劝教 to persuade and instruct; to advise and teach 劝解 mediation; to propitiate; to reconcile; conciliation; to mollify 劝戒 to warn; to admonish; to advise against sth ..
For a week before the final Nongkrem dance, Sing and his sister, who took over as priestess after their mother's death two years ago, go through ritual prayers, dances and sacrifices topropitiate the gods and seek blessings for the people.