Study on sacralizing fire and calling rain in Raiheu Village

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https://doi.org/10.62929/30078261.v1i1.4

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sacralize the fire, call the rain, Raiheu, Cailaco, Timor-Leste

Abstract

In this article, we talk about the sacralization of fire and calling the rain in the Raiheu village, sub-administrative Cailaco. We seek to fundamentally describe the process of Luli-api (sacralization of fire) and the ritual ceremony of calling the rain, according to the tradition of the community of the village, before creating vegetable gardens and floodplains, it is necessary to carry out the ritual ceremonies already mentioned.

KEYWORDS: Sacralize the fire. Call the rain. Raiheu. Cailaco. Timor-Leste.

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2024-06-15

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Gomes, M. B. de S., Billy, D. L., & Silva, C. da. (2024). Study on sacralizing fire and calling rain in Raiheu Village. Dadolin, 1(1), 45–53. https://doi.org/10.62929/30078261.v1i1.4

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2024)

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