Kumeyaay Cultural and Religious Ceremonies

By : Larry & Carol Banegas
Kumeyaay.com

Kumeyaay social life included cultural and religious ceremonies. The four most significant ceremonies were as follows:

“Toloache” for initiation of boys at puberty
“A-Keel” for girls’ entrance into womanhood
Eagle gathering in preparation for “Wu-Ka-ruk”
“Wu-Ka-ruk” the great ceremony of the images of the dead

Some of the other ceremonies included the Ridiculing Ceremony and Fire Ceremony.

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