. Bulletin. Ethnology. Beals] CONTEMPORARY CULTURE OF CAHITA INDIANS 179. a deer dancer and tliree pascola took up their positions about midway in the church, two on either side of the center lane between the spec- tators. The two blankets full of leaves and confetti had been brought in and were beside them. After marching and counter-marching several times in their dance before the curtain, Pilate and his men marched or danced forward to the altar. As they reached the curtain, it was raised. The altar was bare and Pilate and his men came out from the curtain on a dead run, followed by the far
. Bulletin. Ethnology. Beals] CONTEMPORARY CULTURE OF CAHITA INDIANS 179. a deer dancer and tliree pascola took up their positions about midway in the church, two on either side of the center lane between the spec- tators. The two blankets full of leaves and confetti had been brought in and were beside them. After marching and counter-marching several times in their dance before the curtain, Pilate and his men marched or danced forward to the altar. As they reached the curtain, it was raised. The altar was bare and Pilate and his men came out from the curtain on a dead run, followed by the fariseos, running as far as the church cross. They were pursued as far as the church door by the pascola and deer dancers, who pelted them with greenery and confetti, as did many of the women and children standing on the sides. The curtain was dropped again and, from the church cross, Pilates and fariseos danced in again. As they reached the curtain, it was again raised and the perform- ance was repeated. The third time it was repeated, the dancers were met at the church cross by the godpar- ents, who violently tore off the para- phernalia. Blankets, masks, and sticks flew in all directions. Others gathered up the masks and sticks and piled them on and about the figure of Judas charge here. Meanwhile, as the Pilate and fariseo groups started to run out the third time, everyone within the church began singing the '"'"Gloria^''; the pascola and deer dancers shouted, "Gloria," as they pelted the Pilates and fariseos with leaves and confetti. The pascola and deer dancers ran to their positions (fig. 29, n)^ and the war captains to their positions (fig. 29, <?), and all began to dance. The pascola danced to flute and drum, wearing their masks. The gourd drum of the deer dancer floated on a pottery bowl set in sand. As the audience began shouting, "Gloria," the men outside began firing cahuetes^ the figure of Judas was fired and the fireworks began explo
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