R. O. WINSTEDT: Rice Ceremonies. 117 
Aku kirimkan énam bulan ; 
Ketujoh ka-sambut natk. 
Bukan aku ménurunkan beneh ; 
Aku ménurunkan padi. 
““Greetings be unto thee, God’s _prophet, a king 
of all the earth! Greetings to ye, genies and gnom s of the 
soil! Greetings to our father the Sky, and our sinthes the 
Earth. Greetings to the guardian father, the guardian 
mother! I would send my child Princess Splendid to her 
mother. I would bid her sail to the sea that is black, the 
sea that is green, the sea that is blue, the sea that is purple. 
For six months I send her and in the ‘seventh- I will welcome 
her back. It is not seed I plant: it is rice-grain.” 
The Pawang puts seed into the seven holes, holding his 
breath : when he releases his breath, it must be done gently 
and he must face in another direction. After that the rest of 
the folk plant out their seed over their nurseries. 
Transplanting. 
When the rice in the nursery is 44 days old, on a 
Saturday evening (the Moslem first day of the week) the 
Pawang or some skilled person starts the work of transplant- 
ing into the field. No invocations are used. Seven bunches 
are planted first along with a banana plant (pisang mas) and 
three bémban stems. Round this spot a square fence is 
erected. 
Harvesting. 
e necessary appurtenances are got ready :—m 
coloured thread black, white, yellow and red leans ed 
warna) sprays of Sygodium scandens (daun ribu-ribu) , sugar- 
cane, bunga p&épanggil, ee: rice-paste fried in the 
form of three omelettes. Then a Saturday or Friday 
evening, the Pawang walks into ae middle of the rice-field, 
chooses seven of the finest plants, and binds them with the 
many-coloured thread, the sprays, the sugar-cane and the 
flowers. Then he proceeds round the selected plants three 
times, goes _ 
A’s-salam alatkum 
Hat jémbalang abhir f Bes, awal / oidilane 
sa-ratus s¢mbilan-pulo 
Engkau undor simpang sa- pe: hh! [éngkau. 
Kalau tngkau ta’ ményimpang sa-bélah, aku jacntck 
rr Greetings be to ye, gnomes of latter days, ie of the 
beginning, gnomes one hundred and ninety! Get e back 
sto pee If ye turn not aside, I will curse ye.’’ 
Then follows a charm against molestation by genies and 
fairies :— 
