Bunya ceremony was a periodic gathering of the Aboriginal peoples of southeast Queensland, Australia, in the Bunya Mountains. Aboriginal groups would assemble to feast for weeks on the large, rich-flavored seeds or nuts of the bunya-bunya pine. They gathered the seeds and roasted them on campfires. Despite its name, the bunya ceremony was not a single ceremony, but many. During the feast, groups would settle any disputes. The men would initiate the boys into full membership in their groups. Also, through rituals and ceremonies, people would reenact the events of the Dreamtime. The Dreamtime is a mythical time when the world was created.
