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The Iroquois Green Beans Ceremony

Great Feather Dance

The Green Bean Ceremony takes place when the fruits ripen, generally at the beginning of August.

Green Beans Ceremony

She addresses the bean spirits to thank them for their generosity and ask them to continue bearing fruit. The Great Feather Dance and the Sustaining Dance of Our Life are performed. Good food for the occasion consists of bean soup, biscuits and bread.

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