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n. A small hole or indentation in the floor of a kiva, symbolizing the portal through which the ancient ancestors emerged into the world.
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Sipapu is a Hopi word which refers to a small hole or indentation in the floor of a kiva. Kivas were used by the Ancestral Puebloans and continue to be used by modern-day Puebloans. The sipapu symbolizes the portal through which their ancient ancestors first emerged to enter the present world.
Moreover, The Hopi Sacred Stories explain that this is the hole in which the first peoples of this world entered. As "They" stepped outside of the "Sipapu", they morphed from lizard-like beings into homo sapiens, or human form (See Waters, 1963, and later reprints; Courlander, 1971). It is from this point that the "First Peoples" of the Earth began to divide and separate, creating differing tribes along the first journeys of the first humans.
Sipapu is a moderately sized ski resort in Taos County, New Mexico. It is home to New Mexico’s longest ski season, from November to April. The peak elevation is . There are 41 trails and 5 lifts. Other facilities include 2 terrain parks, golf, fishing, lodge accommodations and restaurants. It is located in the Carson National Forest, about 20 miles south-southeast of Taos, New Mexico.
Usage examples of "sipapu".
A short time later the names of the bridges were changed from Edwin, Augusta, and Caroline to the Hopi names: Katchina, Sipapu, and Owachomo.
Mara had an excellent view of Sipapu Bridge, one of three natural sandstone formations that arced gracefully over White Canyon.
Jaime what the old medicine man had meant when he found his sipapu where it was not expected to be.
She crawled on bleeding hands and knees to the sipapu, or spirit hole.
Not too far from Sipapu, or any of the many little tourist rest stops along the way.