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once in a year; there occurs a peculiarly beastly, primal & violent ritual celebrated
by the Homo sapiens jerseyans coinciding with the
completion of a cyclical rhythm of seasonal variations. Inspite of severe and faltering
climatic conditions, this one particular evening is celebrated with obsessive gusto where
a multitude of spirits are consumed with raw passion and fanatical energy. Mystics associate this ritual to the purging and cleansing of the symbolic past and embracing the future with open and outstretched hands. The unusually excessive inebriation or the more frequent episodes where there is a tendency to disrobe one another however remains a mystery .......  |
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