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alternating visits between morungs of different villages |
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Dzeam-ang gave me some noteworthy information about the alternating visits between morungs of different villages. His own, the Bala morung, visits Wanching during the Tai-li month, about January, as well as two morungs of Yungnya (Sham-chi and Pham-dzing). In return the Angban, Bala and Balang morung of Wanching come to visit the Bala morung in Wakching. The guests always dance for one night with the girls of the host morung. The men themselves do not dance. The other morungs of Wakching visit other villages (notebook 3 p. 27 following). The reason given for these visits as given to me by Dzeam-ang is curious. He said "in the old days we were at war with Yungnya and took their heads. Now since the government has prohibited that we dance with them". (175) These friendships however do not include connubium. The girls of Wakching dance with the boys of Yungya but do not marry them. |
