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Word: lustral (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1926-1926
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...Chiengmai stately priests flung garlands upon the baby elephant, poured lustral water on its quivering trunk and performed the complicated mystic rite of "Tarn Kwan." From Bangkok experts set out to confirm that the elephant was indeed a "true white" and therefore sacred. Siamese offered prayers of thanksgiving...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SIAM: National Paradox | 12/13/1926 | See Source »

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