Green Corn Festival

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:festival
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Green_Corn_Ceremony
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Southeastern_United_States
gptkbp:celebratedIn various Native American tribes
gptkbp:features feasting
religious ceremonies
ritual dancing
forgiveness rituals
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Green Corn Festival
gptkbp:includes fasting
lighting of new fire
sacred dances
offering of first fruits
public forgiveness of transgressions
ritual cleaning of homes
gptkbp:period late summer
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:Cherokee
gptkb:Natchez
gptkb:Muscogee_(Creek)
gptkb:Choctaw
gptkb:Seminole
gptkb:Yuchi
other Southeastern tribes
gptkbp:purpose celebration of the new corn crop
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Native_American_tribe
spiritual renewal
agricultural cycle
gptkbp:symbolizes purification
renewal
community unity
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Iroquois
gptkb:Iroquoian_mythology
gptkb:Iroquois_Corn_Spirit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5