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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