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erbuniatum [2009/01/05 16:58]
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| The [[Erbuniatunty]] (name given to the child who is having the Erbuniatum) must also perform a complicated dance, known as a 'Harri-finty'. The ceremony ends with all the congregation whistling and clapping at the same time (to sound in the child's transition from boy to man/girl to woman), as the [[Erbuniatunty]] is carried above them, and passed down through the temple. Finally the [[Erbuniatunty]] is put into a sort of cot (called a '[[Thessle]]') and rocked to sleep. (It is customary for the child to feign sleeping). | The [[Erbuniatunty]] (name given to the child who is having the Erbuniatum) must also perform a complicated dance, known as a 'Harri-finty'. The ceremony ends with all the congregation whistling and clapping at the same time (to sound in the child's transition from boy to man/girl to woman), as the [[Erbuniatunty]] is carried above them, and passed down through the temple. Finally the [[Erbuniatunty]] is put into a sort of cot (called a '[[Thessle]]') and rocked to sleep. (It is customary for the child to feign sleeping). |
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| | Above: 19th century illustration of a boy of Erbunaitum age. |
