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The god of the San Juan Indians was Chinigchinich, and it is possible, from similarity in the ways of appearing and disappearing, that he is the monster Tauguitch of the Sabobas and Cahuillas described in The Legend of Tauguitch and Algoot. This god was a queer compound of goodness and evil, who taught them all the rites and ceremonies that they afterwards observed. See Folk Lore Journal, 1904.
Guess they won't hurt us if they let Juan pow-wow with them." "This is different, young man. They're going to hold a fire dance to-night " "A fire dance?" "Yes." "I thought they weren't allowed to do that any more?" "They ain't, but they will. There's a bunch of Sabobas from over the line. They're the original fire eaters. They come over here kind of secret like.
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