Sweets. 
Pistachio 
nuts. 
Rams. 
284 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [July, 1906. 
“Pista nuts from Damghiin, oh buyer” is a natural er 
general cry for nuts, melon and pumpkin seeds and other edible 
seeds nee are eaten parched and salted is, Hama ‘ajil daram u 
bi-shikan 
At tis ‘Id- Qurban rams are usually sacrificed, rarely camels, 
and never kine 8 asin India. It is a common beli ef that, on the 
e€ rams are sold to the ne of Shakh-ash bi-gir savar shau, 
. Hola it by the horns and ride 
Other common cries are :— 
Ay sira’a, “ Ob tripe!” 
Bi-niish se ‘ shahid~i Karbala, “ Drink in memory of the 
martyr of Karbaia 
Ay chahi! dar-chin nabat! « Oh tea! and sweet cinnamon 
tea!” 
qamis daram, parcha daram, shila daram, “Oh longeloth 
nave" 3 one have L sala ® hay ett 
Ay stizan u sanjag ; angushtana, Sed ! “Oh needles and 
pins; thimbles, and gold and silver lace 
Ay migraz, ay yaraq-i dam-i steceready “Oh scissors! Oh gold 
and ative lace for trimmi ing chadars 
ma-yi sang, ay surma-yi sang, “Oh antimony stone! 7 
Oh ele stone!’ 
ere ee 
! Pashmak is a white Sweetmeat like hair or jute fibre. Halvd-yi arda 
8 made of ne seed, sugar, flour, and butter, 
These two sweets are always 
sold togethe 
In In dia this a is called ilaéchi-dana 
2 Ajil P, and ‘a A. is aterm applied to nuts, almonds and edible seeds: 
“ AY 
fa gazak.t sharab, ‘anything eaten with wine.’ Bi-shikan 
i tive, 
males; a gelding or an animal 
three ses a re horn or a cut ear would . rejected. Sunnis sacrifice all. 
t 
a os usain, slain atKerbela. He was wounded in the mouth by an 
arrow we he stoo 
5 Shi 
to eg in the Euphrates, 
chadar without yaraq. 
1 Surma-yi javahir ig a taluabie Seiyauke supposed to be compounded 
of jewels. 
