After the lament, Kahu made inquiry for his brother, and the young man said, “My father is dead. I buried him. I have come to you to perform the ceremonies of the _pure_ and the _horohoro_, to remove my sacredness.” Immediately Kahu shouted to the tribe, “The _marae_ (courtyard) is _tapu_,” and led the young man to the sacred house of the priests. He then ordered food to be prepared—a dog of the breed of Irawaru—and while it was being cooked, went with the young man to dip themselves in the river. His companion, a son of his brother, Warenga, remained with the rest of the tribe. When they had dipped in the river, Kahu commenced cutting the young man’s hair, which is a part of the ceremony of _Pure_. In the evening, the hair being cut, the _mauri_,⁴⁰ or sacredness of the hair, was fastened to a stone. ⁴⁰ The hair of the head, in this ceremony, was made fast to a stone, and the sacredness of the hair was supposed to be transferred to this stone, which represented some ancestor. The stone and hair were then carried to the sacred place belonging to the _Pa_. Then Kahu went with Ihenga to the Koari, where the _ueta_ of the corpse had been left, and there chanted a _karakia_. They then rested for the night. The next morning the ceremony of the _Pure_ was finished, and the following _karakia_ was chanted by Kahu:— Complete the rite of Pure, By which you will be free from The evil influence of Po, The bewitching power of Po. Free the canoe from sacredness, O Rangi; The canoe of stumbling unawares, O Rangi; The canoe of death unawares, O Rangi. Darkness for the Tipua, darkness. Darkness for the Antient-one, darkness. Some light above, Some light below. Light for the Tipua, light. Light for the Antient-one, light. The _uwha_⁴¹ is held aloft. A squeeze, a squeeze. Protection from Tu. ⁴¹ _Uwha_, the bivalve shell used for cutting the hair. After this they went to partake of food; and the oven of the _kohukohu_⁴² was opened. While the oven was being uncovered by Hine-te-kakara (the fragrant damsel), she took care to turn aside her face, lest the savour of the _kumara_ and the steam of the sacred oven should come near her mouth, lest evil should come to her. She did not even swallow her spittle, but constantly kept spitting it forth. ⁴² _Kohukohu_, the plant chick-weed, in the leaves of which the sacred _kumara_ was wrapped. When the food was set before Kahu and Ihenga, Ihenga took up some of the _kohukohu_ in which were wrapt two _kumara_, and held it in his hand, while Kahu chanted the following _karakia_:—