The Hopi Snake Dance is performed by Hopis which is a First Nation tribe which lives in the northeast part of Arizona. The Hopi Snake Dance is used on the last day of a 16 day celebration which happens in August or early September. Many people call this dance the “Rain Dance” because it is a dance to pray for the rain.
The origin of the Hopi Snake Dance also comes from this story. A long time back, there lived a father and a son in one of the Hopi villages. Whenever there were offerings were made to the gods, the son wouldn’t believe that the offerings were given to the gods. He also wondered if there were even gods in this world. One day, the son went and told his father that he would go the Lower Place and check if there are any gods there. …show more content…
The teenager wouldn’t listen and he ignored listening to the gods. He even knew that the snakes were tricky and that they could turn into people but one of the gods gave him a herb so he wouldn’t get hurt. The son knew to go to the snake governor once he reached the village. Once he reached the Snake Village, the snakes tried to hurt and bite him but, the youth had the herb one of the gods had given him. He safely reached the governor’s house without getting …show more content…
Before they reached the village, the juvenile scattered the piki in the order he was told; white, yellow, red, and blue. The colours were used by the Hopi people and each colour represents something; red for painting pottery, red and yellow for painting moccasins, and blue or green for painting their bodies. When the couple reached a hill, the wife sat down and told him she would stay there when he returned but he can’t touch anyone and nobody can touch him. Once he reached the top of the hill, the young man told the people to build a fire, gather the people of the village and show him to the kiva which is a room underground. While the people were doing that, the young man told the villagers about his trip ever since travelling for the Lower Place and it took all night. The next morning when the man went to meet his wife, he saw a woman who was his former
The origin of the Hopi Snake Dance also comes from this story. A long time back, there lived a father and a son in one of the Hopi villages. Whenever there were offerings were made to the gods, the son wouldn’t believe that the offerings were given to the gods. He also wondered if there were even gods in this world. One day, the son went and told his father that he would go the Lower Place and check if there are any gods there. …show more content…
The teenager wouldn’t listen and he ignored listening to the gods. He even knew that the snakes were tricky and that they could turn into people but one of the gods gave him a herb so he wouldn’t get hurt. The son knew to go to the snake governor once he reached the village. Once he reached the Snake Village, the snakes tried to hurt and bite him but, the youth had the herb one of the gods had given him. He safely reached the governor’s house without getting …show more content…
Before they reached the village, the juvenile scattered the piki in the order he was told; white, yellow, red, and blue. The colours were used by the Hopi people and each colour represents something; red for painting pottery, red and yellow for painting moccasins, and blue or green for painting their bodies. When the couple reached a hill, the wife sat down and told him she would stay there when he returned but he can’t touch anyone and nobody can touch him. Once he reached the top of the hill, the young man told the people to build a fire, gather the people of the village and show him to the kiva which is a room underground. While the people were doing that, the young man told the villagers about his trip ever since travelling for the Lower Place and it took all night. The next morning when the man went to meet his wife, he saw a woman who was his former