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who dozes during the night is soundly thrashed by Citsuka. At one 

 point in the ceremonies the head of the Great Fire Society asperges 

 the audience with water from the medicine bowl on the altar. After 

 this Kwelele runs out and sits on the roof for a while, and is followed 

 by Citsuka, leaving the SaiyaH'a alone dancing in the kiva. Both 

 return after a short time. During the night pekwin and the chief of 

 the Great Fire Society both keep watch of the stars, and at the 

 approach of dawn notify the men of the Sun clan to dress Pautiwa. 

 When he is ready, the chief of the Great Fire Society kindles fire with 

 Kwelele's fire drill and lights Kwelele's torch. There are four songs 

 for the making of the fire, and as soon as the fire comes the choir stops 

 and sings the "going away" song. If the fire comes quickly, it is an 

 omen of good luck. Then the gods, pekwin, komosona, and Tsupal'- 

 ilona, take the fire out to the east. Kwelele carries his torch, kindled 

 from the new fire, Tsupal'ilona carries a brand from his fire. There is 

 contradictory evidence as to who carries the ashes and sweepings. 

 Citsuka leads, carrying an ear of com. Wherever he stops and lays 

 down his ear of corn the party stops. Tsupal'ilona lays down his 

 brand, Kwelele extinguishes his torch. After brief prayers the party 

 returns to the village. This is the end of the fire taboo. The people 

 all hasten to take the fire out of their houses, for those who take their 

 fire out early will have good luck during the coming year. It is not yet 

 six o'clock and still quite dark. As soon as the singers of the Great 

 Fire Society return to the kiva from taking the fire out of their own 

 houses, the gods dance until full daylight (eight o'clock or later). At 

 this time anj^one may enter the kiva, and many men, women, and 

 children who were denied entrance during the night go to receive the 

 blessing of the gods. 



After eating and resting in their house Citsuka and Kwelele return to 

 the kiva and dance on the roof while the crooks of office are being dis- 

 tributed within. As each impersonator receives his crook, the choir 

 calls out the name of the god. After all the crooks and the feathers 

 for the Lewe'kwe dance have been distributed, the choir sings Citsuka's 

 songs, and the two gods dance on the roof, throwing large quantities 

 of food and other articles to the popidace. This continues until 

 Pautiwa comes at sunset. (Observed in part 1928, 1929.) 



Mythology — A long time ago the people were living at Kohiwalawa, 

 katcina village, and the Black katcinas (Koko a'kwine) were living near 

 katcina village. One day the chief of the katcinas called out a deer 

 hunt for four days from that time, and on the same night the chief 

 of the Black katcinas called a deer hunt for the same time. On the 

 day of the hunt after the midday meal the Black katcinas went 

 about a mile away and made a circle, and the katcina village people 

 made a circle also, and the two circles overlapped and the people 

 began shooting against each other. Then the katcina village 



