Life and Traditions in Gais Pain
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When I was young my days in Gais Pain were filled with hard work and simple joys of life. Every day me and others would go to the pastures with our animals, carrying traditional tools katto in our hands. Shoes were a luxury we didn't have, so we walked barefoot, enduring the rough terrain. On our way home, we would carry on our backs bundles of wood or zhuz, a type of natural paper produced from a tree. During the harvest season, work began at dawn and continued until dusk. We sowed wheat and tended to the young plants, meticulously removing extra plants and weeds. When the wheat ripened, we cut it by hand and collected it at a designated spot for threshing. For this process, two oxen were tied to a massive log and guided in a circular path by a man. The oxen's movement caused the grain to separate from the plants. The grains were then ground in a traditional grinding tool (jori) to make flour, and the straw was used as animal fodder. Where temperatures were scorching in Gais Pain, people found it unbearable to sleep inside their homes. Instead, they slept outside under the open sky. With a low popu-lation, the community would gather in one place, with men on one side and women on the other. Some nights, the women entertained themselves by dancing and singing. A woman from the Maruch family, known for being gold miners, was an exceptional dancer. She lived near the river's edge, and we would call her to join their celebrations. By the time she returned home, it would often be morning.
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