Abstract
In the village of Fourni in the Southern Argolid, Greece, various circumstances bring members of different households together for the performance of certain ritualistic acts. Such circumstances are outlined and classified in terms of their complexity and social significance. The institution of the name day is the most important cultural mechanism which brings members of different households together all year round. The social and demographic dynamics of this institution are analyzed in terms of their social structural significance. The institution is viewed in terms of its ecological implications with respect to the regulation of meat consumption in the village along the outlines of the name day and agricultural calendars of the village.
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