Rain washes out a dead man's footsteps

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Title

Rain washes out a dead man's footsteps

Collection

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

Contributor

han≠kass'o (Klein Jantje) (VIII)

Summary

<i>Rain follows death. The method of protecting the grave. By /han≠kass'o (L VIII.-28. 8465-8467).</i>

Comments

1) p.8464v: |han≠kass'o observed this himself; the dead person is called the 'person who rains', 2) This story is found in Book VIII-28

Type

story

Date

3 June 1879 (story given on or about)

Category

Custom and daily life

The Rain and Rain's water

Keyword

death ( the rain washes out a dead man's footsteps )

death ( and 'a person who rains' )

death ( and the rain )

death ( what happens when people die )

death ( beliefs about )

death ( and burial and rain )

death ( and the making of the grave )

burial ( a description of )

burial ( of people )

burial ( and the rain which washes out a dead man's footsteps )

burial ( the making of the grave )

burial ( protecting the grave with bushes and stones )

rain ( falls when a person dies )

rain ( and death )

rain ( and methods of burial )

rain ( death and 'a person who rains' )

rain ( washes out a dead man's footsteps )

rain ( and beliefs about death )

footprints ( the rain washes away those belonging to a dead man )

footprints ( 'a person who rains' )

grave ( making of )

grave ( and the use of bushes and stones to cover and protect )

grave ( the rain washes out a dead man's footsteps )

footsteps ( the rain washes out a dead man's )

footsteps ( 'a person who rains' )

Story Pages

8465-8467

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