. Fig. 2.—banners OF THE SHEIKH AX , UNUEK. THE SACRED TREE. 'omdah of the village, and the festival having come to an end, I returned to El-Lahun, passing, as I rode along, the sacred banners, which were being carried back by a party of boys to their resting place at Hawara. Festival at DimishkIn The third mfdid at which I was present, namely, that celebrated at Dimishkin, took place on Friday, April 21. As this village lies a considerable distance from El-Lahun, I started fairly early in the morning, riding in company with a goodly number of people. The regular starting-off point was
. Fig. 2.—banners OF THE SHEIKH AX , UNUEK. THE SACRED TREE. 'omdah of the village, and the festival having come to an end, I returned to El-Lahun, passing, as I rode along, the sacred banners, which were being carried back by a party of boys to their resting place at Hawara. Festival at DimishkIn The third mfdid at which I was present, namely, that celebrated at Dimishkin, took place on Friday, April 21. As this village lies a considerable distance from El-Lahun, I started fairly early in the morning, riding in company with a goodly number of people. The regular starting-off point was the little railway station at El-Lahun, where several primitive-looking vehicles were waiting to convey the would-be visitors to the miilid. The children, as is customary, were decked out in their brightest and best clothes, and several of them, along with some women, were closely
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