passing

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The pasang is celebrated for the same purpose by the Nabaloi, the Lepanto Kankanay, and probably other Igorot tribes.

From Kankanay Ceremonies (American Archaeology and Ethnology) by Moss, C. R.

At the kampong Belimbing, by taking out on of the walls which were constructed like stiff mats, I obtained a good room in the pasang grahan, but the difficulty about getting men increased.

From Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 by Lumholtz, Carl

The belief in the amdag which catch the souls of the living with a net, and in the pasang which prevent the birth of children, is common to both tribes.

From Kankanay Ceremonies (American Archaeology and Ethnology) by Moss, C. R.

The wild goat, or pasang, is represented in Europe in the Cyclades and Crete by rather small races.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various

Many Malays, big and little, gathered in front of the pasang grahan, where the man in charge could not be found, but a small boy started in search of him.

From Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 by Lumholtz, Carl