At midday a struggle takes place, at the risk of cut hands, for a slice, it being supposed to confer luck for the ensuing year on the fortunate devourer. As an act of gallantry... Nature - Page 226edited by - 1906Full view - About this book
| Self-culture - 1900 - 654 pages
...pillar, cut its throat, and then roast it whole, skin and wool. At midday a struggle takes place, at the risk of cut hands, for a slice, it being supposed...confer luck for the ensuing year on the fortunate partakers. As an act of gallantry, in high esteem among the gentler sex, the young men sometimes fight... | |
| Grant Allen, Franklin T. Richards - God - 1903 - 170 pages
...pillar, cut its throat, and then roasted it whole, skin, wool, etc. At midday a struggle took place, at the risk of cut hands, for a slice, it being supposed...way through the crowd to get a slice for the chosen among the young women, all of whom, in their best dresses, attended the Ram Feast, as it was called.... | |
| Anthropological Society of Bombay - Anthropology - 1921 - 1444 pages
...pillar, cut its throat, and then roasted it whole, skin, wool, etc. At Midday a struggle took place, at the risk of cut hands, for a slice, it being supposed...the fortunate devourer. As an act of gallantry the yojmg man sometimes fought their way through the crowd to get a slicj fpr the chosen amongst the young... | |
| Grant Allen - God - 1996 - 170 pages
...pillar, cut its throat, and then roasted it whole, skin, wool, etc. At midday a struggle took place, at the risk of cut hands, for a slice, it being supposed to confer luck for the ensuing year on tht fortunate devourer. As an act of gallantry the young men sometimes fought their way through the... | |
| Grant Allen - Philosophy - 2007 - 161 pages
...hands, for a slice, it being 'supposed to confer luck for the ensuing year on ia* fortunate devaurer. As an act of gallantry the young men sometimes fought...way through the crowd to get a slice .for the chosen among the young women- all of whom, in their best dresses, attended the Ram Feast, as it was called.... | |
| 1881 - 778 pages
...pillar, cut its throat, and then roast it whole, skin, wool, etc. At midday a straggle takes place, at the risk of cut hands, for a slice, it being supposed...on the fortunate devourer. As an act of gallantry, in high esteem among the females, the young men sometimes fight their way through the crowd to get... | |
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