Motif
cessation of ritual, festivity, and commerce in mourning
cessation_of_ritual_festivity_and_commerce_in_mourning
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Mourning Ritual and Funerary Practice. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XXX. The Triumph Of Love. / Canto XXXII. The Gift Of The Treasures. / Canto XXXVII. The Coats Of Bark. / Canto XLVI. The Halt.; lines 16966-17020 confidence: high
As sunset and night arrive, women in each house continue to lament Rama; worship fires are cold, no text is hummed, no tale is told, and midnight gloom envelops the mournful town.
The passage describes cold worship fires, no recitation, no tales, ceased feasting, music, dance, merriment, and closed merchants' stores.
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