▁other ▁strict ▁rit uals ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁dying ▁and ▁we aving ▁of ▁ger ins ing ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁literature , ▁but ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁older ▁inhabitants ▁seem ▁to ▁remember ▁them . ▁ ▁R it ual ▁use ▁of ▁ger ings ing ▁By ▁virtue ▁of ▁their ▁mag ical ▁qual ities ▁ger ings ing ▁are ▁not ▁only ▁capable ▁of ▁keeping ▁imp ur ities ▁and ▁danger ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁village , ▁but ▁also ▁shield ▁and ▁protect ▁humans ▁from ▁b ale ful ▁influ ences ▁during ▁r ites ▁of ▁passage ▁as ▁they ▁transition ▁from ▁one ▁phase ▁of ▁life ▁to ▁the ▁next . ▁The ▁T eng an an ese ▁receive ▁their ▁first ▁ger ings ing ▁at ▁the ▁hair ▁cutting ▁rit ual . ▁His ▁hair ▁is ▁cut ▁and ▁placed ▁in ▁a ▁basket ▁which ▁is ▁placed ▁on ▁a ▁fol ded ▁ger ings ing ▁on ▁the ▁bal é ▁t eng ah , ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁T eg an an ese ▁both ▁enters ▁and ▁leaves ▁the ▁world . ▁In ▁the ▁ceremony ▁that ▁adm its ▁a ▁boy ▁or ▁girl ▁to ▁the ▁youth ▁association ▁of ▁the ▁village , ▁they ▁are ▁carried ▁in ▁a ▁ger ings ing ▁cloth ▁on ▁their ▁father ' s ▁right ▁shoulder . ▁In ▁the ▁con cluding ▁ceremony ▁of ▁ter una ▁ny oma ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁init iation , ▁the ▁candidates ▁wear ▁a ▁ger ings ing ▁and ▁bear ▁a ▁ker is . ▁for ▁the ▁to oth ▁fil ing ▁ceremony , ▁an ▁essential ▁r ite ▁of ▁passage ▁for ▁all ▁Bal inese ▁H indu . ▁The ▁participants ▁pill ow ▁is ▁covered ▁by ▁ger ings ing