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The dancers put on masks that showed the faces of the kachinas.
they honor it by dancing and wearing masks facing it and a ceremonie is for the underworld (where they thought they came from)
kachinas were dolls that the Hopi Indians believed had spirits and the Hopis would ask them for help
Hopi worshiped Kachinas (KAH-CHEE-NAHS). Kachinas were belived to be spirits that watched over or harmed the Hopi. There were good kachinas, and jokester kachinas. Jokester kachinas, were evil and brought things such as war, bad harvest, to much snow, heat, or rain, sickness, and other things that could harm the Hopi tribes.
the Kachina ceremony is a physical "play" based on profound truth and is practiced by the Zuni and Hopi peoples to illustrate deeper truth and wisdom as it effects the world around us..our place in it ..and the solutions to where we must go to actualize a better world.
The hopi use kachinas to each their children important values so that their children can know about their heritage and have manners
The hopi use kachinas to each their children important values so that their children can know about their heritage and have manners
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Hopi worshiped Kachinas (KAH-CHEE-NAHS). Kachinas were belived to be spirits that watched over or harmed the Hopi. There were good kachinas, and jokester kachinas. Jokester kachinas, were evil and brought things such as war, bad harvest, to much snow, heat, or rain, sickness, and other things that could harm the Hopi tribes.
Kachinas - pronounced Katsina are central to the religion and mythology of the Pueblo Indians of the American Southwest, in particular the Hopi.
It is that when they danced in ceremonies they believed that the Kachinas (or spirits) were in the bodies of the dancers when they danced.
the answer is: The kachinas role is to show people how to live and behave and bring peace and prosperity ; it can also be: The kachinas role is to dance in each ceremony throughout the six months.