File:A Karen place of sacrifice.jpg
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English: A Karen place of sacrifice. The rickety bamboo platform is the altar, with half a pig as an offering on it. The curved wooden slab in front is for offerings of flowers and fruit. When any member of a Red Karen family falls sick, a sacrifice is made to appease the wrath of a presumably aggrieved spirit. A fowl is killed and the bones are examined to find out the pleasure of the nat (the Burmese word for spirit). When this is settled the required animal is slaughtered and the head, ears, legs, and entrails are deposited in the nat-sin (shrine of the spirit). |
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| Source | The National Geographic Magazine |
| Author | Sir George Scott |
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