Burma . 434. HOME DEVOTIONS OF THE AGED. 194 BURMA. 435. THE VETERAN. floats a paso or taiiiaii. according to the sexof the deceased. Figures of winged kein-naya support the coffin. All these prepara-tions are costly, but they are never omitted(except in the case of unripe deaths), for ifthe family of the deceased have not themeans the neighbours contribute. While thedala is preparing, the relatives and neigh-bours are entertained in a pavilion erectedin front of the house. Music, games, andpwk are provided by day and by night tohelp them to pass the time. The Burmanword for funeral is mathd,
Burma . 434. HOME DEVOTIONS OF THE AGED. 194 BURMA. 435. THE VETERAN. floats a paso or taiiiaii. according to the sexof the deceased. Figures of winged kein-naya support the coffin. All these prepara-tions are costly, but they are never omitted(except in the case of unripe deaths), for ifthe family of the deceased have not themeans the neighbours contribute. While thedala is preparing, the relatives and neigh-bours are entertained in a pavilion erectedin front of the house. Music, games, andpwk are provided by day and by night tohelp them to pass the time. The Burmanword for funeral is mathd, a sorrowing ; andthe mourning of the relatives is open andloud. Death is spoken of with bated breathand true solemnity. It is not baldly statedthat a person is dead, but that their life hasended. The dead are borne in tendermemory. Nevertheless the incidents of thefuneral are so inconsistent with mourning that they receive point in a python snake with its gigantic size and forbidding aspect looks the kingof venomous reptiles. And such, a
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