Open Horizon
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A podcast series that, based on the urgent need to do something, highlights and deepens aspects of popular cultural production.
The project is developed and presented by the CCVM Educational Center and aims to present content that emphasizes the absence of boundaries between everyday life, art and function, in the practices, knowledge and actions of the people.
The content can be listened to on the Vale Maranhão Cultural Center profile on Spotify.
Torém Ritual
The Torém is a ritualistic dance characteristic of the Tremembé people. Sacred symbol of ancestry and resistance. In the practice of the ritual, people sing and dance to ask, thank, or heal.
Revelers of Divinity
The Divinity Revelers are groups of people who worship the Divine in their role as comforter in death. They visit graveyard graves, playing the box and singing a repertoire that talks with the dead, in solidarity with their families.
Work Corners
Work songs are musical practices created and preserved based on different tasks. There are countless activities in which singing is present. All this singing produces something in common with most of them: the feeling of collectivity, a rhythm that drives the work, and the pleasure of singing.
Carimbó
The stamp is intimately present in the life of those who produce it. Many of the stampers were familiar with the party as a child, learning from their elders how to sing, dance, make, and produce.
Coco Dance
How many coconuts do you do the coconut dance with? In this episode, some types of coconuts that are danced in various regions of Brazil and the demonstration’s ways of singing, dancing, and playing are narrated.
Rosaries and guides from Maranhão
The necklaces could tell the entire history of humanity, they are the oldest jewels we have on record, and they remained with us throughout the trajectory of most peoples. In certain religions, necklaces identify and protect their people. With the most varied forms, colors and meanings, each house has its precept and exercises religion based on it.
Bumba Meu Boi sounds
Garnish, There You Go, Good Night, Arrived, Greeted, Screamed, Farewell: The way Bumba Meu Boi plays are organized is not a rule, it may vary from one accent to another or even with the time of each performance. All phases determine the staging process, and the music governs each moment.
São Gonçalo's Ball
In the month in which saints’ festivities take hold in neighborhoods across Brazil, we present at Faz Colher e Borda o Cabo a saint who has an unusual history compared to other Christian deities: São Gonçalo. The protector of the guitarists, the sailors, and the bones conquered the faith of Brazilians as a matchmaker saint for older girls, unlike Saint Anthony, to whom the younger ones cling.
Saint Cosme and Damian
The popular festivities linked to São Cosme and Damião are the theme of the new episodes of the podcast Faz Colera e Borda o Cabo. Chasing candy in the month of September is a popular practice that escapes the institution and is part of the lives of many Brazilian children. The reason that organizes this festival is the devotion and faith in the healing power of the twin saints Cosme and Damian. Food, dances and songs reinforce ancient knowledge, products of interactions between different peoples, aggregating forms and functions that relate body and space.
Kaiowá songs
The Kaiowá – one of the three peoples that make up the Guarani ethnic group – understand the word as a fundamental element. It’s soul, language, personality, voice. The April edition of the podcast Faz Coler e Borda o Cabo features research by the intern from the CCVM Educational Center, Lyssia Santos, about the Kaiowá song, their worldview, and how they use song as a form of resistance. Turn on the sound and listen to an excerpt that we separated for you.
Cestaria Canela
Basketwork is the product of the living memory of an existence and weaves cultural and historical relationships. In the March edition of the podcast Harvest and Edge the Cape, Amanda Everton, from our Educational Center, presents Cestaria dos Canela Ramkokamekra, an indigenous group that is part of the Timbira family.
Transmission and ancient knowledge, origin and functions are among the topics covered. For the series, we counted on the participation of Katiana Pamkwyj Canela.
In this episode, the Canela Ramkokamekra indigenous ethnic group, the Timbira cultural complex, and the space in which it is inserted are presented.
In this episode, with the participation of Katiana Pamkwyj, some types of baskets produced by Canela, their functions and meanings are explored.
The Ox
“On a pedestal, the ox is placed facing the altar with a candle burning at its feet. The leather is covered by the skirt, adding to the mystery of what it will be like each year.” Celebrating one of the key characters in Brazilian folguedos, February’s podcast Harvest and Border the Cape features intern Iago Aires’ research on the ox. The mythologies, the construction of the Bumba Meu Boi mask, the rituals of baptism and sacrifice, the crumb that joins the Ox in a single body are some of the themes present in the episodes. Turn on the sound and listen to an excerpt that we have separated for you.
