Motif
central sacred fire distributed to households
central_sacred_fire_distributed_to_households
A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
native american southeast
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Myths of the Cherokee SECOND VERSION / SECOND VERSION / WAHNENAUHI VERSION / VI--NOTES AND PARALLELS TO MYTHS; lines 25856-25951 confidence: high
Payne’s account describes a spring new-fire ceremony: altar in the townhouse center, seven kinds of east-side tree bark, purification, seven fire-kindlers, goldenrod ignition, women carrying flame to houses, old fires extinguished, and first-meat sacrifice.
The new flame is kindled at a central hearth and then carried by women to every house after old fires are extinguished.
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