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Page 38
... associated with the hearth and only on Sinhalese New Year does it become a place of ceremony . 99 Every family has three meals during the day , although in many homes the early " morning tea " may be very little more than that . If rice ...
... associated with the hearth and only on Sinhalese New Year does it become a place of ceremony . 99 Every family has three meals during the day , although in many homes the early " morning tea " may be very little more than that . If rice ...
Page 111
... associated with disease . Eighteen sanni demons are recognized by practitioners of demon exorcizing . Each has a distinctive appearance and is associated with a specific disorder , and each is represented by an appropriate mask ...
... associated with disease . Eighteen sanni demons are recognized by practitioners of demon exorcizing . Each has a distinctive appearance and is associated with a specific disorder , and each is represented by an appropriate mask ...
Page 137
... associated with rubber brought local bouti- ques , new money to spend in the town bazaars , roadways , and dependencies upon economic and political forces out- side both village and country . For the first time , Pelpola in a real sense ...
... associated with rubber brought local bouti- ques , new money to spend in the town bazaars , roadways , and dependencies upon economic and political forces out- side both village and country . For the first time , Pelpola in a real sense ...
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agricultural almsgiving associated astrologer auspicious Badahela behavior believe betel bhikkhu boutiques bride brothers Bryce Ryan Buddha Buddhist caste cent ceremony Ceylon coconut couple crop culture dagoba daughter demon dhobi distinct dowry economic especially estates exorcizing fact father fields frequently garden girl gods Goyigama groom harvest honor Hooniyam horoscope household heads husband important Jataka Kalutara Kataragama kinship kinsmen less living Lokuliyanage Low Country male marriage married matters nearly neighborhood neighbors Nibbana organization paddy cultivation paddy land parental home participation peasant Pelpola Pelpola Central persons piligeneema pinkama pirith poruva position potters practices prestige priest production rarely rational relationships relatives responses rice rubber sarong secular significance Sinhalese social society Sri Pada status Straus supernatural temple tion traditional trees Undecided University of Ceylon upasaka urban usually values village wage labor wealth wedding Western wife wives women youth