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第248节

    thehousehadperfordtheirablutionsandeantithehighpriestperfordthesapleofthesunassoonasthesunrose;allthepeopletodriveallevilsoutofthean;anineforthfrohefortress;asassengerofthesun;rithebladetothesoaizeherefourotherinessengertou;ashisssengers;drivetheevilsoutoftheetothedoorsoftheirhouses;anditustoreas;andlegs;asifintheaightbanishtherohe;andbathedintheriversandfountains;sayingthattheirladieseoutofthethentheytookgreattorgoatheirhandsandranthusthelancesselvesandtheirightnotretu

    thenegroesofguineaannuallybanishthedevilfrolltheirtouesetapartforthepurposeataxionthegoldast;thisannualexpulsionisprepooninglibertyisalloayfreelysingofallthefaults;villanies;andfraudsoftheirsuperiorsasent;orsoandpeltinghistohandfarenoughoutofthetorethanahundredtoetitokesurethathedoesnotretutotheirhouses;theenfrolluncleannessandthedevil

    atonyan;ofdrivingtheevilspirit;abonsaoutofthetousketsintheirhouses;tuingalltheirfuitureoutofdoors;beatingaboutineveryeroftherooingasloudlyaspossible;inordertofrightenthedevilbeingdrivenoutofthehouses;astheyigine;theysalliedforthintothestreets;throing;beatingstiakingthesthorridnoise;inordertodrivehiutofthetoispreadebetanandnif;duringtheseakeanoiseinthetodiatelytakenbeforethekingandfinedheavilyifadogorpig;sheeporgoatbefoundatlargeinthestreet;itybekilled;ortakenbyanyone;theforroandanypensationthissilen;that;beingoffhisguard;heybetakenbysurprise;andfrightenedoutoftheplaceifanyonedieduringthesilence;hisrelativesarenotallopleted

    sotisthedateoftheannualexpulsionofdevilsisfixedongthehosoftogoland;inedannuallybeforethepeoplepartakeofthenestheagierry;thereforetheystoingtheensetodaytothroitingtheiruthsandsountadaklu;theythroe

    atkirishadbeenharvested;thepeoplefeastedanddananydays;andagreatdealofproperty;suchasarets;nativeney;andsoforth;erectedforthepurposewhe
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    nthefestivitiesthevillagebyshouting;beatingthepostsofthehouses;andovertuingeverythingunderightbesupposedtolurktheexplanationissionaryefortheotaketheirdeparturehadtheynotseenthedanselvesonthesoulsoftheya;andappropriatedthesoulsoftheneyandalltheotherfihingssetoutontheplatforreuldthespiritsustgo

    angthehosofnortheasteindiathegreatfestivaloftheyearistheharvestho;heldinjanuary;enandenaresooveroniesopenustbeblariueedstheseofferingsarepresentedbythevillagepriest;aybepreservedfrollsfortuneandsiadeinsoplaeanevilspiritissupposedtoinfesttheplaen;en;andselvesuptofeastinganddrinkingrientheirrespeodesty;delianner;derousandgentletoenbutduringthisfestivaltheiaturesappeartoundergoateoraryenandenbeealstlikeanilsintheindulgenorouspropensitiesthendaris;kinsnandneighboursofthehos;keepthefestivalinlabourersarefeastedbytheirsters;andalloostfreedofspeee;theteationofoneyearstoil;andaslightrespitefrotbeforetheynceagain

    angstsoofthehindookooshtribes;asangthehosandndaris;theexpulsionofdevilstakesplailytakeshistployedthenextdayisspentinrejoieinsteadofatharvestatthistitheyadeofabasketsetuponafeboorollersforprecedenceisgiveninallcereniesnnectedefeathershethentakesthecartoalltheotherhousesinthevillage;eachofethingslastly;thecarisnductedtoafielden;;theyareheldtohavenoexcuseforinterferinghtherestoftheseed

    thepeopleofbali;anislandtotheeastofjava;haveperiodieoonintheninthnthonshavebeenlongunlestedtheuntryissaidtobe;andthepriestissuesorderstoexpeltheyfosthedevilstopartakeofthealatthesatianuerofnstepforpdiatelyafterars;rithehouses;thefiendsfleetothebanquet;butherethepriestrethinkthatbaliisnotbalibutsodesertisland;nooneystirfroisoenyshoselvesinthestreetse;ehcardsanddice

    intonquinatheonlytookplaongstn;theelephantsorhorses
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    ofthegeneralsstable;ortheenashavebeenputtodeathfortreason;rebellion;andnspiringthedeathoftheking;general;orprinenttheyhavesuffered;theyarebenttodestroyeverythingandthorribleviolenontherrykingofallkinds;andgenerallies;suurderalefainaldevilsandlevolentspiritsforitisusualandtofeastthendeedbeforetheirexetoeatanddrink;inastrangelanguage;byanyoffenostterriblenoisethedevilsybedrivenatoflight

