Never is a jar commenced unless some of the liquor is sacrificed before the cross, for the gods are believed to be as fond of the beer as are mortals.

Rain cannot be obtained without tesvino; tesvino cannot be made without corn; and corn cannot grow without rain.

This, in a nutshell, is the Tarahumare's view of life.
There are many occasions during the year, especially during the winter time, when regular symposiums are held, generally inside of the house; but the people never drink tesvino unless there is some purpose to be attained, be it luck in some undertaking, or good crops, or the health of the family, or some similar benefit.

They may dance yumari for a little while at any of these functions.
It is the custom to appoint one man to distribute the liquor among the guests.

In doing this the host offers to the chosen one three drinking-gourds full of tesvino, which the latter empties, and he enters upon his duty by giving to every man present three gourds in succession and to every woman four.