Honolulu Star Bulletin. Thursday, February 14, 1957 - Tales about Hawaii, Clarice B. Taylor
Did your Chinese Grandpa sometimes talk like an oracle and predict an event which unaccountably came true?
If he did, Grandpa knew the omens for twitching of the eyelid, ringing of the ear, burning ear and for blushing which are contained in that wonderful book, The Chinese Almanac.
The omens printed in the 1957 Almanac are the same as those in Grandpa's day.
The important thing is to know the hour the twitching of the eyed or burning of the ear occurred.
Perhaps you would like to test Grandpa's omens. If so, cut out the following.
First hour (11 p.m. to 1 a.m.): Left eyelid - You have a benefactor. Right eyelid-You have an invitation coming.
Second hour (1 to 3 a.m.): Left eyelid - Something is troubling your mind. Right eyelid - Someone is thinking of you.
Third hour (3 to 5 a.m.): Left eyelid - A caller from afar is coming. Right eyelid - A joyful event is about to make place.
Fourth hour (5 to 7 a.m.): Left eyelid - A distinguished guest is coming. Right eyelid - All is well.
Fifth hour (7 to 9 a.m.): Left eyelid - A guest from afar is coming. Right eyelid - Some damage is about to occur.
Sixth hour (9 to 11 a.m.): Left eyelid - You will receive an invitation to dinner. Right eyelid - Something bad is going to happen.
SEVENTH HOUR
Seventh hour (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.): Left eyelid - You will attend a dinner party. Right eyelid - Something bad is coming your way.
Eighth hour (1 to 3 p.m.): Left eyelid - Something auspicious is coming your way. Right eyelid - You will experience a small joy.
Nineth hour (3 to 5 p.m.): Left eyelid - Guard against losing some money. Right eyelid - A woman is thinking about you.
Tenth hour (5 to 7 p.m.): Left eyelid - Guest are arriving. Right eyelid - Guests from afar are arriving.
Eleventh hour (7 to 9 p.m.): Left eyelid - Guests are arriving. Right eyelid - You will [will] attend a social gathering.
Twelfth hour (9 to 11 p.m.): Left eyelid - Guests are arriving. Right eyelid - You will be involved in a court dispute.
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* [will] : duplicate original to this text
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► Molokai's Iliili-Opae - 7: Interior Fittings
Honolulu Star Bulletin. Monday, January 21, 1957 - Tales about Hawaii, Clarice B. Taylor
Just why the high priest of the Molokai king had selected the rise below Iliili-opae temple was evident when the altar and oracle tower were planned.
The altar with all its sacred fittings was placed at the east end of the great platform area.
The east end of the platform was more than 20 feet off the ground and the three tiers, required for the platform, placed the sacred area in a high position.
The effect was dramatic. The audience, assembled on the platform below the altar and on the open ground surrounding the heiau, could plainly see the ceremonies being performed on the altar.
The altar abutted the ridge Mapulehu, which acted as a sounding board for the voices of the priests in prayer and chant. The voices reverberated against Mapulehu so that they were carried to the people outside the heiau.
VALUE OF ACOUSTICS
The high priest who planned the altar fittings fully understood the value of good acoustics. He placed the anuu, oracle tower, to the right near the Mapulehu Ridge.
The oracle tower was a tall wooden structure, 24 feet high and 18 feet square, from which the priest announced the oracles, or prophecies at the close of certain ceremonies.
He climbed to the top platform of the tower and threw his voice against the Mapulehu Ridge like a ventriloquist and the people thought they were hearing the real voice of god.
The main portion of the temple was dedicated to the worship of the great god Ku, so a special thatched house was built for Ku and in it was placed the image of the Moi, principal god who guarded the temple itself.
This house was called Mana (sacred).
Other houses were for the sacred drums used during the services, the king and the priests.
PLACE OFFERINGS
Standing before the Mana house was a high shelf-like structure, the lele. On the lele were placed offerings to the god Ku.
The lele was large enough to hold a human sacrifice and two pigs.
Behind the altar were built a cook house in which pigs were built for the ceremonies and a house to keep the paraphernalia of the priests.
The space in front of the altar was marked off by an ornamentation on which images of guardian gods were placed. This ornamentation consisted of two semi-circle low platforms placed side by side.
NEXT: Ohia Timber
Just why the high priest of the Molokai king had selected the rise below Iliili-opae temple was evident when the altar and oracle tower were planned.
The altar with all its sacred fittings was placed at the east end of the great platform area.
The east end of the platform was more than 20 feet off the ground and the three tiers, required for the platform, placed the sacred area in a high position.
The effect was dramatic. The audience, assembled on the platform below the altar and on the open ground surrounding the heiau, could plainly see the ceremonies being performed on the altar.
The altar abutted the ridge Mapulehu, which acted as a sounding board for the voices of the priests in prayer and chant. The voices reverberated against Mapulehu so that they were carried to the people outside the heiau.
VALUE OF ACOUSTICS
The high priest who planned the altar fittings fully understood the value of good acoustics. He placed the anuu, oracle tower, to the right near the Mapulehu Ridge.
The oracle tower was a tall wooden structure, 24 feet high and 18 feet square, from which the priest announced the oracles, or prophecies at the close of certain ceremonies.
He climbed to the top platform of the tower and threw his voice against the Mapulehu Ridge like a ventriloquist and the people thought they were hearing the real voice of god.
The main portion of the temple was dedicated to the worship of the great god Ku, so a special thatched house was built for Ku and in it was placed the image of the Moi, principal god who guarded the temple itself.
This house was called Mana (sacred).
Other houses were for the sacred drums used during the services, the king and the priests.
PLACE OFFERINGS
Standing before the Mana house was a high shelf-like structure, the lele. On the lele were placed offerings to the god Ku.
The lele was large enough to hold a human sacrifice and two pigs.
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| The tall tower is an example of an "Anu'u". Also, the smaller tower to the right is an example of a "Lele. (Illustration 82. Interior of a large luakini at Waimea, Kaua'i, drawn by John Webber on Cook's third voyage in 1778.) |
Behind the altar were built a cook house in which pigs were built for the ceremonies and a house to keep the paraphernalia of the priests.
The space in front of the altar was marked off by an ornamentation on which images of guardian gods were placed. This ornamentation consisted of two semi-circle low platforms placed side by side.
NEXT: Ohia Timber
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