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CHINESE CUSTOM
THE CINESE HAVE A MILITARY HERO WHOM THEY THREW IN THE
WATER AT HIS DEATH. SINCE THIS WAS A DOWNGRADING
THING TO DO, THROW IN THE WATER, THE CHINESE THROW
RICE INTO THE WATER TO FEED HIS SPIRIT.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT LEARNED OF THIS CUSTOM WHILE STATIONED
IN CHINA AS A MISSIONARY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 10-00-1967