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uot time enough to devote to great and elaborate ceremonials when the 

 corn must be cared for. Time is then too precious, but when the corn 

 is higli and the crop is in sight, or during the long winter when the 

 agriculturist is at home unemployed, then the superstitious mind has 

 freedom to carry on elaborate rites and observances, and then naturally 

 he takes part in the comjilex ceremonies. Hence the spring and early 

 summer religious observances are abbreviated. Although the Pueblo 

 farmer may thoroughly believe in his ceremonial system as efficacious, 

 his human nature is too practical to consume the precious planting- 

 time with elaborate ceremonials. But when he sees that the crop is 

 coming and harvest is at hand, then he begins the series of, to him, 

 magnificent pageants which extend from the latter part of August until 

 March of the following year. 



It has been proven by repeated observations of the same ceremonials 

 that there is great constancy in the way successive presentations of 

 the ritual are carried out year after year. The Inevitable modifications 

 resulting from the death of old priests undoubtedly in course of time 

 affect individual observances, but their ritual is never voluntardy 

 changed. The ceremonials which I have here and elsewhere described 

 were not invented by them to show to me, nor will anj' religious society 

 of the Hopi at the present day get up a ceremony to please the white 

 man. Each observance is traditional and prescribed for a certain time 

 of the year. 



TABULAR VIEW OF THE SEQUENCE OF TUSAYAN CELEBRA- 



TIONSi 



The following tabular view of the sequence of ceremonials may aid 

 in the study of the Hopi calendar, and indicate the ceremonials pre- 

 sented to us for classification : 



Katcina's return. 

 A- 1 Powiimii. 



(. Paliiliikouti. 



B 



The abbreviated Katcinas commonly come in the interval, and vary 

 somewhat from year to year. 



''Niman (Katcina's departure). 



Snake or Flute (alternating). 



Lalakonti. 



Mainzrai'iti. 



Wiiwiitcimti' (sometimes iSTaacnaiyaV 

 ^Soyaluua. 



' By Gregorian months, Tvhich of course the Hopi do not recognize by these names or limits. Their 

 own "moons" have been given elsewhere. 



''The months to which the first division roughly corresponds are January to July. The second 

 division includes, roughly speaking, August and December (inclusive), "ilore accurately defined- 

 the solar year is about equally divided into two parts by the Nimdn, which is probably the exact 

 dividing celebration of the ceremonial year. 



^There is a slight r sound in the first two syllables of Wiiwiitcimti. 



