The Best of Asian American Lives #1
RISK!
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What's a Loon?
A loon is a, it's like a small brass vessel. You put beads in it, you cover it with cloth, and you decorate the cloth. The groom spends so much time in the wedding sitting on a small platform reciting sanscrit schlokers that a little cousin sits behind him with the loon,. Shakes it, makes nice jingly sound and rubs it down his back.
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