Word of the Day.... thinking of my Northwest Tribe

potlatch

\ POT-lach \ , noun;

i1.

A ceremony at which gifts are bestowed on the guests in a show of wealth that the guests later attempt to surpass.n a show of wealth that

the guests later attemp

Origin:

Potlatch comes from the Chinook language, meaning "gift." Nearly identical words

exist in the languagesof various tribes of the Pacific Northwest.