Culture events with 5-3 Sacred Objects & Places tag

Clan tree for one of the torokum clans and its story

Edited Nov. 14, 2022, 11:13 a.m. by Rhett

We had visited Egigol Ume and next to Abanel's house there was a tree which had attracted a lot of butterflies. Stacie asked for a cutting and it turns out there was deeper significance to the tree. Kavaluku wanted to tell the stories and customs related to the tree...

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God's garden

Edited April 16, 2024, 2:50 p.m. by Steve

People talk about going into God's garden as a place of blessing. I asked some people about it. Kavaluku following his talk reinforced it by saying that if Was had heard the talk he wouldn't have died middle aged....

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Interviews about sacred objects

Edited April 11, 2024, 1:38 p.m. by Steve

1. oo mohis hutam amoot "su enn hootom heleb i moogut ogoo teb i" et, moogut nom om megite mee? (a guy told me he understood and so was going into The garden, what did he mean by that?) 2. hubi nom wog ab yot igugund, endet omboo Eseelumand igugund ig? Womunee igugund ig? (a...

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Rain stone

Edited April 8, 2024, 10:19 a.m. by Steve

While visiting a garden a family showed us an ancestral stone that was used to summon rain. During dry spells the family would take the stone out and show it to the sky which would cause rain. The stone isn't used anymore and the family have chosen to bury it by a tree in their garden because young ...

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The garden

Edited June 23, 2023, 11:37 a.m. by Steve

There seems to be a metaphorical use of "The garden coming", which may be a reference to The garden of Eden. # Examples - Interviews about Kaunsil (Set Q5)...

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