The Ritual of Slaughtering Animals Near the Stream
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In the old times, when water didn't yet flow in channels, there was a ritual where everyone would gather and take an animal to the stream. There, they would slaughter the animal, cook it on the spot, and everyone would eat together. After offering prayers, they would return home, and this would cause the water to start flowing. Any leftover meat was not allowed to be brought back home; it had to be buried in a hole dug on the spot. Only people from Barmas participated in this ritual and ate the meat. It was forbidden to offer this meat to outsiders. Originally, a bad spirit Deu lived there, and until this ritual of slaughtering the animal and holding a feast was performed, water wouldn't come to the village.
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