Well, I would like to find some more typical sauna links, but does not seem possible, too many atypical.
One major issue of Saunas was that they were banned in all of victorian, purity and cleanliness (ho-ho-ho) europe and especially along the transatlantic bridge, in the late med-eval times.
Only survived intact in finland, far enough and libertarianly removed and, interestingly also among eskimos, even north american indians (skipping both russia, china and koreans as well as japanese family and individual baths)
Ilmarinen
The real origins of finnish and many other saunas goes back to the "smoke saunas" (not what some might think) as a lot of smoke as well as high temperatures were and are just as good getting rid of those little bugs and bacteries. (one is-were obviously supposed to first heat the sauna, with or without smoke, if with smoke, let it out, and then enter the purified room)
Norte American Indians do pretty much the same using a tent, some stones (maybe some sharons around) and a good fire, the skill not to burn down the tent too often.
After all those stones are loaded up wit heat, it is time to enter and purify both body and soul, family, friends and honored guests.
Good for old joints, younger respect, and fewer kids will have severe problems with lack of regular knowledge, playboy and hustler become kid of sillycone-dirty-funny. (funny stuff how hustler got rid of newt, one never knows what things might be useful for)
Sharon Stone can do her stones behind the sauna or the tent, before or after, but when entering and exiting the sauna, she should try to stay cool, but not too cool, must think about the elderly, with all those memories. (as well as the kids, with the future waiting for them) |