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Sand Paintings in Navajo Nation
纳瓦霍族的沙画仪式
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Navajo healers create sacred sand paintings on the floor each morning.
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They use colored sands from local rocks, ground by hand over many hours.
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Each design tells a story of harmony, healing, or protection from spirits.
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Patients sit quietly on the painting during the ceremony for several hours.
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At sunset, the artwork is carefully swept away without keeping any part.
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This act reminds people that beauty and balance are temporary gifts.
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Only trained singers know the songs that guide each color’s placement.
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The land gives the colors, and the people return them with gratitude.