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IV. Songs and ceremonial chants 37 



Ceremonies of the magician or shaman 37 



General description 37 



Chants used for special purposes 46 



Ceremonies of the priest 51 1 



Used soon after death 51 ■ 



Used during the funeral 52 



Used during the Sao Ch'ieh memorial ceremony 74 



Used during the Tso Chai ceremony 75 



Used during the Ch'ao Chien ceremony 83 



Used when worshiping the sky demon 84 



The calendar festivals 85 



The New Year 85 



The third day of the New Year 86 



The Tuan Yang festival 87 



The ceremony of eating new grain 88 



Nature songs 88 



War songs 89 



Explaining ceremonies 90 



Describing ceremonies 90 



Conundrums 94 



Ridiculing each other 97 



Men ridiculing women 97 



Women ridiculing men 97 



Ridiculing men and women 98 



Love songs 98 



Sorrow for a dead sweetheart 98 



Sung by young people 99 



Sung by disappointed lovers 99 



Lovers parting 100 



An unloved girl 100 



A common love song 100 



Sung to each other by lovers 101 



A girl saves her lover from dying of poison 102 



Engagement and marriage 102 



Choosing a bride 102 



Calling and sending go-betweens 103 



Go-betweens making an engagement 104 



After the engagement has been made 107 



Bringing engagement presents 108 



Securing fish, birds, and animals with which to entertain wedding guests. . . . 109 



Giving the daughter away in marriage 112 



Preparing for the wedding 112 



Before leaving the bride's home 113 



