| 1. | At first the lumbermen were startled, thinking she was a water spirit.
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| 2. | There they sacrifice to the water spirits and prepare a package of gifts.
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| 3. | Nickar are descendended from the benevolent water spirits, known to rescue wayward fishermen.
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| 4. | The creatures were later identified as water spirits, owama be apu.
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| 5. | Shuar beliefs see the water spirit as being innately powerful.
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| 6. | An example of the pre-Christian water spirit is the melusina.
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| 7. | The festival may originate from an ancient ritual paying respect to the water spirits.
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| 8. | The concept of the Rainbow Snake as a water spirit is found in many forms.
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| 9. | The forms of water spirits swimming through the galleries speak of cultural and spiritual persistence.
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| 10. | Women sometimes go to war; water spirits portrayed in masquerades can be hostile and frightening.
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