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Iroquois Seasons and Festivals

Iroquois Seasons and Festivals. The Iroquois Year – Divided into 2 Parts – Growing and Sleeping. Year is divided into Months or “ Moons”. Examples of some Iroquois Moon names: The Frogs are Peeping – Summer The End of Leaves – Fall When I Cough - Winter.

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Iroquois Seasons and Festivals

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  1. Iroquois Seasons and Festivals The Iroquois Year – Divided into 2 Parts – Growing and Sleeping

  2. Year is divided into Months or “Moons” • Examples of some Iroquois Moon names: • The Frogs are Peeping – Summer • The End of Leaves – Fall • When I Cough - Winter

  3. The Iroquois year was named and dated by the major events within them…. • In the time of our great, great grandfathers….. • The Year of Katrina – 2005 • ________________________ - Seventh Grade

  4. Iroquois Festivals • The Iroquois year began when the Earth woke up. • First festival of spring was called • “Thanks to the Maple” • Purpose – • Give thanks to the Maple tree and forest and to the Creator for both. Activities – Dancing, games , burning tobacco, ends with feast.

  5. 2nd Festival: Planting Festival • Purpose – to plant food for the tribe. • Activities- women prepared Earth with bone tools for planting.

  6. 3rd Festival : Strawberry Festival • Purpose – village hunt for fresh strawberries. • Activities – gave thanks for fresh fruit

  7. 4th Festival: Green Corn Festival • Purpose –honored master of life • Activities –gave thanks, named babies born after Midwinter festival, dancing, singing, feast

  8. 5th Festival: Harvest Festival • Purpose – prepared for long, hard winter, harvested food • Activities –Harvested food, gathered crops, dug pits for storage

  9. 6th Festival: Midwinter Festival • Purpose- give praise and power back to “Master of Life” • Get ready for a new year • Activities- Naming of children born since Green Corn Festival • Clean out home

  10. What is Culture? • Culture is a way of life shared by a group of people. • *******Geography affects your culture*******

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