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abandonment rituals (religious ceremonies, ceremonies, ... Events (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Rituals surrounding the exit from a locale or building. May involve burnt offerings, pit offerings, and broken pottery or ornaments. Examples are in pre-Columbian cultures where it was believed that living spirits inhabit inanimate objects, and that damaging or destroying the object can release the spirit. |
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abandonment rituals (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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abandonment ritual (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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rituals, abandonment (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: K.KM |
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.... Events (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ events (activities) (G) |
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............ cultural events (G) |
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................ ceremonies (G) |
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.................... religious ceremonies (G) |
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........................ abandonment rituals (G) |
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