SOLSTICE DINNER

WHERE IT TAKES PLACE Where it takes place. in the winter. Some of us don’t celebrate Christmas. We celebrate solstice dinner instead. it is like Christmas, but Christmas has presents and a big feast. during solstice we don’t have presents, we have give aways and a big feast.

WHO INVOLVE SOLSTICES DINNER My grandpa pirrie he is the one who tries to keep our people together. My grandpa tries to teach other kids his stores and his peoples language. my grandpa pirrie cares for our people and that is why he puts together the solstice dinner with our family.

WHAT IS SMUDGING Smudging is when you have sage (a plant that grows wild where we live) and a shell and lighter, and a feather. Then you light the sage. Then you put the sage toward you so the smoke goes over your body. IT SMELLS GOod TO US BUT WHEN i FirST tried IT, it SMELLed FUNNY. Smudging helps cleanse our bodies and our homes and gets us ready for our solstice celebration.

SOLSTICES DINNER GIVE AWAYS when we are done eating we eat dessert then there is a give away. A give away if when the host of the dinner has small gifts for the elders who come to the dinner. The kids get give aways too. Sometimes it is tea or necklaces. Among other things.

WE MAKE A SPEECH We thank who cooks the big dinner for the big family. Then we give thanks for the young hunters and, thanks for the young pickers. We give thanks for lots of things at our dinner.