Burma . -5, f5 KARENS 151. 341. KAREN LIQUOR-STILL. miniature bamboo hut is made {td-lh-A,No. 337), and furnished with utensils orsymbols of such. The joints of bamboopiled against the horizontal bar repre-sent vessels for the blood of the offer-ing ; the whole offering is really appro-priated by the votaries. The yahdnhave persuaded the Karens under theirinfluence to discontinue keeping animals,so as to be out of temptation to sacri-fice to nats. The Karen idea of nat isexclusively an evil spirit, whereas theBurmans have the conception of thadyaand byamnid, beings of a transfiguredhuman natur
Burma . -5, f5 KARENS 151. 341. KAREN LIQUOR-STILL. miniature bamboo hut is made {td-lh-A,No. 337), and furnished with utensils orsymbols of such. The joints of bamboopiled against the horizontal bar repre-sent vessels for the blood of the offer-ing ; the whole offering is really appro-priated by the votaries. The yahdnhave persuaded the Karens under theirinfluence to discontinue keeping animals,so as to be out of temptation to sacri-fice to nats. The Karen idea of nat isexclusively an evil spirit, whereas theBurmans have the conception of thadyaand byamnid, beings of a transfiguredhuman nature ; by them nat is chieflyused in this sense (p. 186). The Karensalso offer to the nats the liquor they brew (kaung), which is distilled from a wort made by setting boiled rice to ferment. The drinking of this offering at the shrine is accompanied by saltatory move-ments. What the Karens can save, they invest in purchase of elephants (No. 333). Owing to the transient nature of the hill-settlements the paths do not get well
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