It lasts for 28 days, but the last 4 days are the most important.
On the second, they cut a tree bring it to the center of the ceremony for the piercing.
On the third, male sun-dancers who agreed to be get two incisions cut in their chest by the Medicine Man/Men.
Then pegs are added into the holes, making the sundancer blessed.
The dancers go to the tree in the center of the ceremony where there are ropes attached to the top, and attach these ropes to the pegs.
they dance to and back from the tree three times, and then yank themselves back with all of their might, ripping off the skin where the pegs are held in.
The skin is then cut off the pegs, and placed at the center base of the tree, completing the sacrifice.
Afterwards the participants get to endure a feast especially for them to celebrate.
Only the Lakota Sioux contains the piercing for their ceremony.
They are the warriors of the American Indians, and consequently sacrifice for everyone.
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