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Christmas and the New Rice Festival
A description of the festivals and practices surrounding Christmas and the New Rice Festival, and conversations between the Lahu headman and villagers while preparing for these events. They don't work for 3-4 days around Christmas and feast on pork. For the New Rice Festival in October, they also feast on pork. One person suggests slaughtering and eating an elephant, but others say it is not good. The young men look forward to the New Rice Festival to court the women.
Date:
1965
Creator:
Matisoff, James A.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Church service
A recording of a Lahu church service including hymns and sermon given by a Karen preacher in Huey Tat village. The sermon is about sin and the importance of forgiveness.
Date:
[1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator:
Matisoff, James A.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cleaning up the village after New Year's
A description of cleaning up after the New Year celebration.
Date:
[1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator:
Matisoff, James A.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conference of Lahu Christians at Shatodo village
A sermon and blessing of people from different backgrounds coming together in church.
Date:
1965
Creator:
Matisoff, James A.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Courting a girl
A description of how to court a girl.
Date:
[1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator:
Matisoff, James A.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Courting banter
A conversation between Lahu villagers about courting women and comparing women to baskets.
Date:
[1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator:
Matisoff, James A.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Creation myth: The first man emerges from the primeval gourd
A creation story about the first humans wherein the first human emerged from a gourd and how the animals reacted.
Date:
[1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator:
Matisoff, James A.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A day hunting and talking
A conversation between Lahu villagers about plans for hunting squirrels and barking deer. They share stories about childhood in the village.
Date:
[1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator:
Matisoff, James A.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The dhole and the tiger
A traditional story about a dhole (wild dog) and a tiger who want to outsmart humans, but cannot. The story ends with a warning not to be conceited or arrogant.
Date:
[1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator:
Matisoff, James A.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Discussion of Lahu customs; hill life vs. life in the plains
A description of social customs in Lahu villages comparing plains and hill villages. They discuss marriage customs, how the New Rice festival is celebrated by animists and Christian Lahus, and compare their customes to other groups like the Shan, Akha, and Wa.
Date:
[1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator:
Matisoff, James A.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Dispersal of the Lahu people
A description of the Lahu people's migration and agricultural practices.
Date:
[1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator:
Matisoff, James A.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Dividing a slaughtered pig fairly
A description of how to divide a slaughtered pig evenly. Sometimes, the one who kills the pig gets the insides and head. Otherwise, the meat from the head, intestines, and feet can be divided evenly and mixed with the other meat. This case is difficult because they want to divide one pig evenly between 58 people.
Date:
[1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator:
Matisoff, James A.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Driving away the spirit of illness
A description of driving away the spirit of illness.
Date:
[1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator:
Matisoff, James A.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Edifying text
A lesson from a Lahu elder.
Date:
[1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator:
Matisoff, James A.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of individual vocabulary items
An elicitation of individual vocabulary items.
Date:
[1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator:
Matisoff, James A.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The empty coconuts
A humorous anecdote about a misunderstanding on the road.
Date:
[1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator:
Matisoff, James A.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Explanation of Lahu proverbs
Recitation and explanation of Lahu proverbs.
Date:
[1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator:
Matisoff, James A.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Explanation of poetic phrases
An explanation of poetic phrases used in Lahu poetry about trees and nature describing the movement of the stars, sun, and moon.
Date:
[1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator:
Matisoff, James A.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fantastical hunting tales
An embellished account of a hunting trip. The hunter saw animals smoking opium and killed a boar with the help of a poisonous centipede.
Date:
[1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator:
Matisoff, James A.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Farting and playing tag
A traditional story about a father and son-in-law farting and playing tag
Date:
[1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator:
Matisoff, James A.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Father-in-law's cold rice
A humorous anecdote about a hunter who trapped a bear with his son-in-law.
Date:
[1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator:
Matisoff, James A.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The ferocious elephant
A humorous anecdote about an elephant.
Date:
[1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator:
Matisoff, James A.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The flea and the louse
A traditional story about how fleas and lice got their shape.
Date:
[1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator:
Matisoff, James A.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Folk medicine
A description of folk medicine.
Date:
[1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator:
Matisoff, James A.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library