COMPARISON OF CEREMONIES AND LEGENDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BELIEF IN REVERENCE FOR WATER.

Cult water and reverence for water of the nation become a basis of legends and ceremonies. One of the wide-spread ceremonies is called Rain calling. This ceremony is usually held when people felt need of rain for the crop. A rain fertility ceremony drums and dance of Venda people in South Africa, the Tradition of Cat Procession, the Rocket Festival and the Phi Ta Khon Festival show the same motif and purpose. Rain calling and rituals of it may differ in accordance with the geographical location.

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