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Rituals and Traditions Archive
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Caribbean Garífuna: Disguised Warriors Dance Wanaragua
Posted on April 27, 2012 | 1 CommentThe masked dance ritual called Wanaragua, takes place as part of the New Year's celebration among the Garífuna villages on the Caribbean Coast of Central America. -
Aboriginal Dreamtime: The Rainbow Serpent
Posted on April 12, 2012 | No CommentsThe Aboriginal Australian Rainbow Serpent meanders snake-like like a river across the landscape, sunlight reflecting the spectrum of colours. He inhabits permanent waterholes and controls precious oils and waters. -
Papua New Guinea: Sepik River Initiation and the Crocodile Cult
Posted on April 6, 2012 | No CommentsCrocodiles feature in the legends and rites of passage of various Sepik tribes, sharing a belief in ancestral ties to the aquatic reptile. Risks from mining in the upper river threatens the health of the people of the basin. -
Chumash Stories: Julie Tumamait-Stenslie Speaks at Ojai
Posted on January 4, 2012 | No CommentsMonthly RoundTable discussion of myths, legends, and stories at the Ojai Foundation on January 22 will focus on Chumash stories, with Chumash elder and storyteller Julie Tumamait. -
Soyal Ceremony: Hopi Kachinas Dance at Winter Solstice
Posted on December 22, 2011 | No CommentsThe Soyal Ceremony begins on the shortest day of the year, and symbolizes the second phase of Creation at the Dawn of Life. Its prayers and rituals implement a plan of life for the coming year, ceremonially turning back the sun toward its summer path. -
Tonantzin Transforms into Our Lady of Guadalupe
Posted on December 17, 2011 | 1 CommentThe future St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin explained to the Bishop of Mexico City how the Virgin appeared to requested a temple be built at Tepeyac in her honor. -
Virgin of Guadalupe: The Apparitions of An Aztec Goddess
Posted on December 14, 2011 | 1 CommentA Mexican Indian Catholic convert experiences visions of an obscure Aztec goddess, Tonantzin, challenging his faith. Thereafter the goddess becomes associated with the Virgin Mary in post-Spanish-conquest church. -
Iroquois Thanksgiving Address
Posted on November 24, 2011 | 2 CommentsThis prayer is a gift from the Haudenosaunee People (The Iroquois Nation), words of thanksgiving with ancient roots dating back to when the Great Law of Peace was brought to the people by the Peace Maker, Dekanawidah ("Two River-Currents Flowing Together"), the Iroquois prophet, statesman, and lawgiver. -
Olvera Street Day of the Dead – Los Angeles with an Aztec Flair
Posted on October 31, 2011 | 1 CommentOlvera Street near downtown Los Angeles burst with color, reverence, and dance for the annual Dia de los Muertos celebration and procession. -
Self-Healing with Chumash Native Plant Medicine
Posted on October 21, 2011 | 3 CommentsCecilia Garcia teaches Chumash traditional spirit healing with prayers, laughter, dreaming, herbal medicines and aromatherapy, which leads to mending the body's physical processes. -
Chumash Sky and Earth Deities and Cosmological Rock Art
Posted on October 20, 2011 | 1 CommentCelestial objects were cast in the role of powerful, competitive sky beings. Their behavior was believed to affect the outcome of human affairs, and, indeed, the balance of the entire universe. -
David Swallow Jr: People Connected Through Spirit and Sacred Places
Posted on October 8, 2011 | No CommentsDavid Swallow speaks of a new era, learning from the prophecies of Crazy Horse. After a large flash lights the sky, charcoal and ashes fallen to cover the earth, new grass will grow and the waters clear, and God's children will play together. Follow the spiritual leaders into the sacred places for guidance, to experience a land without modern-day illusion. In the spirit world we are all connected, the fire that generates life without end.
