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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 9449934, member: 8267&quot;]The Yaqui Indians of Sonora Mexico and southern Arizona perform a deer dance on ceremonial occasions. </p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;The deer dance represents the both elegant and profound struggle between good and evil and how to restore and maintain the balance with nature. Traditionally, deer dancing is associated with hunting as a means of securing the appropriate relation with the plant and animal world. Nowadays, the dance is performed in many different occasions and even during Catholic processions or holidays. The Yaquis were largely Christianized by Spanish Jesuit missionaries in the 16th century and have since been practicing a blend of their original polytheistic traditions and devotional Catholic spirituality.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://sinchi-foundation.com/flower-world-yaqui-deer-dance-spirituality/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://sinchi-foundation.com/flower-world-yaqui-deer-dance-spirituality/" rel="nofollow">https://sinchi-foundation.com/flower-world-yaqui-deer-dance-spirituality/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://cdn.britannica.com/68/42168-050-02493E53/dancer-Yaqui-Deer-Sonora-rattles-deer-hoof-legs.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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