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317 penciled at top of page - also number 21 Nu ta te ga or Great New Moon. The fourth great national feast was held at the time of the first appearance of the first autumnal new moon. As this moon appeared when the leaves began to turn yellow and fall, it may be considered as the October new moon, including the latter part of september and the forpart of October. This they call their great new moon, not only because the earth was created that season of the year, so that it was actually the first new moon, and thus literally began the year, but also because they commenced their year with this new moon, as far as the new moons, and new moon feasts were concerned. The seven prime counsellors, who ordered all the national feasts, were very particular in determining the time when this new moon would appear. They counted the nights from the new moon before, and also watched the waning of the old moon. But in case the moon could not be seen, and some doubt remained, as to the time of its appearance, the priest consulted his Divining stone to determine the point. Having ascertained the time when the new moon would appear, the seven counsellors made arrangements for the feast. Seven nights previous, they called an assembly at the council house. They then directed all the hunters in the town to devote the six intervening days to hunting. They also appointed six honorable women to cook, and prepare victuals, and seven men to prepare tables, & order the feast. The day the new moon was to appear, the hunters returned with their meat barbicued, and deposited it in the storehouse. The meat of the buck, however, from which the end of the tongue was taken for sacrifice, and seven deer skins were taken to the priest as his property. The tongue was given to the priest, wrapped