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  2. Heyoka - Wikipedia

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    The heyoka (heyókȟa, also spelled "haokah," "heyokha") is a type of sacred clown shaman in the culture of the Sioux (Lakota and Dakota people) of the Great Plains of North America. The heyoka is a contrarian, jester , and satirist , who speaks, moves and reacts in an opposite fashion to the people around them.

  3. Contrary (social role) - Wikipedia

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    The Contraries are related, in part, to the clown organizations of the Plains Indians, as well as to Plains military societies that contained reverse warriors. [1]: 2 The Lakota heyoka (heyókȟa "sacred clown"), are the traditional contraries in the Oceti Sakowin (Očhéthi Šakówiŋ).

  4. Clown society - Wikipedia

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    Clown societies usually train new members to become clowns. The training normally takes place by an apprentice system, although there may be some rote schooling as well. [ citation needed ] Sometimes the training is improvisational comedy , but usually a clown society trains members in well known forms of costume, pantomime, song, dance, and ...

  5. Pueblo clown - Wikipedia

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    The sacred clowns of the Pueblo people, however, do not employ masks but rely on body paint and head dresses. Among the best known orders of the sacred Pueblo clown is the Chiffoneti (called Payakyamu in Hopi, Kossa in the Tewa language, Koshare among the Keres people, Tabösh at Jemez, New Mexico, and Newekwe by the Zuñi).

  6. Category:Ritual clowns - Wikipedia

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    Ritual clowns are culturally important figures that are usually part of a formalised clown society Pages in category "Ritual clowns" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.

  7. Ritual clown - Wikipedia

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    Ritual clowns, also known as sacred clowns, [1] are a characteristic feature of the ritual life of many traditional religions, [2] [3] [4] and they typically employ scatology and obscenities.

  8. List of clowns - Wikipedia

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    Frenchy the Clown – character of the national lampoon comic Evil clown comics series. Fun Gus the Laughing Clown - cursed character in the cosmic/folk horror novel, "The Cursed Earth" by D.T. Neal (Nosetouch Press, 2022). The Ghost Clown – evil hypnotist clown featured in the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode titled "Bedlam in the Big Top"

  9. John Fire Lame Deer - Wikipedia

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    John Fire Lame Deer (in Lakota Tȟáȟča Hušté; March 17, 1903 [1] – December 14, 1976, [2] also known as Lame Deer, John Fire and John (Fire) Lame Deer) was a Lakota holy man, member of the Heyoka society, [citation needed] grandson of the Miniconjou head man Lame Deer, and father of Archie Fire Lame Deer.