Chapter 20 (1/2)

North American Indians, especially the Cherokee, practiced burial.

On a sunny hillside to the south of the gaoshu tribe is the site of the tribe's cemetery. As long as the tribal people die, they will be buried here.

In the center of the cemetery stands a stone totem pole about ten meters high, which was erected by the kabulu priest who first led the people to live in this area.

It is no different from the totem pole of other tribes. This totem pole is built entirely of stone. It depicts many totem gods headed by the sun god, with sky god, earth God, Thunder God, rain god, wind god, Eagle God, bear God and wolf God under it.

On this day, four long ribbons of different colors are hung on this totem pole. In the belief of Cherokee people, the four ribbons symbolize the four directions of the universe.

The black ribbon in the four ribbons symbolizes the land of Thunder God (West), because the God of thunder and lightning lives here and can bring rain to the people.

The white ribbon symbolizes the land of giants (the North), because the great wind of white purification comes from it.

The red ribbon symbolizes the place where the sun shines forever (the East). Since then, the light has sprouted. Chenxing lives here and gives human wisdom.

The Yellow Ribbon symbolizes the place to face (South), from which comes the power of summer and the growth of all things.

These four holy spirits come together to assist the sun god to manage the sky and the earth.

Here, the sun god is like a broad-minded father, taking care of his children.

Under the totem pole, there is a beautiful eagle feather and a buffalo skin.

Eagle feathers symbolize that people will fly like eagles, while buffalo skin symbolizes mother earth.

In the belief of Cherokee people, all Cherokee people, like all birds and animals, plants and trees, are born from this, and they suck in the mother's arms like babies all their lives.

All the Cherokees who came to attend the funeral lay down in front of the high totem pole and prayed most devoutly.

At the end of the prayer, the high priest from the Cherokee royal court personally presided over the funeral.

”All my people, the great kabulu sacrifice has returned to the embrace of the Holy Spirit. Let's see her off and pray together...”

All the people's mouths issued a uniform ”Hey, hey! hey! hey! Hey, hey, It lasted for half a minute.

Then the high priest began to pray to the totem pole: ”ancestors, great holy spirit, you are eternal, you are the only one. There is no one else to pray for but you. You create yourself, you create everything you see, you create everything; You have completed all the stars in the sky; You have created the four sides of the earth. That day, that day, you made everything