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  Silversong's Light by Vicki Denning ...portrait of Silversong |
The Story of Honor Day
Thank you for taking the time to join AND CONNECT WITH OUR Honor Day circle. Observed each August 20th, it is a day for all two-leggeds red, yellow, black, white and all shades in-between. With no federal holiday to honor the many contributions made by Native American Indian peoples, a day is now declared HONOR DAY, AND a way for you to participate. Indigenous traditions around the world recognize and honor a way to connect and belong to all that is. Many years of oral tradition have revealed that honor is a powerful personal dynamic too ignored in modern life. Honor allows the personal gifts you hold to emerge and serve the world. Are we the cherished dream the elders spoke of? Beginning in 2000 Honor Day was awakened IN A TRADITIONAL WAY ON the Lummi, Nooksack and Swinomish nations and AND TRIBES, THEN BROUGHT OUT FOR THE WORLD IN BELLINGHAM, WA USA. Since then we have reports from many countries around the world that recognize the opportunity. WHY AUGUST 20TH? Miracle, a white buffalo calf was born on this date, marking it as sacred, filled with abundance and good. The story of the White Buffalo Calf Woman has been revered since that event. It tells of how a chief sent two young men out to hunt and how they met a holy, sacred woman. Her great beauty brought forth two ways of looking at a woman. One came from lust and was turned to bones, while the other approached her with awe as sacred, and he was found worthy to carry the message that would give the people true power. Honor Day began with our center, the Hoop of Life - the woman. "When humankind is provided a place to Honor the gift they are to the world, we will be able to solve the necessary tasks needed to create a life we love, in a world we love to live in." JOIN THE CIRCLE. Set aside August 20th to join all the "Circles of Honor". This may be done on any level. To connect with us, make your circle out of natural elements local to you. Designate yellow for the east, sun and a new day, black to the west and the night dreamtime. Red is used for the south, representing heat, and white to the north for the winter cold. Creating a natural world template of balance that all two-leggeds experience. WAYS OF HONORING. Honoring each other is always the center of Honor Day, and there are endless ways to accomplish this. Your circle may be as simple as making circle with your arms and singing your heartsong or praying in support of all people. It may include family and friends, or be open to others. It may have an open mike, a program, speakers and talent to inspire and move the spirit. If you take leadership and form a circle, we would like to share that on our web site. Please notify us if it is open to the public. POWER WORKS IN CIRCLES. From the tiny atoms, doing their hoop dance, at a sub-atomic particle level in our bodies, out to the cosmos of the planets and galaxies, power works in circles. THE THEMES OF EACH YEAR
Silversong Belcourt info@honorday.org 360-739-8833 |
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Honor Day
The Honor Foundation
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