Show 31 MARRIAGE ARRIAGE AMONG NAVAJOS among the navajo Nava jos the ancient marriage custom is still generally observed the marriage is arranged by tile the relatives and friends of the parties then a day is set for the occasion and the kinfolk kinsfolk gather cather ot at the hogan house of the bride who makes some ceremonial mush in a basket when this is col cocked aked she enters the hogan with it walks to the proper place turns turn S kneels and faces the ease east through the entrance door to the house as she holds the basket and its sacred mu mush sh on her lap the groom enters walks to a position in front of his kneeling bride and kneels so as to face her indis f ing fing ei ee adsit lie he then takes a portion of the mush 1 in his finers and feeds it to her i taking first a small portion from the east side of the baskets bas keti then does the same a small portion from ithe the west side of it a portion from I 1 the north side and a portion from the th south side she then feeds him in like manner the remaining coition lis is then eaten by both each feeding the other as a they are sprinkled wit with much sacred meal and prayed over and given advice by the parents ind and i the chief medicine people this constitutes utes the marriage ceremony A I 1 feast follo follows vs in which all pai take i |