Baje Whitethorne was the father of seven years old, and lounging in a tree listening to the radio, not aware of a lesson that was about to learn.
He called his grandfather on his hands and feet of the tree, and said it was time to go inside their home on the Navajo reservation and waiting while the sun died and was reborn. There was going to be an eclipse of the sun.
Whitethorne wanted nothing more than to eat, but he did what he was told. On that day, I learned that patience and cultural education, who had passed on through the children's book and wrote about why you should not gawk Alnavajos in eclipse like the one that will be visible Sunday in parts of the western United States.
"It was just respect and honor you give to the nature of what he does," said Whitethorne. "The sun is reborn, and admitted in the nature of what is not, you take one minute to recognize yourself."
Many American Indian tribes view the sun and the moon, but the gods and cultural
beliefs among the northern tribes in the state of Arizona and members of the individual does not need any reference to moving away from Eclipse ring, or annular eclipse of the sun, who has not seen in the United States since 1994. Whitethorne says he will use this opportunity to read the first book written and illustrated 20 years ago, "Sunpainters: Navajo eclipse of the sun," to his grandchildren.
Carletta Tilousi Havasubaa of the tribe has no plans to get out of their way to view it. She said even if it did, it would be anything more than a glance.
"In our traditions tell us that as children not to look at the moon because it is such a powerful energy that if you look at it a long time, it can bring bad dreams," she said.
A member of the tribal and Wilfred Whatoname father in culture Hualapai, can explain it blocked the sun and a bad omen,
"We have done something wrong to do it," he said. "That does not happen often, and this is what led people to believe that maybe we should take care of our lives a lot better."
Could be staring at the sun already eclipsed the cause of serious injury in the eye, and some Alnavajos have linked exposure to birth defects, or other physical ailments and mental health. He said that his grandfather Whitethorne to cover food and water outside of Hogan decades before anything to keep the livestock can eat or drink from exposure to Eclipse as well.
Alnavajos living in Canyon de Chelly National Monument on the reservation or people visiting Sunday would be already in one of the key areas to watch the eclipse 6 This last Sunday, where the moon will cover about 95% of the diameter of the sun.
Eclipse phenomenon refers to the Hopi tribe and carry one vehicle on the other. It is recognized in the history of the tribe, but the Director, Office of the tribe to maintain the cultural heritage and said It is not known to be forbidden to look at it.
"Over time we were to have Eclipse and outside, but we do not have anything bad about it through our traditions," said Lee Kuwanwisiwma. "It's just amazing."
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