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Toho'osmuya (Wind Moon)

Grand Canyon National Park

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Description

Hopisinom have a traditional calendar that speaks to their connection to the changes in seasons through ceremony. Each moon cycle is named to coincide with the time of year. The calendar is broken into two sections - the Katsina ceremony season and the Palatkapi ceremony season. Marked by the winter solstice, the Katsina season is when the spiritual beings called Katsinam return to the Hopi villages. Spend a Minute Out In It watching Toho'osmuya, the October Wind Moon, rise over Ongtupqa (Grand Canyon).

Duration

1 minute, 30 seconds

Credit

Rader Lane

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