Simultaneously the two men at the heads of the columns begin to run rapidly forward some thirty yards, cross each other, then turn back, run along the two columns, cross each other again at the rear and take their places each at the end of his row.

As they pass each other ahead and ill the rear of the columns they beat their mouths with the hollow of their hands and yell.

As soon as they reach their places at the foot, the next pair in front of the columns starts off, running in the same way, and thus pair after pair performs the tour, the procession all the time advancing toward the house.
A short distance in front of it they come to a halt, and are met by two young men who carry red handkerchiefs tied to sticks like flags.

The father of the family, still tied up and loaded with the hoes, steps forward alone and kneels down in front of his house-door.

The flag-bearers wave their banners over him, and the women of the household come out and kneel on their left knees, first toward the east, and after a little while toward each of the other cardinal points, west, south, and north.
In conclusion the flags are waved in front of the house.