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Not much is known about their cultural life, but they probably held ceremonies intended to benefit the group as a whole. Different segments of the society may have been responsible for different events, each one important to the spiritual and material well-being of the community. Some modern-day Pueblo villages ritually divide themselves into "summer people and winter people," or "squash people and turquoise people" with each half assuming different religious responsibilities. Careful observation of the sun, moon and stars would have been essential for planning activities such as when to start planting and when to prepare for winter. Important religious events were likely associated with seasonal tasks like farming, hunting, and storing food for winter. Rituals would have been tied to annual events like the winter solstice or the beginning of the harvest season. Animal figures chipped into or painted on rock walls may have been connected to prayers or magical rituals for successful hunting.

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