Pueblo Culture: Native American Ceremony

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Of the many ceremonies of the Pueblo the birth, death, and religious ceremonies and rituals are common. Many of the Pueblo people practice the same rituals during their ceremonies today as they did hundreds of years ago. The Pueblo tribe are a very talented and proud tribe resulting in ceremonies celebrating their culture on a regular basis (indians.org).
One native american ceremony that the Pueblo celebrate is the event of death. First, the body is laid out on a fancy robe on the ground. The body is dressed in the best clothes and a dozen candles are lit around it. The candles are continuously lit until the body is buried and the veloris ends. The veloris is the twenty-four hour time period after the body is clothed. During that time period,

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