| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 3,922,746,217 visitors served. |
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
Nguillatun |
0.01 sec. |
|
|
Nguillatun Usually March The Mapuche Indians live in southern Chile and west central Argentina, particularly in the province of NeuquÉn. The name Mapuche means "people of the earth." The autumn harvest usually comes in March and for the Mapuche, this is a time to say special prayers to give thanks and ask for fertility and protection from floods, droughts, and other disasters. A special nguillatun (gee-ya-TOON), or prayer ceremony, is held at harvest time and is led by a machi, a religious leader who is usually a woman. People apply blue and white paint to their faces—colors which are considered spiritually positive. For two to four days the Mapuche pray, sing, dance and feast. CONTACTS: Embassy of Chile 1732 Massachusetts Ave. N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 202-785-1746; fax: 202-887-5579 www.chile-usa.org SOURCES: EncyRel-1987, vol. 9, p. 186 FestWrld: Chile-1998, p. 24 Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| Mentioned in | ? | References in periodicals archive | ? | Encyclopedia browser | ? | Full browser | ? | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No references found | Many traditional leaders at the Nguillatun spoke with deep feeling about building alliances between indigenous groups and working together on common causes, nationally and internationally. |
Nguillatun |
NGTEN NGTF NGTG NGTH NGTI NGTL NGTMR NGTN NGTO NGTOC NGTP NGTR NGTS NGTSA NGTSI NGTT NGTV NGTW NGTWV NGU NGU NGU NGU Nguema, Francisco Macias Ngugi wa Thiong'o Ngugi Wa Thiongo NGUHD Nguillatun ngultrumngultrum NGUMF Ngunguru Coast Action Group Nguni Nguni Ngunis Ngunis NGUNS Nguoi Dep Binh Duong NGUS NGUT Nguyen Nguyen Ai Quoc Nguyen Ai Quoc Nguyen Anh Nguyen Cao Ky Nguyen Cong Hoan Nguyen dinh thi Nguyen Du Nguyen Du Park Villas Nguyen dynasty Nguyen Hue Nguyen Huu Tho Nguyen Kao Ky Nguyen Khanh Toan Nguyen Sinh Cung Nguyen Sinh Cung | |||||||
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup |
|---|