http://dili-gence.wombathole.com/?p=188 Random observations from an English speaking foreigner in Dili, Timor-Leste Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:36:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://dili-gence.wombathole.com/?p=188&cpage=1#comment-1049 Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » East Timor: Native Ceremony Wed, 13 Dec 2006 03:39:13 +0000 http://wombathole.com/dili-gence/?p=188#comment-1049 [...] Dili-gence gives us a glimple into a native ceremony in East Timor. “One part of the ceremony involved the symbolic killing of a pig. Probably in deference to the large foreign presence, the actual kill was carried out away from the Palacio but body parts from the pig are presented to various leaders - eyes to those with a vision for the country etc. etc. At the same time, a “matan dook” (witch doctor) reads the pig entrails.” Preetam Rai [...] [...] Dili-gence gives us a glimple into a native ceremony in East Timor. “One part of the ceremony involved the symbolic killing of a pig. Probably in deference to the large foreign presence, the actual kill was carried out away from the Palacio but body parts from the pig are presented to various leaders – eyes to those with a vision for the country etc. etc. At the same time, a “matan dook” (witch doctor) reads the pig entrails.” Preetam Rai [...]

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