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ceremonies at first rice sowing |
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Like the Shiong people, the Wakching people make a small partition on one of their new fields, called Li-shem-bu, it is in the middle of a bigger partition called Wem-dzong SKETCH P.125 |
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The Lishembu is only made by Yong-mek and by the Ang, the other people make only Wem-dzongs. Yong-mek sows the first rice (126) on the Lishembu. On the same days the Ang sows the rice. This day is called Lishem-ni and the whole village is not genna. He says: [konyak]. |
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Inf. Chinggai: At Oting this genna is called Lishembu too. Four households do the first sowing, three are of Ang clan, one of Wang-shu. |
