Untitled - Life and Culture on the Tibetan Plateau

while Dpal mo mtsho was offering liquor to the A zhang.
Bstan 'dzin, Rab brtan, <strong>and</strong> Don 'grub cooked two dishes.
Bkra shis don 'grub <strong>and</strong> Don 'grub warmly welcomed the
A zhang into the meal room. Under Rta mgrin rdo rje <strong>and</strong>
Phag mo's direction, the sha nye offered tea, fried bread,
steamed stuffed dumplings, steamed buns, two dishes, <strong>and</strong>
rice cooked with butter, sugar, gro ma, <strong>and</strong> raisins. Rta mgrin
rdo rje, Rab brtan, Skal bzang nyi ma, <strong>and</strong> Phag mo urged
them to eat. Two sha nye leaders welcomed the A zhang into
the party room after the meal.
Paternal Relatives <strong>and</strong> Friends Were Welcomed <strong>and</strong> Offered
Food
Thirteen of Dpal mo mtsho's paternal relatives <strong>and</strong> five
friends arrived before the A zhang, <strong>and</strong> another twenty-four
arrived just after the A zhang. Bkra shis don 'grub <strong>and</strong> Don
'grub welcomed them all into the meal room where Rta
mgrin rdo rje, Rab brtan, Skal bzang nyi ma, <strong>and</strong> Phag mo
served them the same food that had been served to the A
zhang. They were welcomed into the party room by two sha
nye leaders after the meal.
Villagers Were Welcomed <strong>and</strong> Offered Food
Villagers came to Dpal mo mtsho's home at dusk. Bkra shis
don 'grub <strong>and</strong> Don 'grub welcomed all of them to the meal
room, where sha nye members served them tea, fried bread,
steamed stuffed dumplings, steamed buns, <strong>and</strong> rice cooked
with butter, sugar, gro ma, <strong>and</strong> raisins.
Rta mgrin rdo rje <strong>and</strong> Phag mo organized seating.
Village men roughly above the age of thirty-five sat in the
double row of seating of older village men, younger village
men sat in another double row, <strong>and</strong> older village women
(forty <strong>and</strong> above) sat in a double row next to the young men.
Younger village women sat around the edges of the rows.
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