▁Os age , ▁a ▁proper ▁church ▁for ▁big ▁moon ▁p ey ot ism ▁was ▁constructed . ▁Os age ▁P ey ote ▁Church ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁on ▁property ▁that ▁would ▁later ▁become ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁John ▁Z ink ▁R anch . ▁ ▁Big ▁Moon ▁Cer em ony ▁ ▁Pre vious ▁to ▁the ▁ceremony , ▁multiple ▁rit ual ▁prepar ations ▁are ▁performed . ▁At ▁dawn ▁the ▁Road men , ▁or ▁the ▁ceremony ▁conduct ors , ▁gather ▁to ▁collect ▁their ▁instruments ▁and ▁to ▁perform ▁some ▁cer emon ial ▁pray ers ▁and ▁singing . ▁Then ▁before ▁no on , ▁the ▁p ey ote ▁and ▁rit ual ▁instruments ▁are ▁taken ▁are ▁taken ▁to ▁the ▁church , ▁where ▁the ▁sacred ▁fire ▁is ▁lit ▁by ▁fl int ▁and ▁steel , ▁and ▁the ▁objects ▁that ▁hold ▁rit ual ▁use ▁are ▁arranged ▁on ▁the ▁cloth ▁of ▁the ▁alt ar . ▁After ▁the ▁rit uals ▁have ▁taken ▁place , ▁the ▁tribe ▁members ▁will ▁rest ▁for ▁a ▁me al ▁at ▁no on . ▁The ▁fire ▁stays ▁maintained ▁for ▁the ▁whole ▁afternoon . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁pr ere quis ite ▁to ▁the ▁actual ▁service . ▁ ▁Trad itionally , ▁the ▁service ▁begins ▁at ▁dark . ▁The ▁at ten de es ▁enter ▁the ▁church ▁and ▁their ▁assigned ▁seat ings ▁while ▁a ▁prayer ▁is ▁being ▁shared ▁by ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁road men , ▁following ▁with ▁a ▁statement ▁of ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁meeting . ▁The ▁only ▁person ▁who ▁is ▁allowed ▁to ▁speak ▁and ▁smoke ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁are ▁the ▁road men