XLVI. When the Child is Named

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Songs of the Tewa, by Herbert Joseph Spinden, [1933], at sacred-texts.com

XLVI

WHEN THE CHILD IS NAMED

The mother and godmother on the housetop before dawn:
the godmother speaks:

        My Sun!
        My Morning Star!
        Help this child to become a man.
        I name him
        Rain-dew Falling!
        I name him
        Star Mountain!

The mother throws a live coal: the godmother throws sacred meal.

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