The Offering

The Magic blessed The First Vessel 's of each tribe with the knowledge to come together and provide offerings to them, beginning The First Offering.

• Before each month, during the last three days, The Vessel is chosen during The Crowning of the Vessel .
• First day of each month is dedicated to prepare the celebration. Every person wearing a flower crown is an assistant to The Vessel and helps them preparing the mortar and making sure everyone is ready for the night and the offerings. The assistants decorate the giant stone mortar with ribbon, lace and flowers made by every other people in the tribe during the last 3 days.
• Once the night falls, they light up the place around the mortar and start the fire. The Vessel guide the rythm of the music and is the first to dance. The tribe follow them into dancing while the musicians sing the religious songs.
• This dancing last til one hour before the rise of the day. At this time, people gives their offerings into the giant stone mortar in flame and keep singing and dancing on the religious songs.
• If the offerings are accepted, the mortar will burn and a giant tower of flames will go up to the night sky before disappearing into an explosion looking like a firework from Earth. The people wait for the ashes to come down and lift their forehead towards the sky to recieve their gifts.
• Once The Offering is successful, the tribe will have a giant feast with fruits and plants.
• At the end of the feast, The Vessel comes to the mortar and gently drop their flower crown into the ashes in the mortar. This signify the end of the celebration and The Offering .

• The large stone mortar is the central piece for the offering.
• The flower crowns are made during The Crowning of the Vessel .
• The decorations on the mortar and the offerings are made by the tribe while The Vessel is chosen during The Crowning of the Vessel .

• The Vessel
• The Indigenous People