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33invocation calling <strong>for</strong> good harvest.This is per<strong>for</strong>med bythe priest.No plant may be cut and no ground dug <strong>for</strong> twodays.Strict discipline is maintained during these days.Hun DayThe third special day <strong>for</strong> the Kukis is the Hun.TheHun has more of social solidarity than religious significance.This day is a day of fellowship with distant relativesand neighbors. Each household kills a white chickenon the seventh day of June each year.On this day also,Pathen is called upon to bless the household with health andwealth,and to bless the family with many sons and daughters.The day is observed with strict discipline of quietnessand calmness.The celebration ends with the bringingtogether of belpeng (belpeng is afour liter earthen pot <strong>for</strong>rice beer).This belpeng is brought together at the chief'shouse where the priest pronounces the benediction to all thevillagers and the beer is enjoyed by all along with singinganddancing.Kut DayThe fourth and last special day <strong>for</strong> the Kukis is theKut Day. Among the festivals of the Kukis, Kut is the mostsocial of all.Bread is made out of pounded rice by thevillagers and is given to the sick along with an incantationfrom the priest.This day is observed on August 25, annually.Kut is a thanksgiving festival. It is held every yearafter the annual harvest.On this occasion everyone is

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