hikuli

American Indian dance
Also known as: Peyote dance

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role in culture of American Indians

  • Aztec round dance
    In Native American dance: Mexico and Mesoamerica

    The hikuli, or peyote dance, held in November, follows Huichol and Tarahumara pilgrimages for peyote. The dance of the Huichol is the more ecstatic. After consuming the trance-inducing peyote, men and women move in a counterclockwise progression, leaping jerkily and twisting their bodies.

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