. Women of all nations, a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence; . the menand married women, and a little is spilt oneach new hut. Before moving from the oldsite the man sends a goat to a neighbour totake care of until the building is completed,when the animal is taken to the new house,and to ensure good luck the head wife ofthe chief sucks a little blood from a woundin the neck of the animal; her husbandmust sleep in her hut the first night of occu-pation, or she will be grievously FeastingCustoms. When the women return from work inthe fields at n
. Women of all nations, a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence; . the menand married women, and a little is spilt oneach new hut. Before moving from the oldsite the man sends a goat to a neighbour totake care of until the building is completed,when the animal is taken to the new house,and to ensure good luck the head wife ofthe chief sucks a little blood from a woundin the neck of the animal; her husbandmust sleep in her hut the first night of occu-pation, or she will be grievously FeastingCustoms. When the women return from work inthe fields at night they bring in firewoodand cook the supper, and alsofood for the next morning, asall the people eat before goingto work. The women and children eattogether, the men apart. The oldest woman in a village plays thechief part in the sacrifice of sheep and goatsto Ngai every three months. The animals being killed and cooked, themen eat a goat, the women a sheep ; afterall are satisfied, the oldest woman takes apiece of fat from the entrails, stands in thecentre of a group of the people, holds it. ?. - - . //.* NDITO, OR YOUNG UNMARRIED GIRLOF THE LUASNGISHU MASAI. Showing the enormous ear-plug used as an ornament. aloft, and then prays to Kgai for prosperityto the village, to the men, women, andchildren, husbands for the women, and health 266 WOMEN OF ALL NATIONS for the flocks and herds. She promises goodconduct on the part of members of thevillage, and finally places the fat on theembers. The next day is a feast day, and the olderpeople get drunk, but the younger are onlyallowed to drink sufficient to produce acertain amount of exhilaration. For eightdays aftei this, men and women remainapart, to insure fertility in their flocks. All disease is thought to be produced by the bad deity ; they do not think a demon enters into a sick ^^.y person. Religion, ^ They believe in a God ofFire, seen at times in a camp fire, not in thehuts ; a man may be carried int
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