Yei Bi Chei (Yébîchai) Night Chant-First Day - Navajo People
Sep 28, 2012 · A description of the ritual and form of the Yébîchai ceremony,—Kléjê Hatál, or Night Chant,—covering its nine days of performance, will give a comprehensive idea of all …
Traditional Navajo Ceremonies: The Yeibitchai Dance Or Night ...
May 6, 2020 · One of the most sacred festivals for the Navajo tribe, it is a healing ritual that seeks to cure the ailing and also restore the delicate balance and order of relationships between …
Navajo Night Chant - Celebrate Pagan Holidays
Nov 10, 2021 · The Navajo Night Chant also referred to as the Yeibicheii Ceremony, happens in late fall or early winter and extends for nine nights. Native communities in the southwest have …
Yeibachi (sic) Yeibichai | The Tony Hillerman Portal
Known as Yébîchai in Navajo, the Nightway is a ceremonial that lasts nine nights and is performed by a singer to heal a patient, although family members and friends are often …
Yei and Yeibichai Weavings: Depictions of the Holy People
One of the most popular regional styles of Navajo weaving has always been the Yei and Yeibichai. These weavings emerged from the Shiprock, New Mexico area after the turn of the …
Yeibichai Dancers with Medicine Man and Patient
The Yeibichai are supernatural beings who created the Navajo people and taught them how to live in harmony with the universe. This piece represents the Nightway ceremony of the …
Style: Yei / Yei Be Chei (Holy People) - Nizhoni Ranch Gallery
YEI BE CHEI (YEIBICHAI) The Yei Be Chei dancers are the human impersonators who perform the ceremonies. The Yei Be Chei weavings present the dancers as they dance, perform, and …