In this episode, we will learn about the mythologies that revere the ox, the construction of the Bumba Meu Boi mask, and the baptism ritual that begins the June cycle in Maranhão.
The control of the Ox is in the hands of the playful core. Will we learn more about him in this episode?
The Auto do Bumba Meu Boi, the different rituals of ox sacrifice in the world and in Bumba, and their importance for the meaning of the party conclude the series about this important folguedo character.
New Tikuna Girl's Day
The Tikuna are one of the most numerous indigenous groups present in the Brazilian territory. In the new episode of Harvest and Edge the Cape, the agenda is the New Tikuna Girl Festival, a rite of passage that marks the transition from childhood to adulthood for indigenous girls.
The first menstrual period marks the beginning of the preparations for the party and the opening of the period of confinement of the initiator. The ritual lasts three days, including songs, dances, the manufacture of ornaments and musical instruments, advice, blessings, and paintings done on the girls. Turn on the sound, as we have separated an excerpt to sharpen your curiosity.
This episode deals with the preparations for the Party and the moment that marks the beginning of the new girl's seclusion.
The search for immortality, the ornaments, and the interventions on the initiate's body are the topics covered in this episode.
The encounter with the masked men and the river bath mark the end of the New Girl Tikuna Festival.
Tapuias
In the last podcast of the year, we present the Tapuias, indigenous protectors of the Bumba Meu Boi groups from Zabumba. The character appeared in cattle groups in the Guimarães region, a city in Maranhão with a strong presence of quilombola communities.
The origin of Tapuia and how this character is created in Leonardo's Bumba Meu Boi will be the subject of this episode.
For this episode, beliefs, values, and experiences will be identified as elements for the preparation of Tapuia's clothing.
Feast of Saint Marçal
The saint who doesn’t have a church: in the new episodes of Faz Spoon e Borda o Cabo, Jayde Reis, an intern from the CCVM Educational Center, presents Saint Marçal, the saint that gives its name to the traditional festival of the Bumba Meu Boi groups from Matraca do Maranhão, and the origin of this street demonstration.
In São Luís do Maranhão, on June 30th, the Feast of Saint Marçal is held, a meeting of groups from Bumba Meu Boi in the accent of matraca.
Transgression: the action of infringing, of exceeding the limit of something. The Bumba Meu Boi celebrations express the experience of passage between the sacred and the profane, considering the materiality of the body and its sensitivity to the affections that cross it: dance, drink, and contact that guide devotional practices. We talked about this in the second episode of the series about the Feast of Saint Marçal.
Beading
Beads have been present for years in the making of accessories in various civilizations, and today they are easily associated with the productions of the original peoples. The indigenous making of pieces, using both seeds and beads, materializes social and cultural values reproduced in an ancient way.
In this episode, topics such as the origin of beads and the contact of indigenous peoples with beads are addressed
Let's talk about the autonomous, ancient and secular practice that precedes and precedes the introduction of glass beads into indigenous life.
In this episode, it is possible to understand how the production of artifacts with seeds makes room for making with beads.
Feast of Saint Bilibeus
The September episodes of Faz Colher e Borda o Cabo feature the Feast of Saint Bilibei, which takes place in the indigenous villages of the Akroá Gamela people of Centro Antero dos Reis and Taquaritiua, in the city of Viana (MA).
The celebration for the saint, who heals sick people and animals, is divided into phases that begin on Carnival Saturday and end on Ash Wednesday.
This episode, which introduces the festival to Bilibei, presents the communities that guard the Saints and the context of the indigenous recovery, as well as the origin of devotion.
In the second episode, a very important moment of the party is deepened: the hunt. An event that begins with the dog race and other characters that are part of the act of paying promises to Bilibei.
At the end of this series, Bilibeu's death is narrated. A moment of great euphoria for the players, which marks the end of the celebration that year.
Xikrin graphics
Carlos Eduardo Carvalho, an intern from the CCVM Educational Center, Carlos Eduardo Carvalho, presents his research on the graphics of the Mebengokré Xikrin indigenous people in the episodes of the Mebengokré Xikrin.
The origin, function, legends, symbols, and how Jenipapa painting relates to social organization at important moments within the village make up the work.
