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Second night, called Ta Dm Dukilum. The preliminary 

 A was is performed: areca-nuts arc placed by the wayside, with 



ritual words, the ceremony being conducted by old women, 

 who make the leaf-dishes and repeat the religious formulae* 

 The first Taming is performed, a ceremony at which branches 

 of magic virtue are planted in two places by the path, in 

 nnler to frustrate the evil plans of Buso. No drinking; of 

 balabba is permitted on the second night, and hence no chant- 

 ing of gindaya, for gindaya is chanted only on the nights 

 when the sugar cane wine is drunk. The heating of agongs 

 and the dancing that were scheduled for this night are omitted, 

 for it becomes evident that Ido will not bring back the cocoa- 

 nuts in time for the banquet that was to be on the 17th. 

 Therefore, since the celebration of the Fourth Day cannot take 

 place on the 1 7th, the celebration of the Second Night is 

 stopped, while the t'agong-go and sumayo that belong to this 

 evening are put off until twenty-four hours later. Oleng sav> 

 that we may sleep to-night. 



August 10. The order of the celebration is now interrupted on 

 account of the lack of cocoanuts. Many guests have left Mati. 

 and, weary of the delay, have gone to their homes. .Malik is 

 putting up the dega-dega : a high ceremonial seat fastened to 

 the west wall, where Oleng is to sit while observing the cere- 

 monies that are to take place in the Long House. The young 

 men are cutting off brushwood and clearing a path through 

 the jungle, so that guests may find an entrance. In the after- 

 noon. Ido returns with the cocoanuts. The celebration is taken 

 up at the point where it was left off last night. All the 

 evening there is agong music and dancing. At night occurs 

 a brief interview with the anito. 



August 17. Third (/a//. Oleng says that on this day nobody may 

 work. The events of the morning occur in the following order : 

 Pamalugu, or Lavations in the river; Lulub, or washing the 

 new water-flasks ; Sonar, or ceremonies at an agong-altar, of 

 which the distinctive acts are the offering of clothing, weapons 

 and ornaments to the gods, the medicinal washing of faces. 

 an interview with the anito. ritual recitations, the ceremonial 

 with balabba. Two new tambara (bamboo prayer-stands) are 

 put up in the usual manner, and many articles taken from 

 the agongs are hung beside the tambara for one night. Masses 



