The Iroquois tribes celebrated many festivals throughout the year.  At the Maple Festival they collected the sap to make syrup and sugar.           The Iroquois asked the spirits to help make seeds grow during the Planting Festival.  The Senecas called strawberries the first fruit of the earth and held a Strawberry Festival in the summer.  At the Green Corn and Harvest Festivals the Iroquois gathered their crops.  The last festival was the New Year's Festival.  It was the largest of all and lasted four days.  The Iroquois celebrated at their festivals by singing, dancing, praying and playing games.

    The False Face Society was used to scare away evil spirits that caused sickness and death.  This secret society performed special dances.  They carved masks out of a living tree. They believed if they carved their masks out of a living tree the strength and spirit of the tree went into the mask. The masks looked like strange and scary monsters that the men had seen in their dreams.  The False Face Society was an important part  of the Iroquois beliefs.