These myths are based in the breed's traditional ceremonial use.
To Indian leaders this is only fair, given the tribes' historical and ceremonial use of tobacco.
By the mid-20th Century, it was relegated to ceremonial use and as period or traditional costume.
Although other crops are grown, corn is the most important as it has many ceremonial uses.
It is generally thought they had both practical (meeting place) and ceremonial or religious uses.
The ceremonial use of lights is found in the practice of many religions.
As to a purely ceremonial use, such early evidence as exists is all the other way.
Actually being a water jug with an additional hole, it was played by women for ceremonial uses.
Although works made in the 1950s indicate a ceremonial use possibly related to human sacrifice.
They became limited to ceremonial uses beginning in the 20th century.