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which clash and make the noise inciting the cloud 

 beings to greater activity. 



When the ceremony is finished the sand painting is 

 obliterated and the prayer-sticks carried to a nearby 

 shrine where they are left for the deities. The notches 

 upon these sticks and the painted designs are supposed 



Clowns climbing Pole. Taos. 



to convey the message, the attached feathers being 

 given in payment for the favor besought. 



Festivals. The public ceremonies of the Rio Grande 

 pueblos have taken on the names and some elements 

 of Catholic festivals. Thev occur on fixed dates which 



