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What is the winds role in the ceremony?
The winds role in the Navajo creation ceremony is that if the wind blows it makes people walk. If the wind is not blowing, the people do not come to life.
What is the wind's role in ceremony?
The winds role in the Navajo creation ceremony is that if the wind blows it makes people walk. If the wind is not blowing, the people do not come to life.
Did the Navajo Indians eat deer?
NO! we eat sheep, horses, and cow. that's all. but we can have deer hide but only if we have a special ceremony.
Who discovered sand art?
Sand painting is used by the Navajo Indians as a ceremonial practice. The sand art is destroyed once the ceremony is completed.
What is sand painting A a part of navajo healing ceremony B a rawhide design C a part of a potlatch ceremony D a painting on a clay pot?
A sand painting is a painting on a clay pot. This is known as fine art.
What are teepees used for?
If you see a tipi on the Navajo Nation it is usually the location to a Native American Church ceremony. This religion came to the Navajo 100 to 130 years ago from tribes that used the tipi to live in. They were the houses of the Plains Indians. They lived in them.
What where the tipis that the Navajo tribe made where made out of?
The Navajo people did not traditionally use tipis. They lived in wood and earthen buildings called hoghan. Today, if you see tipis on the Navajo Nation they are usually being used for a Native American Church ceremony. They are usually made of canvas.
Is there a Navajo coming of age ceremony for men?
It is not as elaborate as the very important Kinaalda for girls but both boys and girls are initiated as adults by putting on masks and dancing on the last night of the Yeibichei or Night Way Ceremony. It symbolizes that they are now adults.
What are the methods of curing tobacco?
Three methods of curing--flue-curing, fire-curing, and air-curing--are used.
How is Navajo culture similar to the early Navajo culture?
Much of Navajo culture is the same even though it has gradually changed. Many things that are new to the Navajo become "Navajo-ized". For example working with silver came from the Spanish long ago but the patterns and aesthetics are very Navajo with fourfold symmetry and stones that have traditional religious/philosophical meanings. Weaving probably came from the Pueblo peoples and yet the themes are very Navajo. Even the word for car is not borrowed but from how the first model T's sounded- "Chidi", from chidi, chidi, chidi. Many Navajo live very modern "American" lives, but many others still have sheep and grow corn. Many still speak the Navajo language and many practice the traditional religion. For example, many people have a " first laugh" ceremony for their baby. Traditional philosophy is alive and well on the Navajo Nation
Which is an important part of Navajo religious cerimonies?
The most important part of any Navajo ceremony is restoring and maintaining Hózhǫ́ .This is the central concept in Navajo religion and philosophy. It is very complex and deep but is means in one word what we mean with the Engliah words: Harmony, the good, beauty, peace, health and dyanamic balance (not static). Navajo religious ceremonies are often called Chantways. They are led by a Hataałii, which means chanter or singer and is often called a medicineman. Many of the chantways are for healing, balance or harmony or correcting taboos that have been broken. Others are for different types of blessings and the Kinaalda ( first menstruation ceremony). There are 60 so ceremonies. Manny last four or more days. Usually, someone goes to a diagnostician first to find out what ceremony needs to be done. Then they find a medicineman who is knows that ceremony. A ceremony usually involves family and clan members, friends and the larger community. Besides the idea of hózhǫ́ there is not really one important part that is common to all ceremonies. The medicine-man who is highly trained and must have studied and memorized for many years, leads the ceremony and conducts all the actions that happen. There are prayers, chants, songs, myths recited and the sometimes sand paintings, dancing, ritual movements and herbs and other items. The ceremony must be performed exactly in order to be successful.
Is steam curing better than water curing?
Steam curing and water curing are two very different types of curing. Steam curing significantly accelerates the rate of hydration by adding moisture if this is what you need.
