The Ceremonial Societies of the Quileute Indians
The Ceremonial Societies of the Quileute Indians
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After the dance food is served by the family of the novitiate, and thus ends the ritual for the first night.
On the next day, early in the morning, the young male members of the order come to the house of the novitiate and build a large platform over the mat occupied by the novitiate. In the evening all members assemble, sing, and perform the waking up ceremony, as on the first night. This time the ceremony is successful, for as the singing continues the novitiate turns over on his right side a...nd, attended by the two women, crawls (on his back) around the fire, going from right to left. Upon arriving midway between the two fireplaces, he jumps up on the platform. 2 He is soon joined by all those members of the order, male and female, who have obtained a guardian-spirit "from the hills. " 3 This action on the part of these members represents their journey to the hills, the land of their guardian-spirits. They take along a drum, and each member sings his particular ceremonial song. All lie on their backs (ex cept the two gwa'ye'l women who attend to the novitiate) with their feet hanging down and gradually move farther up into the platform.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
After the dance food is served by the family of the novitiate, and thus ends the ritual for the first night.
On the next day, early in the morning, the young male members of the order come to the house of the novitiate and build a large platform over the mat occupied by the novitiate. In the evening all members assemble, sing, and perform the waking up ceremony, as on the first night. This time the ceremony is successful, for as the singing continues the novitiate turns over on his right side a...nd, attended by the two women, crawls (on his back) around the fire, going from right to left. Upon arriving midway between the two fireplaces, he jumps up on the platform. 2 He is soon joined by all those members of the order, male and female, who have obtained a guardian-spirit "from the hills. " 3 This action on the part of these members represents their journey to the hills, the land of their guardian-spirits. They take along a drum, and each member sings his particular ceremonial song. All lie on their backs (ex cept the two gwa'ye'l women who attend to the novitiate) with their feet hanging down and gradually move farther up into the platform.
What to read after The Ceremonial Societies of the Quileute Indians?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Leo Joachim Frachtenberg to read onlineMoreLess
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