One Man's Trash is Another Man's Treausre

The country of Nacirema honors a special group of gods. The people of Nacirema collect objects for these gods and present them as sacrifices. For the entire week the citizens of Nacirema put together objects that they no longer want and save them for the gods. The sacrifices are saved in sacred boxes and are added to throughout the week. They present these sacrifices in plastic shrines outside of their houses for the gods to take away. The citizens repeat this sacrifice once every week. The most sacred of objects are placed in a special green shrine next to the less worthy objects. The gods glorify the objects in the green shrine because they can be used to create other objects. The gods take away these objects in a giant green truck that eats the objects for the gods. The citizens repeat this ritual once a week. The ritual is sacred to the Nacirema culture because it helps the citizens as well as the gods.