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"Then they saddle their horses: the caciques,
the young men, women and children; everyone heading
towards the site of the celebration, and with them the
machi, who plays the drum for a short dance. Once the
rewe is erected, the nguenpín, who presides over
the ritual, invites: 'Ya! Let us dance in honor of our
rewe, let the flute play, The drum Machi!' (...) Now
they start dancing around the rewe (...) While they
dance, they ask for things, as they did before with
the blood
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The long detailed description concludes: "Again
the Nguenpín orders: 'Let the guests come near,
let the youths line up; hurry, hurry (...) That is it,
get ready ladies, sons, hurry; the day is ending!' (...)
They approach the rewe saying: 'Lets dance'...The dance
moves around the rewe, two men carry, during the dance,
a white flag and a black flag. Finally the nguenpín
says to the guests: 'Well then, today our celebration
took place, you all participated; the next celebration
is your responsibility'."
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