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Q: What Was An Important Part Of Navajo Religious Ceremonies?
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What was early comedy usually part of?

religious ceremonies


Why is sand art important?

So called "Sand-painting" is not art as we normally mean with the word. It is important because it is part of Navajo traditional religious ceremonies. They are made of colored sand, pollen, charcoal and other ground up substances. They are destroyed at the end of the ceremony. Most of the ceremonies are to heal a patient. Most of the ceremonies last many days and can include 12 or more sand paintings. Some sand paintings have been done for art but the images are usually altered so as not to harm the makers.


What are facts about Navajo Indian heritage culture and chiefs?

There are many interesting facts about the Navajo Indian heritage, culture, and chiefs. One fact about chiefs is that chiefs were chosen by a tribal council. A chief was a leader in the tribe and only men were able to be chiefs. The Navajo, or the Diné, are family oriented. Most of their traditions and games were developed because of their love for the land. They have many ceremonies and rituals, in fact, almost every act of their lives is is a ceremony. Ceremonies include 9 day ceremonies for the treatment of ills, mental and physical; ceremonies for planting of crops; ceremonies for the building of a hogan. Sandpainting, songs, and prayers are part of the ceremonies. Color is also important and each color has several different symbolic meanings. Colors can define the direction or the time of day.


Is Joe Nichols part Navajo?

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What tribe lived in hogan houses?

The Navajo tribe lived in Hogans. And some live in them today. There are two different kinds of Hogans, the male Hogan, with a pointed top like a small earth covered tepee and which was used rarely today for sweat lodges and ceremonies, and the female Hogan, which was usually a hexagon, octagon or round hogan, it is also often covered with earth. Almost everything in Navajo thought occurs in male and female versions. All versions have a door facing east and no windows and a smoke hole or today a stovepipe hole. Today some are made of modern American building materials. Many of the buildings at Dnie Colloge are hogan shaped including a spectacular library. The Navajo tribal council chambers is also hogan shaped. Hogan are required for many ceremonies and described in the creation stories. Each part has symbolic meaning. Often traditional families had one for ceremonies even if they don't live in it anymore. in Navajo language, Diné bizaad, hogan is properly spelled: hooghan

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Is it true that the Navajos created sand paintings as protest to the current culture of the US?

No, Navajo sandpaintings are created for healing and creating balance, and harmony for the patient. They are part of complex religious ceremonies, not for social protest.


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So called "Sand-painting" is not art as we normally mean with the word. It is important because it is part of Navajo traditional religious ceremonies. They are made of colored sand, pollen, charcoal and other ground up substances. They are destroyed at the end of the ceremony. Most of the ceremonies are to heal a patient. Most of the ceremonies last many days and can include 12 or more sand paintings. Some sand paintings have been done for art but the images are usually altered so as not to harm the makers.


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.


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The term for a religious choral work is typically referred to as a "choral anthem" or simply an "anthem." These pieces are often performed as part of religious services or ceremonies.


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What are facts about Navajo Indian heritage culture and chiefs?

There are many interesting facts about the Navajo Indian heritage, culture, and chiefs. One fact about chiefs is that chiefs were chosen by a tribal council. A chief was a leader in the tribe and only men were able to be chiefs. The Navajo, or the Diné, are family oriented. Most of their traditions and games were developed because of their love for the land. They have many ceremonies and rituals, in fact, almost every act of their lives is is a ceremony. Ceremonies include 9 day ceremonies for the treatment of ills, mental and physical; ceremonies for planting of crops; ceremonies for the building of a hogan. Sandpainting, songs, and prayers are part of the ceremonies. Color is also important and each color has several different symbolic meanings. Colors can define the direction or the time of day.