The definition, origin, function, and symbols of indigenous graphics, as well as the Mebengokré Xikrin ethnic group and the Jenipapa pigment are presented in this episode.
This episode presents characteristics of the social organization of the Xikrin people, placing emphasis on the paintings related to the birth of the first-born of a young couple.
Amazonian stilts
Educator Junior Reis, from the educational center of the CCVM, presents research on Amazonian stilts, a type of housing supported by wooden stakes, generally built in flooded regions. Unlike the stilts located in other regions of Brazil, such as São Luís, Recife, Baixada Fluminense and Santos, where this construction is synonymous with the lack of public policies in the face of the disorderly growth of cities, the Amazonian stilts designate a way of living opposed to precariousness, highlighting the direct relationship they have with indigenous knowledge.
This episode presents the origins of stilts in different parts of the world and some evidence of its emergence in the Amazon region.
The structure of the stilt house and the way of life guided by the movement of the waters are the topics covered in this episode.
Cofão
Jokful, creepy, scary… Every kid at Carnival has been a bit afraid of him: Fluffy! In these episodes of the podcast Faz Colar e Borda o Cabo, the intern from the educational center of the CCVM, Iago Aires, presents his research on the fluff, including characteristics, historical facts about the Maranhão Carnival, and the importance of fantastic figures in various festivities in Brazil and around the world.
This episode presents the cute character, her characteristics, and the importance of the fantastic figures of the festivities, a moment when fear and enchantment go hand in hand.
The figure of the fool and his main quality — the grotesque — are the topics covered in this episode.
Itamatatiua Ceramics
The May 2023 episodes of Faz Scoop and Embed the Cable present the knowledge and practices related to the ceramics produced in Itamatatiua, a quilombola community in Maranhão, highlighting the workmanship in addition to an artisanal practice, demonstrating how this wisdom is a manifestation of territoriality.
This episode highlights the making of ceramics in generational knowledge, highlighting the pot as an element that translates the meaning of this know-how to the community.
This episode presents the journey of ceramics from its founding element - clay, a sign of creation and craftsmanship - to the present day.
Moqueado Festival
The April episodes present the Moqueado Festival, a tradition of the Guajajara people to mark the beginning of adulthood for the women of the village.
In this episode I present how the physical and spiritual relationship is established within the moqueado festival.
Animals are a source of transformation for all those who experience the ritual. In this episode, I introduce hunting and how it is present at the Moqueado Festival.
The distribution of dumplings made with ground beef symbolizes the end of a cycle. In this episode, we discuss how it is part of the party's social imaginary.
Benzedeiras
The magical-religious universe of healing ills and diseases is the subject of the March episodes of the podcast Faz Colar e Borda o Cabo. Educator Amanda Everton presents traditional healers, their prayers, objects, gestures, as well as some illnesses, and how they are diagnosed and treated.
The healers and the magical-religious universe of healing diseases and diseases that they operate in this episode are presented.
The names of various diseases are presented in this episode, as well as the way in which they are diagnosed and how they are cured by healers.
The moment of prayer and everything that makes it up, such as prayer, objects and body gestures, are presented in this episode.
O Giro no Drum de Crioula
The Crioula Drum from the perspective of circularity is the theme of the February episodes of Faz Colar e Borda o Cabo.
Spaces, the layout of the players, the format of the instruments, the running of the skirt of the bands… In 4 episodes, the intern from the educational center, Carlos Eduardo Carvalho, presents possible origins and various characteristics of the circular movement in the Crioula Drum, an intangible heritage of humanity.
The design of the Creole drum wheel and its possible origins are the topics covered in this episode.
Circularity lies in several elements of the game, in the spaces, in the players' disposition, in the clothing. In this episode, these characteristics are pointed out.
The cycles mark the making of the drums, the plays that resonate with the party, and the songs sung by the lamb boys. The way in which they set up the demonstration is the subject of this episode.
This episode shows how the Creole drum dance is shaped by the gyrus.
Juçara Festival
In the first episodes of Faz Picha e Borda o Cabo in 2023, the intern from the CCVM educational center, Jayde Reis, presents the traditional Juçara Festival. The harvest as a festive expression in different peoples, the origin of the festival in the Maracanã neighborhood in São Luís, the rites, techniques, the importance of the celebration, and the evolution of the festival over the years are some of the topics covered in the research.
