Emery County Progress | 1909-04-03 | Page 4 | Weird Performance of Orientals

WEIRD performance OF ORIENTALS the feast of the n some parts of brit sh ind a is not always the innocent pastime it is supposed to be in pre on for the festival a number of the devotees taking part in the process on pa nt themselves black and yellow and pose as t gers these t gers often are drawn from the local reg ments of mil t a and it is their bus ness to precede the b ers of silver and tinse that are so necessary a part of the proceed carrying wooden staves and dancing they halt before the houses of wealthy edans and in du ge in mm fights wh ch sometimes result in f erce encounters some times afghan enemies appear on the scene and then blood is sp lied