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20 Feast of Green fruits as described by Nutsawi & Corn Tassel & others. God commanded the whole nation to meet at the feast of green fruits. (Tarapin head.) This was the greatest of the feasts (Bow) This feast was held four days The priest, his right hand man, his seven counsellors, one from each clan, and also seven women of the seven clans commenced fasting six days previous to the beginning of the feast. They ate only once in twenty four hours, a little after dark. The hunters also, in the chief town, commenced hunting at the same time. The first buck that was shot was for sacrifice. The chief hunter therefore, stepped up, and before touching it in any other place, took hold of his tongue, and cut off a piece from the end of the right side, -- wrapped it in old leaves of the last year, and put it up for sacrifice. The man who shot the deer, then skinned and dressed it, & barbicued the meat. The meat of this buck, the skin, and the skins of all the deer killed on this occasion were the property of the priest, and delivered to his right hand man on the return of the hunters, but the priest must not eat any of the meat of the buck till he has offered the tongue for sacrifice. On the evening of the sixth day the hunters came in with the meat barbecued, which was deposited in a house at the west side of the council house for the purpose of storing away meat, -- first fruit, &c. at the national feasts and also for depositing or treasuring up provisions brought for the priests and old men that lived at the council house. On the same evening also the whole nation assembled at the council house, and the night was spend in dancing. Early the next morning, the priest ordered all to the river, and while standing on the bank, he uttered a short prayer, and then directed all to wash. This they did, by wading in, and then plunging entirely seven times, first toward the east, then toward the west &c. The men went a little upstream, & the women and children below. Some went in with old garments, and while in the water, let them loose to swim away, as they do sometimes when purifying them-