    inarons;anyelephantsoonvolleysofsketryonyedonthreesuonsisannuallythepalastationtostation;tillthefiringhasreaonsaredrivenoutstepbystepassoonasthisisdoneanseretuingtheropeisdeoftoughuchgrassandispaintedinalteatestripesofred;yellow;andblue

    annualexpulsionsofdens;nangtheheathenofeurope;ifayjudgefroherelisangtheirdesustbedrivenoutintuinsovillagestheexpulsionisnagedotherarriednreongallthehousesinproportiontotheauntthateaenthroevertheyfindinthehouses;andthisisoreover;sooftheboiledgroatsareoftheenasseleonhorsebaselveseed;theyproeveryonethentheyunttheirhorsesandrideoutofthevillage;yellingoreatthedevilthetheirdeepurposetheyfireguns;stabthegroundentsastheydoso;andinsodistrietreebarktofrightenhieofthecheesecakesandeggshefeast

    inofexpellingthepoesoftheyearhassurvivedtodetisthusinsovillagesofararonthoften;asghthavebeenanticipated;theancientpaganritehasattacheditselftochurchfestivalsinalbaniaone
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    asterevetheyoungpeoplelighttortheelvessanddrivethehouseandho;froarardandcattlestall;kingagreatuproarandclatterastheydoso

    ineforexpellingtheisloary;andtenustfirsthaveretheigatedonyofbuingouttheakearaakeanoiseandadthishubbuballscreatthepitchoftheirvoices:

    here;oriththee

    thentheyrunseventisroundthehouses;theyards;andthevillagesotheokedoutoftheirlurkingplaongthegesofboheathusinthebhrbleaftersunsetonsoheight;espeinsoplaces;enarecrackingtheirenheirhos;andthelongdraes;heardfaroffinthesilenceofnight;areveryeffectualforbanningtheches

    anothereistheperiodoftasandepiphanyhenaydrivehouseandhostead;andonharonneianlads;ardtheelvesintocirclesandfirethriceintotheairthisiscalledshootingthechesandissupposedtofrightentheystictakingagreatnoisealespiritsoftheakeenoughnoise;thereakeadisrdantnoisethenbythelightoftorchesandblazingfaggotstheysetupaprodigioushueandcry;anearsplittinguproar;hopingtherebytochaseallthethetown

    chapter57publicscapegoats

    1theexpulsionofeodiedevils

    thusfardiateinthisodeofdeliveranostpartinbeatingtheetyairandraisingsutoflightitreinstoillustratethesendorareatleastsupposedtobeloadeduponaterialdiuofffrohepeople;village;ortown

    theposofselvesinharlequinrigandbarbariountainsthesearetopersonifythedevilsaheraldgoesuptothetopoftheasselyhouse;andkesaspeeultitudeatasignalagreeduponintheeveningthesqueraderseinfroheuntains;ingontheirheads;andotion;andstuindonstheterrifiedenandenhuddlethensideaaraudingandbloodthirstydevils;sobledhundredsofen;ingandfaintingandblyhouse;andthebravestofthenenterandholdaparleyasannurage;thedevilsareexpelledfroheasselyhouse;andfightingaretheprairie;chasedandfrightenedtheen;andactedthepartofabuffalobullinthebuffalodance;theobjectofoensureap
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第252节

    lentifulsupplyofbuffaloesduringtheensuingyearfinallyhethevillage;theenpursuinghidirt

    soofthenativetribesofolonga;enandviolateenifonieslastforfivenightsandnsistofdanolongahielf;personifiedbyantriakesasifhethroughgreatistheexonvanishesintheglooonthelastnightoftheyearthepalabodiaispurgedofdevilsnpaintedasfiendsareunzerabad;adistriysoreinsoutheindia;allpoxhasbrokenoutinaparish;theinhabitantsasseleandnjurethedenofthediseaseintoaage;idnight;intothenextparishtheinhabitantsofthatparishinlikennerpasstheigeontotheieighbours;andthusthedenisexpelledfronevillageafteranother;untilheestothebankofariverintohrown

    oftener;hoonsarenotrepresentedatall;butareunderstoodtobepresentinvisiblyintheterialandvisiblevehicleaer

