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  • Color defines the god or goddess petitioned: for example blue signifies Rapawiyeme ( "rapa" is the tree of rain); black is Tatei Aramara, the Pacific Ocean, place of the dead, great serpent of rain; red indicates Wirikuta, location of the birthplace of peyote, deer and the eagle.

    Huichol Indians: their art and symbols 1997

  • Color defines the god or goddess petitioned: for example blue signifies Rapawiyeme ( "rapa" is the tree of rain); black is Tatei Aramara, the Pacific Ocean, place of the dead, great serpent of rain; red indicates Wirikuta, location of the birthplace of peyote, deer and the eagle.

    Huichol Indians: their art and symbols 1997

  • The ceremonial paddle, known as a rapa, originated on Easter Island in the southeastern Pacific, where performers used the paddles to accentuate movements in dances and ceremonies.

    Latest Articles upi 2010

  • The ceremonial paddle, known as a rapa, originated on Easter Island in the southeastern Pacific, where performers used the paddles to accentuate movements in dances and ceremonies.

    Latest Articles upi 2010

  • The ceremonial paddle, known as a rapa, originated on Easter Island in the southeastern Pacific, where performers used the paddles to accentuate movements in dances and ceremonies.

    The Money Times Jassi kaur 2010

  • As confirmation, the classic Italian cookbook the Silver Spoon gives no fewer than 10 versions although admittedly, one of these is a minestrone alla russa – aka borsch: one from Puglia, in the far south, based on their beloved turnip tops, or cime di rapa, a Neapolitan take heavy with Mediterranean peppers and aubergines, which makes an interesting contrast with a recipe from Milan, with its bacon lardons, parmesan and sage.

    How to cook perfect minestrone soup 2011

  • Once we stop treating the brassica rapa like a sorry excuse for a potato, we can revel in its latent sharpness.

    Why You Should Dig Turnips Charlotte Druckman 2011

  • What I will eschew is mispoona and rapa senza testa and bianca riccia da taglio and whatever else they can think up for me in the catalogues this winter.

    Archive 2009-09-01 Jean 2009

  • What I will eschew is mispoona and rapa senza testa and bianca riccia da taglio and whatever else they can think up for me in the catalogues this winter.

    Jean's Knitting Jean 2009

  • A widely cultivated Eurasian plant (Brassica rapa) of the mustard family, having a large fleshy edible yellow or white root.

    [jennifer rose] What Can't You Get in Mexico? 2008

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