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- Cherokee names for Julian calendar months
- Seasons
- Notes
- References
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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.{{citation needed|date=December 2012}} The seasonal round of ceremonies is considered a necessary spiritual element for social cohesion and encourage gatherings among the Cherokee clans and Cherokee society. Cherokee names for Julian calendar months - January: Unolvtana or Unâlatŭni,[1] meaning "windblown",[2] {{sfn|Mooney|1894}}
- February: Kagaʔli or Gŭgăli,[1] Bone Moon,{{citation needed|date=December 2012}} "month when the stars and moon are fixed in the heavens"[2]
- March: Anvhyi, referring to strawberries (anŭ),{{sfn|Mooney|1894}}
- April: Kawohni, or Kùwáni[1] meaning "duck" as in "when the ducks return", "ducks swim in ponds month",[2] {{sfn|Mooney|1894}}
- May: Anisgvti, Ansgvti,[1] "planting moon",{{citation needed|date=December 2012}} month of strawberries[2] or making pottery (ŭntĭ){{sfn|Mooney|1894}}
- June: Dehaluyi,[1] "planting corn",{{citation needed|date=December 2012}} blackberry month[2]
- July: Kuyegwona,[1] "ripe corn moon", {{citation needed|date=December 2012}} huckleberry month[2]
- August: Gaʔloni,[1] fruit moon,{{citation needed|date=December 2012}} wild grapes month, Green Corn ceremony[2] refers to drying up of the streams. {{sfn|Mooney|1894}}
- September: Dulisdi,[1] nut moon,{{citation needed|date=December 2012}} translation unknown, Bounding Bush Feast[2]
- October: Dunihidi, Duninhdi,[1] harvestime month, Great New Moon Ceremony[2]
- November: Nvdadequa, Nvdadeqwa,[1] big moon month,[2] {{sfn|Mooney|1894}}
- December: Vsdgiyi, Vskihyi,[1] snow moon,{{citation needed|date=December 2012}} translation unknown[2]
Seasons- Spring, Gagéyl, "near the summer"
- Summer, Gagi
- Early Autumn, Gúyû
- Late Autumn, Ulăgăhûstû (refers to falling of the leaves)
- Winter, Gâlû {{sfn|Mooney|1894}}
Notes1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Feeling 234
2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Dubin 193
References- {{cite book |last1=Bruchac |first1=Joseph |authorlink1=Joseph Bruchac |last2=London |first2=Jonathan |title=Thirteen moons on turtle's back |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ilk5awll8LkC |accessdate=30 December 2012 |year=1992 |publisher=Puffin Books|isbn=9780698115842}}
- {{cite book |last=Dubin |first=Lois Sherr |title=North American Indian Jewelry and Adornment: From Prehistory to the Present |year=1999 |publisher=Harry N. Abrams |location=New York |isbn=0-8109-3689-5}}
- {{cite book |last=Feeling |first=Durbin |editor-last=Pulte |editor-first=William |title=Cherokee-English Dictionary |year=1975 |publisher=Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma |location=Tahlequah, Oklahoma |lccn=75329756}}
- {{cite journal|last1=Mooney|first1=James|title=The Cherokee Calendar System|journal=American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal (1880-1914)|date=July 1894|volume=16|issue=4|page=244|ref=harv}}
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