Description
Edition of 250 16”w x 20”h
The Iroquois (traditionally Haudenosaunee) people see the cycle of life in all of our ceremonies and thanksgivings. Turtle’s shell is our calendar with its pattern of 13 large plates representing the thirteen moons in each year & 28 smaller plates showing the 28 days from one new moon to the next. We say that the Moon is our Grandmother and she has 13 names in the course of a year, they are:
The Mid-Winter Moon
The Maple Syrup or Split Days Moon
The Thunder Moon
The Planting Moon
The Strawberry Moon
The Green Bean Moon
The Green Corn Moon
The Harvest Moon
The Food Storing Moon
The Hunting Moon or Giving Thanks Moon
The Long Night Moon
The Great Light or Resting Moon
The Snow Moon
