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Ritual accompanied by gong/ conical oboe/hrglass drum/round drum music begins 4:37 "Pehgon" on hseback circles stage acc. by conical oboe/hand drum/ cymbals (2 sets) / hourglass drum 4:40 (underlined) Peygon talks with "servants"-hrglass drummer speaks 4:42 Stage musicians play - god led in on horse - dismounts & promenades around has hand bells 4:43: Pegan sings-chants-drums onstage and also members of procession, seated at P's feet play drums 4:44 P kneels-chanting from p and seated members 4:46 P dancing-waving scarves 4:50 Reel 6 ends - music stops - p now changes for 2nd ceremony Reel 7 (some excess at start) SI-FP-1982-RR-280 4:58 Prepare for Chesop ritual - same instr. 5:00 ritual begins - percussion (stage & floor)Priestess chants - answered by 3 women on flr. P. has cymbals-hand bells-fan later P. discards cymbals et al - plays finger cymbals, chants joined by drummers on flr - later stage orchestra P. dances waving arms 5:10 music stops - P chants - drums etc join has items from altar - chants & 3 women answer. floor drums only wine - cakes given to some audience 5:11 heyman speaks as ceremony continues - wine & food passed to audience 5:13 one of women invite all to offer Heyman translates wine passed all around - some audience approach table 5:14 music by stage performes women doft robes - some audience members put them on & dance-7 dancers-8-robes & wine pass all around as more people join in 5:20 dancing & music continue - 25 people 5:25 music and dancing end - [strikethrough]Fred Leiberman[/strikethrough]Heyman Closes 5:25 TAPE OFF - END - FINIS