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Religious Practices of the Diegueño Indians, by T.T. Waterman, [1910], at sacred-texts.com


CONTENTS.

 

PAGE

Introduction

272

Customs concerning Birth and Adolescence

284

Girls' Adolescence Ceremony

285

Bad Songs

290

Conclusion of the Girls’ Ceremony

292

Boys’ Adolescence Ceremony

293

The Ground Painting

300

Conclusion of the Boys’ Ceremony

304

Mourning Ceremonies

305

The Clothes Burning Ceremony

306

The Feather Ceremony

307

The Whirling Dance, Tapakwirp

308

Conclusion of the Feather Ceremony

311

The Image Burning

311

The Eagle Ceremony

314

The "War" Dance

320

The Fire Ceremony

325

Other Ceremonial Matters

328

Gambling

329

Colors and Direction

332

Ceremonial Numbers

335

Tobacco

335

Diegueño Beliefs concerning Origin

336

Creation Myth

338

Conclusion

343


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