In this episode, the harvest as a festive expression in different peoples and the origin of the Juçara Festival in the Maracanã neighborhood, in Maranhão, are the topics discussed.
Collectors, barraqueiros, and innovations over the years are the topics of the second and final episode about the Juçara Festival in Maranhão.
Traditional boats
The intern from the Educational Center, Iago Aires, shares his research on traditional vessels, in which he presents the relationship between landscape and ancestry in the construction of nautical knowledge, the making of the vessel, the sciences used by naval workers, and the differences, styles, functions, and techniques of three traditional vessels from Maranhão.
The traditional naval workers of Maranhão, their sciences and their own characteristics are the subject of the second episode on traditional vessels.
In this episode, the intern from the Vale Maranhão Cultural Center Educational Center, Iago Aires, presents the relationship between landscape and ancestry in the construction of traditional nautical knowledge, and how the making of a vessel transforms the builder.
Let's visit three traditional boats from Maranhão, which, in their differences, reveal the plurality of styles, functions and techniques of these boats.
Carrancas
Silent, scary, dark, grumpy… Carrancas occupied the bows of ships over time, with the most diverse designs and justifications, and their symbolism was renewed according to their location. In the new episodes of Faz Picha e Borda o Cabo, Maeleide Lopes, educator from the Vale Maranhão Cultural Center, tells us about the history of these sculptures and their important relationship with the popular imagination and the riverside identity.
In the first episode with the theme Carrancas, aspects related to the meanings of the name and the origin of this figure in the context of the São Francisco River are discussed.
Concluding the research on Carrancas, we present the relationship between the mythical and the work of great masters in the popular imagination.
Matracas
One of the most famous percussion instruments that make up the São João do Maranhão sound is the theme of the new episodes of our podcast.
The educator from the Educational Center, Amanda Everton, tells a little about the origin, symbology, forms, and uses of the matraca for the game that is a source of emotion and devotion for the people of Maranhão.
The different types of matraca are covered in this episode, with emphasis on the Bumba Meu Boi do Maranhão Matraca.
Closing the topic, we learned that the matraca as a democratic instrument gives the opportunity to be played by anyone else present and attentive to the party.
Caboclo de Pena
The educator Junior Reis addresses the exuberance of the clothing, the different bodily experiences of the dancers, and important elements that give authenticity to the dance of one of the most important characters from the party of Bumba Meu Boi.
This episode talks about clothing and the different body experiences brought about by the stages and life stories of the Caboclos de Pena.
This latest episode continues the bodily experiences of the Caboclos de Pena and brings some important elements for the authenticity of the dance.
Ex-Votos
Feet, arms, hands, heads, organs, letters, photos… The gifts offered to the Saints as a way of thanking or renewing a promise are the theme of these episodes of Spoon and Edge the Cape.
This episode deals with the paths taken by the devotees and the sacred experience elaborated by them during the walk.
The Miracle Room and the Ex-Votos, an expression of the autonomy of popular devotion, are the themes of this episode.
Gourd
Considered one of the first cultivated plants in the world, it rooted in popular creativity and gained meaning in various cultural contexts.
Made of gourd, the maracá is presented as a sacred instrument, affirmed by indigenous belief.
This episode presents gourd as an indispensable element for everyday use, serving as buckets, bowls, cups, bowls and so many others, solving everyday issues.
Pixo
“What pixação practitioners put on the scene is a radical question about urban space, a question that is theoretical and practical, artistic and rhetorical”, comments Marcia Tiburi in the article “Visual Right to the City – The aesthetics of PixAção and the case of São Paulo”.
The dick is the theme of the episodes of “Make the Harvest and Embroider the Cable”, presented by the educational center intern, Carlos Eduardo Carvalho. The historical and social context, the aesthetics and, especially, the place that pixação occupies in large urban centers are some of the approaches that can be heard.
The city as the cradle of disputes between public and private and the opposition of the codes that represent them.
The various pixation styles and techniques, as well as the materialization of the disputed codes.
Cachaca
This series of episodes talks about the path of alcohol in human history until it reaches cachaça at popular festivals, bringing examples of the São Bernardo festival, Festa do Divino and Tambor de Crioula.
The path of alcohol and the human to reach cachaça and its presence at popular festivals is covered in this episode.
