Classifications of Rituals

          The marriage rituals within Spine-Chilling Village consist of praying to Dr. Frankenstein for an approval for their marriage. This is an important part of the ritual in order to ensure that the couples have a successful foundation and their couple spirit is unified with the community. All couples go to the creation station which is the center of the marriage practices. This controls the behavior and sets the mood for the marriage ceremony. Performing these marriage practices helps maintain the normal function of the community. This ritual is defined as an ideological ritual based on controlling behavior, moods and keeping values within the Monstarian community.

Screeching is the religious ritual within the Spine-Chilling Village. The villagers seek out Dr. Frankenstein’s death location at Acceptant River where the new followers will be bathed in the water and go through a process called recreation, as the Monstarians call it. This allows Dr. Frankenstein into their inner monster to heal and guide them spiritually down the path of life. Monsters will occasionally when needed go to Acceptant River to reflect and ask for additional guidance by praying to Dr. Frankenstein during times of need. These rituals of Creaturism can be classified as a rite of exchange and communication.

The rituals practiced to influence nature are classified as technological rituals. In the village the Monstarians perform an environmental ritual called Freak Week. During this week they self reflect and focus on their environment. Each day is dedicated to a different ritual in order to remind them of their commitment to nature and the village. The purpose of these rituals is so that they can keep their environment clean, help the animals and self reflect. They believe that doing this will increase the fruitfulness of the environment as a whole. Since there are many monsters which rely on the environment for survival these rituals are very important to the village.

          Education is an important ritual performed within the village. Every monster must be educated in order to be accepted into the society. When a child becomes 8 years old the village comes together to help prepare them for their educational journey. During this process they must learn the past ways of the school along with the current practices within it. Learning the history helps tie the young monsters to their cultural ancestors.  Rites of intensification are rituals structured to reinforce values and norms of a community and to strengthen group identity. These are all vital qualities in the educational process of all Monstarian within Spine-Chilling Village.