The ancient society known as Kah-Na-Dah had a strange religion where they would perform rituals by beating long curved sticks on frozen water during the cold period. It is believed by many archeologists that this was done to pacify the frost god Tim-Hor-Ton. They would then drink a peculiar mixture of ground beans, heated water, and a white liquid squeezed from a horned creature with the name of their god engraved on their goblets, which may have been part of a a spiritual cleansing.
They also subsisted on a thin liquid substance extracted from the sap of a tree. Because the substance was mainly sugar water, scientists believe it was to help them survive the extreme cold of their once-brutal climate and go for long periods without other foods. It is also possible that these ancient people had an unusually high metabolism, and like the now long-extinct hummingbird, needed it for their survival.
They also worshiped a large, hairy rodent with a paddle-like tail, which they believed would protect them from severe flooding by controlling water levels. The Kah-Nah-Dans were so deeply afraid of rivers, creeks and other swiftly moving bodies of water that they damned them, and were grateful when their rodents guardians did the same thing.
