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1751. Reference : MM-1-18-48

merit making in the New Year's Day

| April 15, 1960. People attended rituals at the temple in the morning. [merit making in the New Year's Day? - translator]. In the ceremony the pouring of ceremonial water was a sign of dedication to make merit for the departed, and sprinkling with holy water. | Punch card

1752. Reference : MM-1-18-49

Suma kun thaw [water-pouring ceremony to ask a blessing from a respected elder - translator].

| April 15, 1960. There was a water pouring ceremony to ask for a blessing from respected elders in the village after the banquet and the singing finished. | Punch card

1753. Reference : MM-1-18-50

Conscription

| April 2, 1960. Young men in the village attended the conscription for military service. | Punch card

1754. Reference : MM-1-18-51

Inter-ethnic relations

| April 22, 1960. Moerman interviewed Kiang who had migrated from Lampang. Villagers considered her Thai because she could not speak Lue. June 5, 1960. Lue people had a poor attitude towards the Khmu people. | Punch card

1755. Reference : MM-1-18-52

Christianity and Westerners

| April 27, 1960. Moerman explained to the assistant village headman how missionaries were supported by their churches. April 18, 1960. Khamlaj said that five to six years ago there were foreigners staying in the houses. | Punch card

1756. Reference : MM-1-18-53

Child death

| April 30, 1960. The son of Nan Jot died, and the corpse was buried early in the morning. It was the custom to cremate adults, while children were buried. | Punch card

1757. Reference : MM-1-18-54

Census

| May 3, 1960. A teacher who had worked on the census was ordered by the district chief to speak to Moerman about living in the US. | Punch card

1758. Reference : MM-1-18-55

Irrigation

| The villagers paid one half of the wage for tractor plowing, and they would pay the rest in harvested rice. May 6, 1960. During the liangs phi ceremony [offering sacrifices to a spirit – translator], Sicaj announced that he was a widower. Then some of the villagers helped repair the water catchment system. In the past, people from several villages in Chieng Ban sub-district helped repair the system. | Punch card

1759. Reference : MM-1-18-56

Rice sale

| May 8, 1960. Representatives from the mill in Phayao town came to the village to buy rice from the villagers. In this way, more profit was gained from the rice sale than selling at the mill in the Chiang Kham district. | Punch card

1760. Reference : MM-1-18-57

Buddhist Sabbath

| May 10, 1960. Moerman and Mary Ann observed the daily life of residents. For example, mEthaw Kham was starching skeins of white cloth. Saj carted bamboo back home and so on. | Punch card