Busk

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Busk is a traditional Native American Green Corn Ceremony marked by rituals of renewal, purification, and communal celebration tied to the annual corn harvest.

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Busk canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American religious practice
ceremony
ritual
associatedWith Alabama people
Cherokee people
Hitchiti people
Koasati people
Muscogee (Creek) people
linked to: Muscogee people

Seminole people
linked to: Seminole

Yuchi people
associatedWithConcept cosmic balance
gratitude to spiritual beings for harvest
ritual purity
sacred fire
follows annual corn harvest
hasAlternativeName Green Corn Ceremony
hasCulturalSignificance expresses relationship between people, land, and corn
marks beginning of new ritual year in some groups
hasReligiousFunction spiritual purification
world renewal
hasSocialFunction community cohesion
reaffirmation of leadership
redistribution of food
hasTheme communal celebration
purification
renewal
thanksgiving for corn harvest
includesRitual distribution and eating of new corn
drinking of black drink in some groups
extinguishing of old fires
fasting
kindling of new sacred fire
night-long dancing
public ball games
renewal of social and political obligations
ritual bathing
ritual cleaning of town square
ritual feasting
ritual forgiveness of offenses in some communities
ritual sweeping of grounds
scratching ceremony
stomp dancing
occursInSeason early autumn
late summer
practicedBy Southeastern Native American tribes
takesPlaceAt central square ground in traditional towns
stomp ground in some communities

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