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Show Shulawitsi, the Fire God. Shulawitsi carries a sacred fire ahead of the procession, using it to ignite anything flammable found along the trail. The group goes to the ritual camping spot for the third night, just east of Highway 666. 98 After camping, the next morning the group continues on to the four sacred springs, where offerings are made and water is gathered in gourd canteens. They then reach K/attsitk/yann/a, close to Ojo Caliente, then to Po/sho/wa/a, five miles up the road from the village toward Zuni itself. Stevenson observed at least one shrine and several sacred springs along the sacred trail from Ojo Caliente to Zuni. 99 Finally, the religious pilgrims return to Zuni, where other religious 98. Awelagte, op. cit., p. 16 provides a detailed account of the shrines along the trail, including He/epatchitwa, about fourteen miles north of Saint Johns during this portion of the pilgrimage. 99. Stevenson, 1904, op. cit., pp. 148-162. - 67 - |
