Address or prayer to the star Canopus and the star Sirius

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Title

Address or prayer to the star Canopus and the star Sirius

Collection

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

Contributor

kabbo (Jantje) (II)

Summary

<i>Bushman doings and prayers when Canopus and his grandmother Sirius come out (L II.-37. 3348-3355). </i>An address or prayer to the stars Canopus and Sirius.

Comments

1) p.3348v: the sun is only a little warm when Canopus appears in winter, 2) p.3350v: Canopus (|ßko a-ggu) and Sirius (!kuttau) are both female stars, 3) p.3354v: the people leave one arm out of their karosses when in the sun, 4) See also <i>Names for the star Canopus,</i> 5) This story is found in Book II-37

Type

story

Date

14 October 1873 (started)

Category

Poetry

Celestial bodies and aeroscopy

Keyword

prayer ( or address to the star Canopus and Sirius )

prayer ( rituals performed during )

prayer ( to stars )

prayer ( and finding food )

prayer ( and 'Bushman rice' )

prayer ( to Canopus and Sirius )

Sirius ( grandmother )

Sirius ( a description of )

Sirius ( a prayer to )

Sirius ( an address to )

Canopus ( his grandmother Sirius )

Canopus ( a description of )

Canopus ( a prayer to )

Canopus ( an address to )

Canopus ( and the sun )

stars ( Canopus and Sirius )

stars ( the gender of )

stars ( and time of year )

stars ( and seasons )

stars ( a prayer to )

stars ( an address to )

stars ( and finding food )

stars ( and 'Bushman rice' )

sun ( warms Canopus )

sun ( and a prayer to stars )

sun ( and 'Bushman rice' )

Bushman rice ( and a prayer to stars Canopus and Sirius )

address ( or prayer to the star Canopus and Sirius )

food ( finding and a prayer to the stars )

food ( and an address or prayer to the stars Canopus and Sirius )

food ( and 'Bushman rice' )

seasons ( and an address or prayer to the stars Canopus and Sirius )

Story Pages

3348-3355

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