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North America — Navajo Nation: A Time of Healing and Reflection

The Christmas season is approaching. Let’s see how others spend this magical time, such as the Navajo people.

For the Navajo people, winter is a sacred period known as Yáshtiʼ, a time for storytelling, teaching, and reconnecting with tradition. Many sacred stories can only be told in winter, when snakes and insects — central symbols in their myths — are asleep.

Instead of festive parties, this season is dedicated to wisdom, healing, and honoring ancestral knowledge.

Is there a special tradition you cherish and would like to talk about?

By the way, do you know that Diné bizaad is the native name for the Navajo language, spoken by more than 100,000 Navajo people (who call themselves Diné, meaning “The People”)?

It is a key element of their cultural identity, preserving traditions, stories, and values, and belongs to the Athabaskan language family.