Huron Feast of the Dead

The Huron Feast of the Dead was a holiday celebrated by the indigenous Wyandot people of what is today central Ontario, Canada. The last reported Feast of the Dead occurred in 1695. It was held jointly by the Wyandot and Ottawa nations. It can be compared to other observances honoring the dead, such as the Celtic Samhain and Mexican Day of the Dead.

Description
Jean de Brébeuf, a Jesuit missionary, described the event. "There was in the middle of it a great pit, about ten feet deep and five fathoms in diameter. (...) Above rose many poles, trimmed and well arranged, with cross poles to attach the bundles of souls. (...)They laid on the ground their parcels (...) They unfolded also their bundles of robes and all the presents they had brought, and placed them upon poles (...) in order to give foreigners time to view the wealth and magnificence of the country."