The popular festivals, such as the feast of São Marçal, the feast of the divine and the Creole drum are covered in this episode, bringing cachaça as a sacred drink that gives strength and encouragement to the player.
Acarajé: saint and people's food
The podcast Make Spoon and Edge Cabo de Abril brings the most famous Bahian delicacy as its theme: acarajé.
The episodes present the educator Junior Reis’s research on the origins of acarajé in Brazil, its relationship with the language and Yoruba mythology, and shows how the sale and production of this food are inseparable from Candomblé.
This episode deals with the origins of acarajé in Brazil and shows how the sale and production of this food is inseparable from candomblé.
The fire signs present in Acarajé and their relationship with the Yoruba language and mythology are themes of the last episode of this series.
Reisado faces
In the new episodes of Faz Harvest and Edge the Cape, educator Maeleide Lopes presents the Reisado de Caretas, one of the cultural, religious and festive manifestations of the Christmas cycle. Bringing laughter as something unusual in the ritual, and the character Careta as the provocateur of that laugh.
This episode presents the figure of Careta as the main character and provocateur of laughter, an indispensable element within the ritual.
The narrative presents the ritualistic space of the Reisado party, as a popular expression at the same time, as a scenario of devotion and fun.
Reggae radiolas
The intern at the CCVM Educational Center, Carlos Eduardo Carvalho, presents a research on the emblematic reggae radiolas of Brazilian Jamaica, bringing a look at the aesthetics and their importance for rhythm.
The possible origins and particularities of reggae in São Luís are the topics covered in this episode.
This episode deals with the importance of radiolas in the formation and diffusion of Ludovicense reggae aesthetics.
The Karajá ceramic dolls
The trainee of the CCVM Educational Center, Gabriel dos Anjos, presents the ceramic dolls of the Karajá indigenous, revealing their relationships with the cosmology and know-how of ceramics by women.
This episode presents the ceramic dolls of the Karajá indigenous, revealing their relationships with cosmology and their agency.
The women's know-how of ceramics and girls' teaching and learning are the topics discussed in this episode.
Cofo
The most famous tool of the Maranhão baskets is the protagonist of the new episodes of the podcast Faz Colha e Borda o Cabo.
The intern at the CCVM Educational Center, Amanda Everton, presents the research on cofo with fictional stories based on memories of artisans from Maranhão.
This episode deals with the ingenuity and know-how of the popular from the cofo.
The diversity of existing cofos and their nicknames are addressed in this second episode.
The last episode of this series deals with the cofo in ritualistic contexts.
Cazumba: I'm going to make a face at myself
The cazumba and the intrinsic relationships to the mask in the car of Bumba Meu Boi in Maranhão are presented by the intern of the CCVM’s educational center, Carlos Carvalho. The origin, the originality behind the aesthetic and visual elements and the potentialities of play and play, elements that make up the entire cosmology of this character are explained in three episodes. Listen to me!
The mask's path throughout history and the origin of the enchanted cazumba are the theme of the first episode.
The second episode features the visual composition of the Cazumba and the character's performance in the game.
To conclude, the ways of being a disgust are discussed based on the symbolic elements that make up the character, before and during the game.
Corporeality in regional capoeira
Mestre Bimba and the teaching methodology for capoeira from the perspective of corporeality is the theme of the new episodes of Faza Colhear and Borda o Cabo, presented by the intern of the CCVM educational center, Gabriel dos Anjos.
The episode introduces the theme “Corporeity in Regional Capoeira” and educator Gabriel dos Anjos talks about the black body, capoeira and their relations of origin.
The episode focuses on showing the figure of Mestre Bimba, the historical context and his contributions to capoeira, with the formation of a teaching method.
The final episode of this series presents the methodological stages of Capoeira Regional and its importance in the construction of the capoeirista, also relating them to the concept of corporeality.
Divine Clerks: Blessed Verses
In the new episodes of “Make Spoon and Edge the Handle”, educator Maeleida Lopes presents the uniqueness and poetic structure of the verses in the musical universe of the Feast of the Divino Espírito Santo, one of the most traditional religious celebrations of the state of Maranhão.
This first episode deals with the origin of the party in Maranhão and its singularities.
The relationship between the playing of the drums and the singing of the boxes will be the topic addressed in this episode.
