Religion and ceremonies of the Lenape

Name: Religion and ceremonies of the Lenape
Author: Harrington, M. R. (Mark Raymond)

Harrington, M. R. (Mark Raymond)

Delaware Indians -- Religion

_Clans_, see _Phratries_

  _Clothing_ of Naniʹtis, 167.
    See _Costume_

  _Coat_ of bearskins of Mask impersonator, 34, 41

  _Colors_, dyes for, 141.
    See _Black_, _Red_

  _Comet_, attributes of, 48-49

  _Cones_, copper, adorning Miziʹnk, 158

  _Confederacy_ of the Lenape, 13

  _Conjurer_, information of, in regard to Great Spirit, 22-23

  _Copper_ adorning Miziʹnk, 158

  _Corn_, beans and vegetables, wampum string symbolizing, 141-142;
    called Lenape food, 70;
    in rattle of Mask impersonator, 42;
    offering of, 144;
    soul likened to, 59;
    spirit, duties of, 193;
    thanks for, 145;
    thanks to, 134.
    See _Mother Corn_

  _Corn-bread_ at Minsi ceremony, 137

  _Corn Goddess_, see _Mother Corn_

  _Corn-mush_, see _Hominy_, _Säʹpan_

  _Costume_, of impersonator: of Mask Being, 33-34, 41-42, 56, 152-153,
        155, 158;
    of Otter, 177-182;
    of members of Mask society, 159;
    of Naniʹtis, 169-170;
    of Sun, 27;
    worn at Annual ceremony, 93;
    worn at Ghost dance, 191

  _Cranes_ or singers of Annual ceremony, 85.
    See _Singers_

  _Crayfish_, James Wolf’s dream of, 72-73

  _Creator_, see _Great Spirit_

  _Cripples_, injunction to help, 91-92

  _Crooked nose_ of Miziʹnk, 158

  _Crops_, prayer for, 44, 134;
    ruin of, 113;
    supernatural control of, 194;
    watered by Thunder Beings, 193

  _Cross_, drumsticks marked with, 101;
    spirit road represented by line on, 187-188.
    See _Crucifix_

  _Crow_ as guardian spirit, 69-70

  _Crucifix_ at Peyote rite, 187

  _Cult_, see _Ceremony_, _Ceremonies_


  _Dance_, at Thanksgiving ceremony, 142-143;
    in honor of Great Spirit, 88;
    native terms for, 115-116;
    of Buffalo, 182-183;
    of Doll Being, 164-165;
    of First fruits, 128;
    of guardian spirits, 73;
    of Ghost, 190-191;
    of Mask impersonator in Big House, 42, 99;
    of Mĭsiʹngʷ‛, 152-156;
    of Skeleton, 183-184;
    of Weopĕʹlakis, 36;
    Planting, 143;
    Strawberry, 128, 197;
    dances connected with Mask society, 160.
    See _Dancing_

  _Dance songs_ accompanying chants, 66.
    See _Chant_, _Singers_, _Singing_

  _Dancing_, at Annual ceremony, 42, 95, 99, 103, 106, 115-116, 118-122;
    at Feast of first fruits, 145;
    at Minsi ceremony, 135-136, 140;
    in ceremonies of Naniʹtis, 168, 171;
    in Happy Hunting Ground, 56, 58.
    See _Dance_

  _Dankers, Jaspar_, and _Sluyter, Peter_, on Great Spirit, 20

  _Day_, clothing the Great Man, 23;
    god of, 28.
    See _Great Spirit_

  _Dead_, beliefs concerning, 52-60;
    ceremonies in honor of, 55, 191;
    dance in honor of, 183-184;
    food offered to, 52, 195-196;
    food taken by, 71;
    going west, 132;
    spirits of, as guardians, 71-72, 194-195.
    See _Ghosts_, _Immortality_

  _Death_, propitiation to prevent, 199

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Religion and ceremonies of the LenapeHarrington, M. R. (Mark Raymond)

