Origin of custom of committing suicide by strangling — Mythoi

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Origin of custom of committing suicide by strangling.

Mythological motifs. · Creation and ordering of human life. · Origin of customs. · Origin of other customs. · view the constellation · filed as A1599.9

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India Thompson-Balys.

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Filed under Origin of additional customs.

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Origin of warning beacon Origin of erection of monuments to mark boundaries Why women wear veils in India Why the face must be wiped dry after washing Why in addressing anyone the second plural should be used Why earthworms are killed whenever earth is dug Why dagger must be always cleaned on the inside of the robe Inequalities of fortune among men, otherwise the work of the world will not go on Origin of witchcraft Origin of quarrels Origin of covenanted friendships Why certain caste is kind to animals Why a lamp must be lighted in a house at least every fortnight Origin of begging Origin of allusive expression for the story of gods' incest and trickery

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