Paul Revere never said "The British are coming!" Instead, the phrase was "The Regulars are here!" and in fact, Revere was only 1 of 3 men that made the ride. Revere never made the whole trip (though I guess that's less surprising to those who played ACIII. Jerks.) There was one form of ritual found among some Native Americans that before war the wives of warriors would have sex with the elders of their community, then have sex with the husband, to transfer the elders' spirit and power into battle. That's respecting your elders at its finest, I suppose (Recon, don't get any ideas). Wovoka, the great leader of Native American Ghost Dance movement, who was considered by those who followed him to be either the Messiah or messenger of the Messiah, ended up as an extra in Western movies after the movement died due to the Wounded Knee Massacre.