First Nations Spirituality

The Fast

The fast is an individual ceremony to pray for harmony with all relations and to strengthen spiritual connectedness. The people go to sacred places for fasting. An Elder guides people in their fast through ceremony. When fasting, the individual goes without food or water for four days.


	The Fast The fast is an individual ceremony to pray for harmony with all relations and to strengthen spiritual connectedness. The people go to sacred places for fasting. An Elder guides people in their fast through ceremony. When fasting, the individual goes without food or water for four days.