The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

miscellaneous papers, notebooks and letters on Nagas by Ursula Graham Bower, 1937-1947

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Halei-na genna

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fifth day. Ntoa-gwa-na

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notes

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Zemi

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person:	Graham Bower/ Ursula
date:	1937-1946

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private collection

text:

5th day. Ntoa-gwa-na.

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First thing in the morning the buck who planted the rice goes fasting with one or two others to one of the nearer jhums and plants a handful of rice. No halei-bao is put up. He says: "I am planting this rice. Let it all come up and let none be bad."

text:

The village is not closed. Odd jobs may be done in the jhums, but no planting.

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