Note 39 — PREFACE. (continued 4)
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The fishermen observed the customs of the order of priesthood. If a fisherman had a new seine, it was necessary to bring a sacrifice sanctioned by the order of priesthood, to be offered before using the new net that it might be dedicated in the name of the gods39 of fishing. The services were as follows: A pig was brought to a place as near as possible to where the fishing was to be done; some of the people roasted the pig and some went fishing; the fish or fishes first caught in the net were to be roasted together with the pig; it was called a sacrificing net.