20 Pomander Collection of Ihnvaiian folk-lore. 



prayers this morning, tlie waipa, the kuwa"'* and the kuzvi. After this they entered tlie 

 temple — all of the chiefs and all of the idols, and all of the i^riests — and sat down in 

 front of the inner temple. The high priest then stood up, offered a prayer, the name 

 of which was Z-o///," and which was a very sacred prayer of the priest. 



At the conclusion of this prayer they went on the outside, giving to each feather 

 image one pig, and one pig each to the principal priests. The king then commanded his 

 stewards, saying, "Go and roast some large-sized pigs, about ten in number." This con- 

 cluded that ])art of the ceremonies. Then they all returned within the temple to clothe 

 with small white kapa the wooden idols and the images, making great prayers this very 

 same day. After these petitions the priest waved his hand and sat down, all joining in a 

 prayer. The fires were lit on the outside and among the people of the outer districts ; and 

 after a prayer the king offered to the deity a broiled pig. Only broiled pig was offered 

 to the deity, not roasted (in the ground). After the king's offering to the deity, they all 

 went to their houses. When the pigs set apart for the feather gods were cooked the 

 keepers of said feather gods sang praises. When the pigs set apart for the king — they 

 were good sized pigs — were cooked, there might be about ten or twenty of them, they 

 were taken into the tem])le where a single priest offered a short prayer over them. The 

 king's portion was then brought back and placed before him, while other portions were 

 given to the chiefs. 



After this and when it was evening the king commanded his stewards to cook 

 forty pigs for the kuili (prayer) of the temple. After sunset a number of priests went 

 on the outside to pray. This prayer was called kaiilahale. After this and when it was 

 dark, torches were lit in the temple and in the houses. Then all the priests and all the 

 chiefs with the deities assembled on this night. This was a night of fervent prayer, and 

 they were to see that they did not sleep at all this night. And on this night also, the 

 high priest's knowledge of all the prayers would be shown. They (the priests) then 

 prayed and their voices were raised up high, and became as of those who were disput- 

 ing. They also waved their hands making motions as if dancing. They clapped their 

 hands loudly with rejoicing in the temple. 



These ceremonies ended, the pigs were brought into the tem])le and were tied by 

 the priest. Thev then renewed their praying until morning, when they went to their 

 houses. During the morning the king commanded his stewards to cook some more pigs 

 — forty in number — and it was then noon. Again the chiefs, the ]Driests with all the idols, 

 went into the temple to pray, to worship and to give praise. After this service they re- 

 moved to the outside, and in the afternoon entered the temple again to pray. This was 

 called kitlazca. After this they went outside to their places; and after some time, they 

 again entered the temple, this same day, to pray. This was called kupapaa. They fol- 

 lowed in a prayer called ktiakva, at the conclusion of which it was near sunset. They 

 then went u]) to the altar to ])ray, and this prayer was called kulezcalezca. 



The king then commanded one of his priests, "Go and bring the idol in here." A 

 man went and brought the oliia god, which they had brought down on a previous occa- 



"*The wait>ii was a prayer of supplication, while the "'Kolii, was the name of a ceremony attending the 



kuzii'ii was for the coinpletion of a duty. The character landing of a chief with his god and people, 



of the kuzi'u is not clearly understood. 



