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Along the top of the map worshipers kneel before a banner. Olaus writes about the elaborate ceremonies that the people "who live beneath the Pole" perform in front of a "rag" on a pole or spear.
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"They worship the sun, which shines upon them during the whole course of the summer, giving thanks to him for bringing light to oppose the darkness that they have endured, and warmth to dispel the immeasurable cold. . . . For a similar reason they worship the moon, because in winter when the sun has withdrawn they make constant use of her light. . . ." (Magnus 1996, I:149).
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