Full Moon Weekend Sept ,13-14-2019 Taino Community Celebrations

What an
AWESOME WEEKEND
 Taino Full Moon Celebrations 
09/13//2019-09/14/2019

Our Bohio Atabei Sisters had a Full Moon Ceremony in Beautiful
Inwood Park on Friday the 13th 2019
Some of us also attended and joined our 

Taino family  and  other relatives in the
Taino Areyto held by Yukaiyeke Maisiti on Saturday the 14th, 2019. 
Both events were filled with 

LOVE , RESPECT, AND ANCESTRAL WISDOM

We Celebrated our Culture, Our People, Our Relatives
We gave Thanks for our Yuka , Mahi, the water, the air we breathe and everything that Mother Earth gives us in all of her manifestations
We gave Thanks to grandfather Sun for his fire of life and the energies life expressed in the wisdom of our ancient Zemis.
We extend to you our joy in the sharing of a few pictures of what has been a beautiful Taino Community events weekend Sept, 2019

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The first group of pictures is from 

Bohio Atabei Full Moon and Fall Ceremonial celebration.
 The second group of pictures is of Yukayeke Maisiti 's Areyto and memorial ceremony for Edwin Cedeno and relatives now in Soraya.

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BOHIO ATABEI 

Full Moon Ceremony Friday the 13th 2019
 

Sisterhood at its best 
Two other ladies left like just a few minutes before we were able to take a closing group picture but their energy was as present as were the spirits of all our sisters who could not be with us here in NYC 

but were doing a ceremony at the same time in spaces outside of the city.

The Smiles say it all

 The Ceremony was absolutely beautiful.
Just as our Ancestors did, we sang, we prayed and we danced under the glow of
Ata Karaya
The presence of the spirit of our Abuelas and all of our sisters present and past was felt by each one of us.
We also gave our words of gratitude to the ancestors 

the land of the Lenape Delaware and Mohawk relatives who originally walked it lived it and still love it. Inwood Park is part of that and we as Taino people respect that the original relatives of this land have received us with open hearts. 

Bohio Atabei Women  Say with love 
HaHomm , Bomatum, Gracias  
Seneko kakona 
To all our Relatives originally from this land as well all relatives and all our sisters 
everywhere.
💖💝💞

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AREITO TAINO YUKAIYEKE MAISITISaturday 14, 2019
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Yukaiyeke Maisiti Kacike Guraguaurix leads everyone  in Areyto dance

James Moss of  "Mother Earth Music 
and one of the original drummers from
Edwins Drum Circle was present and honored us all playing one of Edwin's compositions.
Koki Koki :) The song of the little tree frog
on one of Edwin drums.

                  Everyone present Taino and non Taino's were invited to join the song and dance.

Young Warrior Cuyo Areito ( Kasike Guarauguaurix 's son and a PDJ runner Sings a Taino honoring song in a memorial 

 ceremony held by the river for Edwin Cedeno

    Yukayeke Maisti Family had for him.

Kasike Guaraguaurix in ceremony overlooks from the higher ground as he signals in the sounding of the Guamos as Edwin Cedeno's headdress is placed into the river to join in the flow of  Bibi Atabei's waters.