The Seminole continue to observe traditional practices such as the Green Corn Dance. Corn became celebrated among numerous peoples in religious ceremonies, especially the Green Corn Ceremony. By 2000 religious tension between Green Corn Dance attendees and Christians (particularly Baptists) decreased. Indigenous peoples have practiced Green Corn rituals for centuries. Fruitbodies has indistinct, spermatic or green corn odor. August 3 marked the end of the Muscogee Creek Green Corn Ceremony. The Green Corn dance always comes after the Green Bean dance. As a child, Ross participated in tribal events, such as the Green Corn Festival. The Yuchi continue their important ceremonies such as the Green Corn Ceremony of summer. Green corn is not necessarily green in color. The Seminoles used the Lake Panasoffkee area to hold councils and Green Corn Dances. The following day the second ad ("Behind the Green Corn") was run. As Christian pastors began preaching on reservations, Green Corn Ceremony attendance decreased. The Stomp Dance and Green Corn Ceremony are revered gatherings and rituals. Green Corn festivals are still held today by many different Southeastern Woodland tribes.