Lowan - winter
Péhewe na kun - The snow is waiting
Winigischuch - Time of the falling snows
Mechakhokque - When the cold makes the trees crack
Anixi Gischuch - Time when the ground squirrels run
Lenape Wuskén
(Lenape News)
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Seasonal Activities
- you can find many of these activities depicted in our book
When the Shadbush Blooms
Siquon (Spring): fishing, Corn Planting Ceremony, planting, "football" (soccer).
Kschilandeke
(Summer):
garden work, berry picking, seashore vacations and mountain trips,
hunting, preparing skins, weaving mats, swimming.
Tachquoak (Fall): hunting, harvesting and drying foods, fruits, vegetables, and meats, Thanksgiving.
Lowan (Winter): indoor activities - storytelling, pick-up sticks, making toys, constructing wampum and arrowheads, other small projects including learning Lenape picture written history, and doing "homework". Outdoor activities - snowball fights, sledding, snowshoeing, hunting.