    2theoaterialvehicle

    thevehiaybeofvariouskindsanoneisalittleshiporboatthus;inthesouthedistri;siallpoxes;agues;asles;eteifsiesiissinthesanneronladenbarkislosttosight;thebearersretutothevillage;ancriesout;thesicknessesarenoerunningoutoftheirhouses;passingtheootheotherents

    silaronlyresortedtoinothereastindianislandsthusintirlaut;tosleadthedensallproa;ntainingtheigeofanandprovisionedforalongvoyage;isallohere;tubaakeen;andn;thataybeabletoeatporkandriyproseeatyourshare;andkeallthepeopleinthevillageudiatelybuit;befireintheislandofburutheproaonsofdiseaseisaboutts;andrushabouttofrightenthedensnextingtenstalenstrikethepeopleallpox;goaadeyoufoodreadyforthevoyage;oretogiveonythereasonforstrikingthepeopleofthediseasedens;;allpoxorothersionforexale;stofthepagantribesontheastofboeoseektodriveaianigesfrohepithofthesagopalndplaallraftorboatorfullriggedlayshiptogethersofthearecapalndadefrotsleaves;andthusadoedthelittlecraftisalloofloatouttoseahtheebbtide;bearing;asthepeoplefondlythinkorhope;thesicknessahit

    oftenthevehiunityisananilorscapegoatinthecentralprovincesofindia;inavill
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第253节

    age;everyoneretiresaftersunsettohishousetheprieststhenparadethestreets;takingfroheroofofeaeshriotheeastofthevillageallans;andkursofindia;theytakeagoatorabuffaloineitheregrain;esthebuffaloisrkedentanddriventothenextvillage;

    angstthedinkas;apastoralpeopleoftheilypossessesasaity;theilytosurrendertheirsaonyaraindiansofboliviaandperuaplague;theyloadedablaountains;hopingthatithepestahit

    oanforexale;froitotithegodsusedtoagiaketheieofdiseasetoavertsuanandaboyoraanandhererkorbodilydefesysuntry;beingtooe

    sooftheaboriginaltribesofanofgreatsearedhisfaonlyheisassistedbyapriestfinallythesenandenbeatinggongsandtoo;isdrivenurrainistohireanoftheurrainhestnotlookback

    3theperiodiaterialvehicle

    thediateexpulsionofevilsbyansofasaterialvehiininvisiblefortendstobeeperiodiaroa;andlakor;islandsoftheindianareritootherislands;tootherlands;distributethenplaonyisthestiortantoftheistobringgoodlunlyexpellingalltheevilspiritsthatyhavelleonsandbanishingtheevolvesbearont;itssquealshelptoattrabalsofbrassandjinglingbunthehouses;follototheedgeoftheadereadyandoredtothebankitntainsofferingsoffood;als;andbirds;alldeoutoftheleavesofthesagopaltheevilspiritsnobarkontheraft;andonsonsfroheirlurkingplaces;areteatedbydeath;foritiskilledanditscarcasethrownaway

    everyyear;atthebeginningofthedryseason;thenibarislanderscarrythedelofashipthroughtheirvillagesthedevilsarechasedoutofthehuts;anddrivenonboardthelittleship;onyhasbeendescribedbyacatechist;nesseditatcaibarinjuly1897forthreedaysthepeopleingcars;shapedlikecanoes;fittedhsails;andloadedhcertainleaves;hevaluablepropertyofexpellingdevilsheyoungpeoplehusengaged;theexorcistsandtheelderssatinahousesingingsongsbytus;butoftentheywo
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第254节

    uldeforth;paeeansexpellingthedevilbysailsintheeveningallthevillagersasseled;theenbringingbasketsofashesandbunilarlyintheseatotheleftofthegraveyardthedenladenbarksbeingnoenthretheshore;andtheeagaintheilarexpulsionofdevilstakesplaoniesareheldatdifferenttisindifferentplaces

    angstnyoftheaboriginaltribesofuniovetheillsanddisasterstheelvesthefestivalisattendeduchrevellinganddrunkenness

    atoldtheirhauntsarethesoulsofallthepeopleonthbeforetheexpulsion;onthofnoveer;rudeeffigiesrepresentingnandanils;suadeofoingofthedayappointedfortheaybebanishedfroheabodesofnforthispurposebandsofpeopleroahroughthestreetsknos;bloightandin;inshortkingallthenoiseitispossiblefortheoraisethehubbubgoesontilltheapproaagesarehastilysnatahusthetocleanofghostsanddevilsforanothertwoyears

    silarannualexpulsionsofeodiedevilsarenotunknoples;togetherustfirsthavetouberofthebandhasspatintoitonespellsoverittheybelievethatbyperfogthiscerenytheydispelalltheillnessesthatintheurseoftheyear;andthatifanyonefindsthevesselandopensitoutofcuriosity;heandhi
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