kasin a fragrant plant rubbed on the pig to be roasted for the [...]

• • a fragrant plant rubbed on the pig to be roasted for the vaasipoana ceremony
  • • plants
    • food & drink

  • • Example 1973:
      

      Eori paa havi ni bono kasuana bara o kasin ae amaa taba amaa pus poosusu, paa havi ni vori te guu ...

      They rub the sand and the kasin (a good smelling plant) and the things of the sea poison tree, they rub them on the pig ..

      Source: Kor 01R 018-021

    • Example 3122:
      

      O kasin o avuhu mataa kurus.

      Kasin is very good smelling.

      Source: SiiSen 03W 080

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• See also:
  • havi ni wipe or rub something (somewhere)
  • vaasipoana¹ bless a child; do the child-blessing ceremony with somebody