Holy Day Women (and men) Numbers 13 and 3.14159 by mousethief


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They Sure Know How To Pitch A Party In Pashan Pud! . . . (August 2001, Uttar Pradesh, India) -- Thousands of Indian villagers have celebrated an annual festival by throwing stones at each other. Nearly 250 people were injured during the Pashann Pud stone-throwing event near Nainital in Uttar Pradesh. Doctors report mainly head and eye injuries. Villagers arranged themselves into two groups to throw the stones. The tradition dates back several hundred years to when one member of the community was sacrificed each year to appease the village's goddess. The injured were given first aid on the spot and many were transported to hospital. The victims described their injuries as a "kind of blessing from the goddess", United News Of India reports. In past times, when a chosen young man's parents appealed to the king to spare his life, villagers were ordered to compensate with their blood. There are no rules about the size of stones that can be used during the festival.

Holy Day Women (and men) Numbers 13 and 3.14159 by mousethief
(Tune: you know . . .)

Well they'll stone you if you come to Pashan Pud.
They'll stone you till you're lying in the mud.
They'll stone you with a big rock and a small
They'll stone you until to the earth you fall
But I would not feel so all alone
Everybody there gets stoned!

Yes they'll stone you on their yearly holiday
They'll stone you in the good, old-fashioned way
They'll stone you though their custom is the oddest
They'll stone you in the name of their goddess
But I would not feel so all alone
Everybody there gets stoned!

Yeah they'll stone you till your members quake with fear
They'll stone you just like they did last year
They'll stone you and expect an acquital
They'll stone you then take you to hospital
But I would not feel so all alone
Everybody there gets stoned!

They'll stone you standing in opposing lines
They'll stone you till you're lame or halt or blind
They'll stone you cos their goddess is a meanie
They'll stone you so be tough and not a weenie
But I would not feel so all alone
Everybody there gets stoned!

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