A young girl went to one of the elders. The elder told here to attach 365 metal cones to her dress and each cone would represent a prayer for the sick people for 365 days. The dresses are made in many different colors. You can hear the dancers walking and dancing as the cones touch each other and make a jingling sound. The Women's Fancy Shawl Dancers wear brightly colored shawls over their shoulders.
Legends say that the shawls show the change from a cocoon to a beautiful butterfly.
The shawls seem to be flying as the dancing is going on. The beads on the footwear are colored like the fringes of the shawl. They are very beautiful. In 1874 my great great-grandpa was born. His name was Charles B. Goodrich.