Destroying the sneeze or kkoroken

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Title

Destroying the sneeze or kkoroken

Collection

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

Contributor

Dia!kwain (David Hoesar) (V)

Summary

<i>Sneezing in the early morning considered to be unfortunate. In the Katkop dialect, by Díä!kwãin (L V. 21. 5654 rev. and 5655 rev., note). How to destroy a Sneeze. (L V.-22. 5658 rev., note). </i>Sneezing drives away the game. The action or ritual called<i> kkoroken</i> is used to abort a sneeze.

Comments

1) Dia!kwain heard this from his parents and also experienced it in person, 2) See also <i>The Moon, not to be looked at, when game is shot</i> and <i>Sneezing: to be avoided when game is shot, </i>3) This story is found in Book V-21

Type

story

Date

6 December 1875

Category

Custom and daily life

Portention

Story Pages

5654v-5655v, 5657v-5658v

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