HOPI CALENDAR: March- "Osom'muya"

 

Artwork by: Dickson Silas
"Prayer for Good Life"

As the planting season nears for the Hopi, the month of March is a time for continued prayers through kachina songs and dancing. During this time, the Hopi villages have night dances that take place in the kivas, which are underground ceremonial chambers. Kachinas come bearing gifts of food and seeds. Their songs are prayers carried out in hopes of a fruitful planting season for all. The dancing creates a harmonious atmosphere for all life forms and to bring rain for nourishment.

 

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