Among the Lushei clans the sacrifice must be performed by a pui-thiam of the clan, and the pig is killed outside the house, but is brought in to be cooked and eaten. The legs and ribs have to be kept for three days above the rafters, and during this time they are "sherh," and if they are touched by anyone of another family, someone of the household performing the sacrifice will suffer in some way, unless another pig is quickly killed. The skull of the animal is hung on the centre post inside the house. The sacrifice is generally made about once in four years, unless the pui-thiam advises the performance more frequently on account of sickness. The following is the chant or invocation used by the pui-thiam at this sacrifice. Each invocation begins and ends with a long drawn out note. The refrain "And accept, &c.," is repeated after each line. Ah--h. Arise from the village. Aw--w. And accept our sacrifice. Ah--h. Arise from the open spaces in the village. Aw--w, And accept our sacrifice. Ah--h. Arise from your dwelling places. Aw--w. Ah--h. Arise from the paths. Aw--w. Ah--h. Arise from the gathering mists. Aw--w. Ah--h. Arise from the yam plots. Aw--w. Ah--h. Arise from Bualchuam hill. Aw--w. Ah--h. Arise from Khawkawk hill. Aw--w. Ah--h. Arise from Buhmam hill. Aw--w. Ah--h. Arise from above the road. Aw--w. Ah--h. Arise from below the hill. Aw--w. Ah--h. Arise from Vahlit hill. Aw--w. Ah--h. Arise from Muchhip hill. Aw--w. The spirits of three more hills are invoked. Ah--h. Arise from the new village site. Aw--w. Ah--h. Arise from the shelf over the hearth. Aw--w. Ah--h. Arise from the village. Aw--w. Ah--h. Arise from the floor. Aw--w. Ah--h. Arise from the earth. Aw--w. Ah--h. Spirits prayed to by our ancestors, Accept our sacrifice. Bless Luta's spirit (the householder's name), Bless us with sons, bless us with daughters, Bless us while in bed, bless us round the hearth. Make us to flourish like a sago palm, Make us to flourish like a hai tree. Bless us while the sun shines, Bless us while the moon shines. May those above bless us, may those below us bless us. Guard us from our enemies, guard us from death. Favour us with flesh. (May we have success in the chase.) Favour us with the produce of the jungle. For ten, for a hundred years bless us. Bless us in killing man, bless us in shooting animals, Bless us in cultivating our jhums, bless us in cultivating the beans. Guard us in the presence of men, guard us in the presence of animals. Bless us in our old age, Bless us when our heads are bowed down. Guard us from the spear, guard us from the dah. Those whom our grandmothers worshipped guard us, Those whom our grandfathers worshipped guard us. Bless us in spite of the faults in this our chant, Bless us in spite of the faults in this our worship."