During all this time, immense heaps of gold and silver paper were set fire to and consumed.
The eldest son now approached the grave again, and threw himself down several times, touching the ground on each occasion with his forehead.

Six perfumed paper tapers were handed to him a-light; when he had swung them round in the air a few times he gave them back, when they also, in their turn, were fixed in the earth.

The other relations performed the same ceremony.
During all this time, the priest had been sitting at a considerable distance from the grave under the shade of a large parasol, and without taking the slightest share in the proceedings.

He now, however, came forward, made a short speech, during which he rang a small bell several times, and his duty was at an end.

The refreshments were cleared away, the tea poured over the grave, and the whole company returned home in excellent spirits accompanied by the music, which had also played at intervals over the grave.