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Talangva is a type of beginning and an end. During this season there is much song and dance that concludes with the Niman ceremony. Niman is a sixteen-day ceremony that is also known as the Home Going ceremony. It…
Continue readingThe Hopi people have their own unique calendar that coincides with the cycles of the sun. The ceremonial calendar is divided into two sections—Katsina Season and non-Katsina Season. During the summer months of the non-Katsina Season, Hopi villagers…
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Baskets have played and continue to play a significant role in many Native American traditions, including the Hopi, indigenous people located on three high and rocky mesas in North Central Arizona. Hopi are very spiritual people who center their lives…
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“An Indian dance is not a dance in the sense in which we use that term. It is a ceremonial, a symbolic representation, a prayer.”- Erna Fergusson, Dancing Gods (1931) Held annually at the end of August, the Snake Dance…
Continue readingTalangva is the climax of the Katsina season. July hosts the Niman ceremony, a home-going ritual to close the Katsina season. This is the time for plant growth and expression of appreciation as the peoples’ prayers have been answered. The…
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