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genna made at a tree which was struck by lightning |
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(152) Genna made at a tree which was struck by lightning: |
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The old men approach the tree holding banana leaves in front of them and say: [konyak] 'sky path be well pleased'. Then they kill a chicken and put the head, legs and wings on stakes near the tree. (153) The man who kills the chicken is of Doalim clan, one is of Niem-lim and one of Wangnaulim. The latter is the oldest man of the morung and therefore acts at that genna. |
