Dancing to Restore an Eclipsed Moon - Qagyuhl (1914)
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Portfolio X, plate 355

"It is thought that an eclipse is the result of an attempt of some creature in the sky to swallow the luminary. In order to compel the monster to disgorge it, the people dance round a smouldering fire of old clothing and hair, the stench of which, rising to his nostrils, is expected to cause him to sneeze and disgorge the moon."-Curtis

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