This picture illustrates the preceding entry. this dancer is from Santa Clara Pueblo, i couldn't find any from Acoma. but it is so very similar that i went ahead and used it. i'm ending the previous post here, because i had Fear of Too Many Characters.
we stayed til all the public dances were finished, then skidded down the hill in the ice to our car. one of the Indians told us that after all the visitors left they would take the figure of the Infant Jesus thru the village to one of the larger houses for the night. the dancers would follow, and dance for most of the night. how we would have loved to experience that, but we knew it was not our place.
It was a special day, we felt like we were part of something stretching back through the ages, something connected to both Earth and Spirit. this Christmas we are staying close to home, going to my brother's house in Pennsylvania to visit with nieces and nephews and....wait for it....GREATNEPHEWS! on the weekend my sister and her family will come out from D.C. for some holiday time at the beach.
so, this is my wish to the AOL journal community for a time of peace, joy, family closeness and love. light candles, eat cookies, love the ones who share your journey. i'll be back online next week.
6 comments:
I'm always curious to know about others' holiday traditions and celebrations. This one is something I didn't know of before, thanks for sharing.
Happy holidays to you and G.!
Interesting stuff!
Happy holidays to you and yours!
Thanks for the memories -- of another Acoma christmas past. I was bewitched by it then, and grateful for the reminder now. Spent a lovely slice of nochebuena with your darling nieces and their parents. Now I'm eating Nonni's gingerbread and macadamia biscotti and thinking of you and G and Rosie. Wish we were all here and there.
Great story about the deer dancers!! A very ancient pagent. Hope you and yours had a truly wondrous holiday!!
That Happy Chica,
Marcia Ellen
This is a great story and I love how you draw the parallels between cultures. If we could all concentrate on how we're alike instead of different, the world would be a better place.
Kat
great picture!! sounds like you had a fabby holiday, too!! =D
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