Religion

Religion and ceremonies of the Lenape

Harrington, M. R. (Mark Raymond)

Delaware Indians -- Religion

_Clans_, see _Phratries_

  _Clothing_ of Naniʹtis, 167.
    See _Costume_

  _Coat_ of bearskins of Mask impersonator, 34, 41

  _Colors_, dyes for, 141.
    See _Black_, _Red_

  _Comet_, attributes of, 48-49

  _Cones_, copper, adorning Miziʹnk, 158

  _Confederacy_ of the Lenape, 13

  _Conjurer_, information of, in regard to Great Spirit, 22-23

  _Copper_ adorning Miziʹnk, 158

  _Corn_, beans and vegetables, wampum string symbolizing, 141-142;
    called Lenape food, 70;
    in rattle of Mask impersonator, 42;
    offering of, 144;
    soul likened to, 59;
    spirit, duties of, 193;
    thanks for, 145;
    thanks to, 134.
    See _Mother Corn_

  _Corn-bread_ at Minsi ceremony, 137

  _Corn Goddess_, see _Mother Corn_

  _Corn-mush_, see _Hominy_, _Säʹpan_

  _Costume_, of impersonator: of Mask Being, 33-34, 41-42, 56, 152-153,
        155, 158;
    of Otter, 177-182;
    of members of Mask society, 159;
    of Naniʹtis, 169-170;
    of Sun, 27;
    worn at Annual ceremony, 93;
    worn at Ghost dance, 191

  _Cranes_ or singers of Annual ceremony, 85.
    See _Singers_

  _Crayfish_, James Wolf’s dream of, 72-73

  _Creator_, see _Great Spirit_

  _Cripples_, injunction to help, 91-92

  _Crooked nose_ of Miziʹnk, 158

  _Crops_, prayer for, 44, 134;
    ruin of, 113;
    supernatural control of, 194;
    watered by Thunder Beings, 193

  _Cross_, drumsticks marked with, 101;
    spirit road represented by line on, 187-188.
    See _Crucifix_

  _Crow_ as guardian spirit, 69-70

  _Crucifix_ at Peyote rite, 187

  _Cult_, see _Ceremony_, _Ceremonies_


  _Dance_, at Thanksgiving ceremony, 142-143;
    in honor of Great Spirit, 88;
    native terms for, 115-116;
    of Buffalo, 182-183;
    of Doll Being, 164-165;
    of First fruits, 128;
    of guardian spirits, 73;
    of Ghost, 190-191;
    of Mask impersonator in Big House, 42, 99;
    of Mĭsiʹngʷ‛, 152-156;
    of Skeleton, 183-184;
    of Weopĕʹlakis, 36;
    Planting, 143;
    Strawberry, 128, 197;
    dances connected with Mask society, 160.
    See _Dancing_

  _Dance songs_ accompanying chants, 66.
    See _Chant_, _Singers_, _Singing_

  _Dancing_, at Annual ceremony, 42, 95, 99, 103, 106, 115-116, 118-122;
    at Feast of first fruits, 145;
    at Minsi ceremony, 135-136, 140;
    in ceremonies of Naniʹtis, 168, 171;
    in Happy Hunting Ground, 56, 58.
    See _Dance_

  _Dankers, Jaspar_, and _Sluyter, Peter_, on Great Spirit, 20

  _Day_, clothing the Great Man, 23;
    god of, 28.
    See _Great Spirit_

  _Dead_, beliefs concerning, 52-60;
    ceremonies in honor of, 55, 191;
    dance in honor of, 183-184;
    food offered to, 52, 195-196;
    food taken by, 71;
    going west, 132;
    spirits of, as guardians, 71-72, 194-195.
    See _Ghosts_, _Immortality_

  _Death_, propitiation to prevent, 199

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Religion and ceremonies of the Lenape

Religion and ceremonies of the Lenape

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