HISTORY 135C

Department of History
University of California, Irvine
 Instructor:    Dr. Barbara J. Becker

Thirteen Moons of the Cree Nation

Great Moon or Midwinter Moon  Kicepicim or Apihtapipunpicim
Eagle Moon  Mikiciwpicim
Goose Moon  Kiskihpicim
Frog Moon Ayikipicim
Leaves Appear Moon  Sakipakawpicim
Egg Laying Moon or Hatching Moon Pinawewipicim or Paskawehowlpicim
Feather Moulting Moon  Paskowrpicim
Starts To Fly Moon Ohpahowipicim
Breeding Moon No-Tcihltopicim
Leaves Change Color Moon  Pinackopicim
Falling Leaves Moon  ???
Frozen Over Moon Okaskatanopicim
Scattering Moon  Piwaktcakinacispicim
 
Go to:
  • an excerpt from Republic by Plato (428-348 BCE)
  • an adapted excerpt from Plato's Timaeus
  • an excerpt from the book Arrow of God by Nigerian author, Chinua Achebe (1930-   ), describing the ritual observation of the new moon made by an aging Nigerian village priest in 1919
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