necessity.

Divination

Divination намного древнее шитья или вязания, это очень древний
magical ritual. Fate and future tormented man even thousands and
hundreds of thousands of years ago. The first divination was carried out using
bones of animals that were simply thrown into the fire, and after
deciphered, divination “bones”, runes and
cards.

Today, probably every woman has ever tried to guess at
cards or pronounced “Suiched, ryazheny” in childhood before
a mirror. Moreover, many of the divinations are perceived modernly.
a woman, as a real ritual, not subjected
in doubt.

It is worth saying that in the modern world women make many
things that their mothers, grandmothers, great-grandmothers and many did
other ancestors. Most of these things have become habitual, and
some, like knitting or sewing, turned into a hobby.

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