 He annually funded the feast of St. John the Baptist ( or "Shnjoni"), the patron saint of Hoti, and observed mass on that day.The funerary customs of Hoti as those of Malësia in general include the lamentation ("gjamë") of the deceased in a collective manner by a group of men ("gjamatarë").All families ("barqe") of Hoti belong to brotherhoods who are descended from the four sons of Geg Lazër Keqi