Motif
Brightly ornamented funeral rather than visible dark mourning
brightly_ornamented_funeral_rather_than_visible_dark_mourning
A motif of the Heroic Funeral Rites and Memorialization family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
shan
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Shans at Home, With Two Chapters on Shan History and Literature BOYS BESIDE PAGODA. / GAMES AND WORK / WOMAN IN WORKING DRESS. / YOUNG MARRIED WOMEN.; lines 4257-4359 confidence: high
The passage lists many presents and describes them laid on the floor; it notes bright garments, scarlet lacquer objects, yellow umbrellas, and a brightly decorated coffin, with no mourning signs except women's sad voices.
The passage emphasizes bright garments, scarlet objects, yellow umbrellas, gaudy transparent paper, and a brightly decorated coffin, while saying there are no signs of mourning except women's sad voices.
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