FEAST SPEECHES

MALCOLM MARGOLIN SPEAKS ABOUT A TRIBE WHICH HAS A FEAST AND DANCES WITH CEREMONIES AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR. THE SPRING AND FALL HAD CEREMONIES IN ORDER TO ENSURE PLENTIFUL HARVEST IF ACORNS, GREENS, ROOTS, SEEDS, AND BERRIES. THE CEREMONIES LASTED FOR 4 DAYS OF GAMES, SWEATING, SPEECHES, AND PERFORMANCES. WHEN THEW GUEST CAME TO THE VILLAGE THE MASTER OF CEREMONIES WELCOMED PEOPLE. THEIR THEME WAS TO ENJOY YOURSELF AND BECOME NON AGGRESSIVE TOWARD EACH OTHER. THE SPEAKERS GAVE SPEECHES SIMILAR TO A BASKET THAT WOUND AROUND ITSELF AND WAS CREATIVE AND WITH REPEATING PATTERNS.

COME ON, COME ON COME ON
GIRLS COME OUT, YOUTHS COME OUT
CHILDREN COME OUT
AT EATING ASSEMBLED. AT EATING ASSEMBLED
AT THIS EATING ASSEMBLED
AT THIS EATING
AT THIS EATING ASSEMBLED
AT THIS PINOLE ASSEMBLED
AT THIS ACORN SOUP ASSEMBLED
AT THIS ACORN BREAD ASSEMBLED
YOU SAY YES TO ONE ANOTHER
SAY YES TO ONE ANOTHER
THAT IS HOW YOU WILL DO IT
YOU WILL CALL ONE ANOTHER NEPHEW OR NEICE
AT EATING THAT
AT EATING TIME ASSEMBLE
AT THIS PLEASANT EATING ASSEMBLE
AT THIS HEALTHY EATING ASSEMBLE
AT THIS HEATHY EATING ASSEMBLE
AT THIS PLEASANT EATING ASSEMBLE
SAY YES TO ONE ANOTHER EATING
REJOICE AT ONE ANOTHER
REJOICE MATERNAL UNCLE
REJOICE FATHER
REJOICE YOUNGER BROTHER
REJOICE FATHER
AT HIM WHO CAUSES YOU TO EAT
AT HIM WHO GIVES TO YOU
AT HIM WHO GIVES FOOD
WHO GIVES THIS PINOLE
WHO GIVES THIS ACORN BREAD
AT THAT BE GLAD
SO REJOICE
REJOICE FOR YOU
IN THIS WAY EAT! IN THIS WAY EAT! IN THIS WAY EAT!
YOU CHILDREN
YOU GIRLS, YOU YOUTHS
YOU CHILDREN
SO EAT
SO SATISFIED
SATISFIED, REJOICE
SATISFIED SAY REJOICE
SATISFIED SAY YES!
HEAD THIS WORD
HIS WORD HIS TEACHING
HE WHO TEACHES YOU
SO EAT! SO EAT! SO EAT! SO EAT!

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