They add the sound of thunder. Three kossas - These figures are often called sacred clowns. This name often misleads English-speaking people. The kossas play an important part in ceremonials. Dances and songs in ceremonials at San Ildefonso are prayers for a good life not only for pueblo people, but all people of the world.
Women dance barefoot.
It is an honor to touch mother earth's back. As they dance, women stand high on their feet calling the clouds down. Their hair hangs straight as a symbol of rain. Men, too, wear rain symbols. The white fringe hanging from their sashes is a sign of rain.