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The Cherokee calendar is defined by the seasonal round of ceremonies practiced by the Cherokee people. Although a modern calendar year comprises 12 months, there are actually 13 cycles or phases of the moon in the Cherokee calendar. The seasonal round of ceremonies is considered a necessary spiritual element for social cohesion and encourage gatherings among the Cherokee clans and Cherokee society.
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Cherokee names for Julian calendar months
- January: Unolvtana or Unâlat?ni, meaning "windblown",
- February: Kaga?li or G?g?li, Bone Moon, "month when the stars and moon are fixed in the heavens"
- March: Anvhyi, referring to strawberries (an?),
- April: Kawohni, or Kùwáni meaning "duck" as in "when the ducks return", "ducks swim in ponds month",
- May: Anisgvti, Ansgvti, "planting moon", month of strawberries or making pottery (?nt?)
- June: Dehaluyi, "planting corn", blackberry month
- July: Kuyegwona, "ripe corn moon", huckleberry month
- August: Ga?loni, fruit moon, wild grapes month, Green Corn ceremony refers to drying up of the streams.
- September: Dulisdi, nut moon, translation unknown, Bounding Bush Feast
- October: Dunihidi, Duninhdi, harvestime month, Great New Moon Ceremony
- November: Nvdadequa, Nvdadeqwa, big moon month,
- December: Vsdgiyi, Vskihyi, snow moon, translation unknown
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Seasons
- Spring, Gagéyl, "near the summer"
- Summer, Gagi
- Early Autumn, Gúyû
- Late Autumn, Ul?g?hûstû (refers to falling of the leaves)
- Winter, Gâlû
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Notes
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References
- Bruchac, Joseph; London, Jonathan (1992). Thirteen moons on turtle's back. Puffin Books. ISBN 9780698115842. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- Dubin, Lois Sherr (1999). North American Indian Jewelry and Adornment: From Prehistory to the Present. New York: Harry N. Abrams. ISBN 0-8109-3689-5.
- Feeling, Durbin (1975). Pulte, William, ed. Cherokee-English Dictionary. Tahlequah, Oklahoma: Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. LCCN 75329756.
- Mooney, James (July 1894). "The Cherokee Calendar System". American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal (1880-1914). 16 (4): 244.
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