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In 1854, the third Rajalo, corresponding with Rabia the Second, began on the 21st of December. The word literally means, "lighting of fire." It corresponds with the Nayruz of Yemen, a palpable derivation, as the word itself proves, from the old Guebre conquerors. In Arabia New Year's Day is called Ras el Sanah, and is not celebrated by any peculiar solemnities.
But the use of the Umbrella travelled westward, and with it the custom of regarding it as a mark of dignity. Amongst the Arabs the Umbrella was a mark of distinction. Niebuhr, who travelled in Southern Arabia, describes a procession of the Iman of Sanah.
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