This last episode will address the poetic structure of the verses that make up the musicality of the Feast of the Divine.
Cassava Flour
The traditional cassava flour, a food present on the table of any Maranhense, is the theme of the new episodes of the podcast Make Spoon and Edge the Cape, presented by the educator Junior Reis.
In the first episode of the series, the origin of cassava, the ancient knowledge and practices configured by this root are the subjects addressed by educator Junior Reis.
The path taken by manioc flour throughout our history, mainly present in situations related to the urgency of survival, is the main aspect addressed in this episode.
Farinha houses and popular productions around this derivative of cassava are the elements covered in the last episode of the series.
The Xakriabá hunting trap agency - Falling into arapuca
Myths, rites, knowledge and hunting practices of the Xakriabá culture will be addressed in the new episodes of ‘Harvest and Edge the Cable’ by the CCVM educator, Erick Ernani.
This episode deals with hunting knowledge and practices among the Xakriabá.
This episode presents myths, rites and other signs that permeate hunting in the Xakriabá culture.
This episode addresses the diversity of game traps produced by the Xakriabá, as well as their forms, uses and agencies.
Trancists: Guardians of Black Inheritances
Educator Maeleide Lopes presents her research on the secular art of trancists: their origin, their signs of pride and affirmation of identity as symbols of resistance and strength in African cultures.
In this episode, educator Maeleide Lopes brings clues to think about the origin and potential that trancists carry in their hands.
In the second episode, Maeleid Lopes highlights the body and hair as signs of pride and affirmation of identity.
The trancists, responsible for maintaining part of the African ancestral legacy through various techniques of braiding curly hair, are the highlight of the last episode of the series.
Auritha Tabajara's string literature
Auritha Tabajara is the first indigenous Cordelist in Brazil and her art and literature are the theme of the new episodes of ‘Harvest and Edge the Cable’, presented this time by the trainee at the CCVM’s educational center, Gabriel dos Anjos. “The sensitive way Auritha uses words and tells about her life journey caught my attention and seeing the cordel in the context of indigenous literary production was an opportunity that changed my perceptions of style,” Gabriel says.
What do you know about cordel literature? The educator Gabriel dos Anjos presents a new theme talking about the origin of the cordel, its path in history and main authors, highlighting cordelist Auritha Tabajara and her cordel “Heart in the Village, Feet of the World.”
The second episode presents an overview of indigenous literature based on author Auritha Tabajara, pointing out essential issues, as well as the reading of some excerpts from her work.
This last episode is dedicated to talking a little more about the string “Heart in the Village, Feet in the World” and points out characteristics that highlight the importance of the figure of Auritha for literature.
Boilro Lace
This time, the Bobbin Lace is the chosen theme. The origin, diffusion, learning, aesthetic and sound experiences provided by this technique permeate the research carried out by the CCVM educator Junior Reis, who presents the episodes.
In the first episode of the series on bobbin income, educator Junior Reis talks about the origin and dissemination of this practice throughout Brazil.
The set of objects used by lace makers in the production of bobbin income and the way in which the process of learning this practice happens are the aspects dealt with in the second episode.
In the last episode, the aesthetic experience that the movement and sound of bobbins produce during the making of lace is the surprise element of this artistic production addressed by educator Junior Reis.
Plumary Art of the Kaapor Indians
This week, the plumary adornments of the Kaapor Indians are the chosen theme. Educator Erick Ernani tells us about the variety, the relationship of adornments with ethnicity cosmology, characteristics of the works, bonding techniques and more.
In this episode, educator Erick Ernani discusses the paths of his research on feather art of the Kaapor Indians, presents the variety of existing adornments, as well as their uses and highlights.
In this episode, Erick Ernani narrates a myth of the Kaapor Indians, the myth of the Indian who knew the end of the world and the creative deity. It also presents the relationships between myths, the production of feather adornments and the cosmology of these peoples.
In the last episode on the subject, Erick Ernani discusses the characteristics and meanings of the techniques of collage of feathers in 'mosaics' and 'plates' of the Kaapor ethnic group.
Popular Sayings
In the first series of episodes, the theme is popular sayings, expressions that are found in every space, accompanying man’s narratives. In the three episodes, we learned about the origin, use, function and we know — or remember — popular sayings that go through decades of use.